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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 many letters did Cicero write in condemnation against Catiline and his followers?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

2. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

3. What did Cicero urge the Roman people to consider about the war in Chapter 3?
(a) Neither its character nor its scale.
(b) Its character, but not scale.
(c) Its scale, but not character.
(d) Its character and scale.

4. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?
(a) They had been mocked.
(b) They had been vindicated.
(c) They had been disgraced.
(d) They had been tarnished.

5. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?

2. What did Cicero say was the response to Catiline still being alive in Chapter 4?

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

4. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?

5. Why did Cicero think that Verres committed crimes against the citizens of Rome?

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