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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. As Cicero explained to the jurors, what effect did the scheduling of the court date have on his efforts to collect evidence?
(a) It made it impossible.
(b) It made it more difficult.
(c) It made it more enjoyable.
(d) It made it easier.

2. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) An attack against Verres' friends.
(b) A list of Verres' accomplices.
(c) A list of possible witnesses.
(d) An attack against defending the crimes.

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

4. Following his summaries of smaller points, what did Cicero say was enough to convict Verres?
(a) Justice.
(b) Emphasis.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Context.

5. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Beyond the rigor of the first.
(b) In a more intelligent way than the first.
(c) With the same rigor of the first.
(d) With the same intelligence as the first.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tigranes was from ____________.

3. Who uncovered Catiline's plot to assassinate Cicero?

4. For which of the following reasons did Cicero encourage Catiline to go into exile at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

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