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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. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. Which type of speech were the speeches against Verres considered?
(a) Only judicial.
(b) Neither political nor judicial.
(c) Political and judicial.
(d) Only political.

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

4. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?
(a) 71 B.C.
(b) 70 B.C.
(c) 67 B.C.
(d) 68 B.C.

5. What two words did Cicero use to describe Verres in his first speech against him?
(a) Reckless and idiotic.
(b) Reckless and insane.
(c) Reckless and irresponsible.
(d) Insane and irresponsible.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?

4. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?

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

(see the answer key)

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