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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. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?
(a) He attempted to bribe them.
(b) He threatened them.
(c) He gave them an invented excuse.
(d) He ignored them.

2. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?
(a) Treasure and land.
(b) Glory and renown.
(c) Glory and treasure.
(d) Land and renown.

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

4. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?
(a) 81-79 B.C.
(b) 84-82 B.C.
(c) 83-81 B.C.
(d) 82-80 B.C.

5. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) A list of Verres' accomplices.
(b) An attack against Verres' friends.
(c) A list of possible witnesses.
(d) An attack against defending the crimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cicero told the jurors that the attempt to bribe them should be taken as ______________.

2. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?

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

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

5. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?

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