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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 Cicero urge the Roman people to consider about the war in Chapter 3?
(a) Its scale, but not character.
(b) Its character and scale.
(c) Its character, but not scale.
(d) Neither its character nor its scale.

2. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?
(a) There would be vicious acts against the decision.
(b) There would be challenges to the decision.
(c) There would be an upheaval.
(d) There would be silence.

3. What office did Cicero have when he made the speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Consul.
(b) Censor.
(c) Tribune.
(d) Praetor.

4. Where did Verres falsely report that he had used his own money to build a trireme?
(a) Messana.
(b) Camerina.
(c) Leontini.
(d) Himera.

5. What did Verres do with the Naval's fleet money?
(a) He gave it to the enemies.
(b) He embezzled it.
(c) He never used it.
(d) He lost it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. How did Cicero end his final speech to Verres in Chapter 2?

5. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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