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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Phillipic II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following was assumed to be elected to the consulship and help Verres?
(a) Nasica.
(b) Hortensius.
(c) Sisenna.
(d) Metellus.

2. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?
(a) Erasing their testimonies.
(b) Exiling them.
(c) Killing them.
(d) Refusing to allow them to testify.

3. When did Cicero release Phillipic I, a reply to Antonius' attack on him?
(a) The next month.
(b) The next week.
(c) The next day.
(d) Within hours.

4. What is the one thing that could have possibly spared Verres?
(a) His donation of several key military weapons.
(b) The number of times he was wounded in battle.
(c) The length of time he spent in the military.
(d) His military reputation.

5. Which of the following was part of the decree thanking Cicero for proving Catiline's guilt to the senate?
(a) He should remain in office indefinitely.
(b) He should be named as the head of the consul.
(c) He had uncovered more criminal plots than anyone else.
(d) He and his allies saved Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of reward did Cicero request after preventing a civil war in Chapter 6?

2. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?

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

4. When did Verres serve as governor?

5. How long after the Second Catilinam was the Third Catilinam given?

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