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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. Which hearing was Verres convicted at after he failed to appear?
(a) The third.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The fourth.

2. As Cicero explained to the jurors, what effect did the scheduling of the court date have on his efforts to collect evidence?
(a) It made it more enjoyable.
(b) It made it more difficult.
(c) It made it easier.
(d) It made it impossible.

3. How did Cicero describe the conflict between Rome and Mithridates?
(a) Short.
(b) Serious.
(c) Long.
(d) Unpredictable.

4. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?
(a) Dramatic, but not quick.
(b) Neither quick nor dramatic.
(c) Quick, but not dramatic.
(d) Quick and dramatic.

5. 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 sad.
(d) They were horrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?

2. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?

3. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?

4. Following his summaries of smaller points, what did Cicero say was enough to convict Verres?

5. When did the first hearing against Verres take place?

(see the answer key)

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