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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Pro Marcello.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is the main purpose of Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) To thank Caesar for pardoning Marcellus.
(b) To restore the rules of the Republic.
(c) To talk about the rules of the Republic.
(d) To convince Caesar to pardon Marcellus.

2. What was the purpose of the letters that Catiline left as he was leaving the senate chamber?
(a) Only to ask others for help.
(b) To instruct his followers and ask others for help.
(c) Only to instruct his followers.
(d) Neither to instruct his followers nor ask others for help.

3. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?
(a) Outside.
(b) At Cicero's house.
(c) In the Senate.
(d) At Catiline's house.

4. How did Cicero react to what Caesar had done to the republic during his isolation?
(a) He was surprised.
(b) He was horrified.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was ambivalent.

5. When did Cicero tell the people at the forum about Catiline's conspiracy?
(a) Two days after the senate meeting.
(b) The day after the senate meeting.
(c) The morning after the senate meeting.
(d) The night of the senate meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Cicero stated in his first speech against Verres, what would a failure to convict cause?

2. Which of the following best describes Pompey's military successes at the time Cicero gave his speech?

3. What did Cicero do for one of the envoys that shared information about Lentulus' plot?

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

5. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?

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