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

2. How many speeches were written in total against Verres?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

3. Who uncovered Catiline's plot to assassinate Cicero?
(a) Cicero.
(b) A friend of Cicero.
(c) A military general.
(d) A spy.

4. In which year did Catiline's coup take place?
(a) 59 B.C.
(b) 62 B.C.
(c) 60 B.C.
(d) 63 B.C.

5. When did Cicero indicate that Catiline had been planning his death?
(a) The previous night.
(b) The previous month.
(c) The previous year.
(d) The previous week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?

2. When was Cicero elected consul of Rome?

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

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

5. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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