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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mithridates, the enemy of Rome, was from ______________.
(a) Pontus.
(b) Bithynia.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Parthia.

3. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He gave them an invented excuse.
(c) He attempted to bribe them.
(d) He threatened them.

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

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

6. Along with ruining his perceived military career, what else did Cicero accomplish by repeating Verres' crimes in Chapter 2?
(a) He exposed corruption.
(b) He eliminated the accusation of bias against his opinion.
(c) He made his speeches entertaining.
(d) He exposed inconsistencies in Verres' defense.

7. What office did Cicero have when he made the speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Censor.
(b) Praetor.
(c) Tribune.
(d) Consul.

8. Why did Cicero think that Verres committed crimes against the citizens of Rome?
(a) Greed.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Cicero did not say.
(d) Revenge.

9. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?
(a) The threat of defeat.
(b) The price of resignation.
(c) The cost of surrender.
(d) The possibility of disgrace.

10. 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) An attack against defending the crimes.
(c) A list of Verres' accomplices.
(d) A list of possible witnesses.

11. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?
(a) Glory and renown.
(b) Treasure and land.
(c) Land and renown.
(d) Glory and treasure.

12. When was Cicero elected consul of Rome?
(a) 61 B.C.
(b) 63 B.C.
(c) 64 B.C .
(d) 62 B.C.

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

14. What did Cicero assure the Roman people would prevent Pompey from forming a coup at the end of his speech in Chapter 3?
(a) The Roman consul.
(b) Pompey's money.
(c) Pompey's character.
(d) The Roman military.

15. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) He thanked the Roman military.
(b) He complimented the crowd.
(c) He criticized Mithridates.
(d) He pointed to Pompey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cicero describing when he referred to Servilius?

2. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?

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

4. For which of the following reasons did Cicero encourage Catiline to go into exile at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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