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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Verrum II.5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?
(a) They were confused.
(b) They were silent.
(c) They were horrified.
(d) They were sad.

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

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

4. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?
(a) They had been disgraced.
(b) They had been vindicated.
(c) They had been mocked.
(d) They had been tarnished.

5. When did the first hearing against Verres take place?
(a) June 4-11.
(b) August 5-13.
(c) August 7-14.
(d) June 2-10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?

2. What is the last thing that Cicero mentioned to prove Verres' lack of participation in the war against runaway slaves?

3. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?

4. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?

5. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

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