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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Pro Marcello.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following terms did Catiline use to insult Cicero?
(a) Trespasser.
(b) Squatter.
(c) Drifter.
(d) Homesteader.

4. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?
(a) Napoli.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Rome.
(d) Palermo.

5. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?
(a) Quick, but not dramatic.
(b) Neither quick nor dramatic.
(c) Dramatic, but not quick.
(d) Quick and dramatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Cicero elected consul of Rome?

2. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

3. Which of the following best describes Pompey's military successes at the time Cicero gave his speech?

4. After refusing to behead a pirate captain, what did Verres do, according to Cicero?

5. How did Cicero react to what Caesar had done to the republic during his isolation?

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