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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, In Catilinam I.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Money.
(d) His life.

4. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Intentional use of a false identity.
(c) Indirect blasphemy.
(d) Cruelty against citizens and allies.

5. After refusing to behead a pirate captain, what did Verres do, according to Cicero?
(a) Gave the pirate money.
(b) Provided the pirate with food.
(c) Set the pirate free.
(d) Gave the pirate a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?

2. Whom did Catiline sit with while listening to Cicero's first speech against him?

3. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?

4. How many letters did Cicero write in condemnation against Catiline and his followers?

5. What was Cicero describing when he referred to Servilius?

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