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

2. How did Cicero describe Marcellus in Chapter 8?
(a) Caesar's former enemy.
(b) Caesar's greatest ally.
(c) Caesar's greatest enemy.
(d) Caesar's former ally.

3. In Cicero's opinion, what made further conflict inevitable for the Roman people in Chapter 3?
(a) The loss of funds for the Roman military.
(b) The disappearance of some Rome forces.
(c) The disbanding of some Roman forces.
(d) The reduction in funds for the Roman military.

4. As stated by Cicero in Chapter 5, what is even harder to do than run a country?
(a) Develop it.
(b) Protect it.
(c) Save it.
(d) Rebuild it.

5. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?
(a) In the Senate.
(b) At Catiline's house.
(c) Outside.
(d) At Cicero's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero tell the Romans happened to the conspirators that had been caught?

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

3. Why did Cicero think that Verres committed crimes against the citizens of Rome?

4. How many of Catiline's co-conspirators managed to escape after Cicero ordered them to be brought to him?

5. How did Cicero categorize the war's outcome in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

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