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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, De imperio Cn. Pompei ('On the Command of Gnaeus Pompeius').

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cicero told the jurors that the attempt to bribe them should be taken as ______________.
(a) A joke.
(b) A contradiction.
(c) An insult.
(d) Evidence of corruption.

2. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) He criticized Mithridates.
(b) He complimented the crowd.
(c) He pointed to Pompey.
(d) He thanked the Roman military.

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

4. How did Cicero end his final speech to Verres in Chapter 2?
(a) With a famous quote.
(b) With a prayer.
(c) With a request.
(d) With a song.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Cicero urge the Roman people to consider about the war in Chapter 3?

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

4. Did Cicero say that the region Verres governed could be restored to its previous state?

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

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