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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many steps did Cicero suggest the people of Rome should consider when deciding who would lead the Roman military in Chapter 3?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?
(a) After his alliance with Rome.
(b) Both before and after his alliance with Rome.
(c) Before his alliance with Rome.
(d) During his alliance with Rome.

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

5. After making his initial point against Verres, what type of attacks did Cicero launch against Verres' actions and character in Chapter 1?
(a) Lengthy.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Intense.

6. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) An attack against Verres' friends.
(b) A list of possible witnesses.
(c) An attack against defending the crimes.
(d) A list of Verres' accomplices.

7. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?
(a) It had worked in previous cases.
(b) It will not work in this case.
(c) It had already been set up.
(d) It would be set up shortly.

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

9. What was the goal of the coup that Catiline attempted?
(a) To threaten other regions.
(b) To get Cicero exiled.
(c) To unseat Cicero from consul.
(d) To take control of Rome.

10. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?
(a) Asia.
(b) Galatia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Lycia.

11. When did Cicero say that Catiline should have been killed by the Roman consul?
(a) A short time ago.
(b) Two days ago.
(c) One day ago.
(d) A long time ago.

12. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?
(a) 84-82 B.C.
(b) 83-81 B.C.
(c) 82-80 B.C.
(d) 81-79 B.C.

13. Tigranes was from ____________.
(a) Pisidia.
(b) Parthia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Cyrenaica.

14. Did Cicero say that the region Verres governed could be restored to its previous state?
(a) Most of it could be restored.
(b) Only parts of it could be restored.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

15. How did Cicero feel about the chance to interact with the people of Rome while giving his endorsement speech for Pompey?
(a) He was surprised.
(b) He was overwhelmed.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was humbled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?

2. What did Cicero cite as an example to support his theory that executing Catiline would have hurt the unity of the country?

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

4. Which one of the following was assumed to be elected to the consulship and help Verres?

5. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?

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