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

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

3. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?
(a) Juridicial.
(b) Forensic.
(c) Juristic.
(d) Ratified.

4. What did Cicero say was the response to Catiline still being alive in Chapter 4?
(a) Silence.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Outrage.

5. Which of the following terms did Catiline use to insult Cicero?
(a) Trespasser.
(b) Homesteader.
(c) Drifter.
(d) Squatter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?

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

3. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?

4. What complaint did some have about Cicero that was proven to be false?

5. According to Cicero's opening of his first speech against Verres, who despised the jurors?

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