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

2. How did Cicero explain that the death penalty for the conspirators would not be illegal?
(a) There was no law that required a fair trial.
(b) There was an amendment to the law that allowed it.
(c) The law had not been followed in the past, and it was void.
(d) The law did not apply to traitors.

3. How many letters did Cicero write in condemnation against Catiline and his followers?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. Besides the honor of their ancestors, what else did Cicero say was at stake for the Roman people in the war against Mithridates?
(a) Their reputation.
(b) Their pride.
(c) Their political interests.
(d) Their economic interests.

5. Which of the following consul-elects agreed with Silanus about sentencing the conspirators to death?
(a) Calpurnius.
(b) Hibrida.
(c) Marcellinus.
(d) Murena.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero's opening of his first speech against Verres, who despised the jurors?

2. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?

3. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

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

5. Which of the following terms did Catiline use to insult Cicero?

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