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

2. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?
(a) The safety of the people Verres had persecuted.
(b) The return of the items that Verres stole.
(c) The safety of the witnesses against Verres.
(d) The return of the money that Verres stole.

3. As Cicero stated in his first speech against Verres, what would a failure to convict cause?
(a) A rejection of apathy.
(b) A confirmation of suspicions.
(c) A rejection of suspicions.
(d) A confirmation of apathy.

4. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?
(a) He paid witnesses.
(b) He fixed the accounting books.
(c) He told a story that did not require witnesses.
(d) He destroyed the accounting books.

5. Which sea did Pompey clear of pirates to show his military ability?
(a) Celtic Sea.
(b) Adriatic Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) North Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Cicero's opinion, what made further conflict inevitable for the Roman people in Chapter 3?

2. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?

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

4. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?

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

(see the answer key)

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