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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. How many letters did Cicero write in condemnation against Catiline and his followers?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

3. 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.

4. When did the first hearing against Verres take place?
(a) August 7-14.
(b) June 4-11.
(c) June 2-10.
(d) August 5-13.

5. According to Cicero in Chapter 5, what was clear about Catiline?
(a) He was a traitor and a fraud.
(b) He was a criminal and a traitor.
(c) He was a criminal and a fraud.
(d) He was a criminal, a traitor, and a fraud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cicero think that Verres committed crimes against the citizens of Rome?

2. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?

3. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?

4. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?

5. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?

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