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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, In Catilinam II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?
(a) It would be set up shortly.
(b) It had worked in previous cases.
(c) It had already been set up.
(d) It will not work in this case.

2. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Beyond the rigor of the first.
(b) With the same rigor of the first.
(c) In a more intelligent way than the first.
(d) With the same intelligence as the first.

3. What was Cicero describing when he referred to Servilius?
(a) Citizens that had property stolen from them.
(b) A prison for falsely accused citizens.
(c) Citizens that had money stolen from them.
(d) Victims of unsubstantiated crimes.

4. Which sea did Pompey clear of pirates to show his military ability?
(a) North Sea.
(b) Mediterranean Sea.
(c) Adriatic Sea.
(d) Celtic Sea.

5. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?
(a) Exiling them.
(b) Refusing to allow them to testify.
(c) Killing them.
(d) Erasing their testimonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?

2. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?

3. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

4. What did Cicero say that the Roman people were in danger of losing from the war with Mithridates?

5. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?

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