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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. How did Cicero feel about the chance to interact with the people of Rome while giving his endorsement speech for Pompey?
(a) He was overwhelmed.
(b) He was humbled.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was surprised.

2. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) He thanked the Roman military.
(b) He complimented the crowd.
(c) He pointed to Pompey.
(d) He criticized Mithridates.

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

4. What was Verres' defense strategy?
(a) To eliminate the witnesses.
(b) To prove his innocence.
(c) To delay the trial.
(d) To slander Cicero.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?

2. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?

3. What was the goal of the coup that Catiline attempted?

4. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?

5. How did Cicero categorize the war's outcome in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

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