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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Cicero could not likely speak against anyone else in the senate the way he had spoken of Catiline, whose respect did Catiline lose?
(a) The Roman citizens.
(b) The senate.
(c) His followers.
(d) The people of other regions.

2. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

4. Which hearing was Verres convicted at after he failed to appear?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The third.

5. Whom did Catiline sit with while listening to Cicero's first speech against him?
(a) His counsel.
(b) No one.
(c) Another senator.
(d) A group of senators.

6. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?
(a) The evidence was too damning.
(b) The jury could not convict him if he was not present.
(c) He thought Cicero would not present his case in his absence.
(d) He became ill.

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

8. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?
(a) The safety of the witnesses against Verres.
(b) The return of the money that Verres stole.
(c) The return of the items that Verres stole.
(d) The safety of the people Verres had persecuted.

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

10. When did Cicero indicate that Catiline had been planning his death?
(a) The previous month.
(b) The previous night.
(c) The previous year.
(d) The previous week.

11. Which one of the following did Cicero thank for protecting the people against Catiline's treachery?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Mars.

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

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

14. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?
(a) They had been vindicated.
(b) They had been tarnished.
(c) They had been disgraced.
(d) They had been mocked.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?

5. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?

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