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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 categorize the war's outcome in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) It looked largely lost to all.
(b) It looked largely won to some.
(c) It looked largely lost to some.
(d) It looked largely won to all.

2. Whom did Catiline sit with while listening to Cicero's first speech against him?
(a) No one.
(b) A group of senators.
(c) His counsel.
(d) Another senator.

3. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?
(a) After his alliance with Rome.
(b) During his alliance with Rome.
(c) Both before and after his alliance with Rome.
(d) Before his alliance with Rome.

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

5. Where did Verres falsely report that he had used his own money to build a trireme?
(a) Leontini.
(b) Messana.
(c) Camerina.
(d) Himera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following his summaries of smaller points, what did Cicero say was enough to convict Verres?

2. Besides the honor of their ancestors, what else did Cicero say was at stake for the Roman people in the war against Mithridates?

3. When did Verres serve as governor?

4. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?

5. Based on what Cicero said in his speech, how did many people feel about the possibility that Verres could use bribery to cause an acquittal?

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