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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. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?
(a) He gave them an invented excuse.
(b) He threatened them.
(c) He attempted to bribe them.
(d) He ignored them.

2. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?
(a) It was not revealed.
(b) At the senate meeting.
(c) In jail.
(d) Exiled.

3. What inconsistency did Cicero point out about Caesar's position?
(a) Caesar had previously voted for the death penalty in a similar case.
(b) Caesar repeatedly misquoted the law he was referring to.
(c) Life imprisonment would be worse than death for the conspirators.
(d) Caesar did not request a fair trial for imprisonment.

4. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?
(a) His life.
(b) Money.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

5. Which of the following best describes Pompey's military successes at the time Cicero gave his speech?
(a) Significant.
(b) Unbelievable.
(c) Average.
(d) Selective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero urge the Roman people to consider about the war in Chapter 3?

2. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?

3. What is the last thing that Cicero mentioned to prove Verres' lack of participation in the war against runaway slaves?

4. How many speeches did Cicero give after returning to the senate from his exile before Pro Marcello?

5. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?

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