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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. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?
(a) He thought Cicero would not present his case in his absence.
(b) The jury could not convict him if he was not present.
(c) He became ill.
(d) The evidence was too damning.

2. What did Cicero ask of the crowd in Chapter 5?
(a) Not to allow Catiline back into Rome.
(b) Not to blame him for apprehending Catiline.
(c) Not to condemn Catiline before they heard the facts.
(d) Not to follow Catiline.

3. Based on what Cicero said in his speech, how did many people feel about the possibility that Verres could use bribery to cause an acquittal?
(a) They were worried.
(b) They were underestimating it.
(c) They were not worried.
(d) They were overestimating it.

4. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?
(a) He destroyed the accounting books.
(b) He paid witnesses.
(c) He told a story that did not require witnesses.
(d) He fixed the accounting books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?

2. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?

3. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?

4. Which type of speech were the speeches against Verres considered?

5. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?

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