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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Verres make it appear as though he was saving the people in his region from slave revolts?
(a) Unreported revolts.
(b) Staging fake revolts.
(c) Falsely reporting revolts that never took place.
(d) Paying witnesses to fabricate stories.

2. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?
(a) Killing them.
(b) Exiling them.
(c) Refusing to allow them to testify.
(d) Erasing their testimonies.

3. Cicero told the jurors that the attempt to bribe them should be taken as ______________.
(a) A contradiction.
(b) A joke.
(c) Evidence of corruption.
(d) An insult.

4. As Cicero explained to the jurors, what effect did the scheduling of the court date have on his efforts to collect evidence?
(a) It made it easier.
(b) It made it more enjoyable.
(c) It made it impossible.
(d) It made it more difficult.

5. Based on what Cicero said in his speech, how did many people feel about the possibility that Verres could use bribery to cause an acquittal?
(a) They were not worried.
(b) They were underestimating it.
(c) They were overestimating it.
(d) They were worried.

6. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) Intentional use of a false identity.
(b) Indirect blasphemy.
(c) Cruelty against citizens and allies.
(d) Embezzlement.

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

8. Who uncovered Catiline's plot to assassinate Cicero?
(a) A military general.
(b) A spy.
(c) Cicero.
(d) A friend of Cicero.

9. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

11. How many speeches were written in total against Verres?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

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

13. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?
(a) Neither quick nor dramatic.
(b) Quick, but not dramatic.
(c) Dramatic, but not quick.
(d) Quick and dramatic.

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

15. According to the beginning of Cicero's speech in Chapter 4, what was the senate losing patience with about Catiline?
(a) His arrogance.
(b) His incompetence.
(c) His recklessness.
(d) His greed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Cicero indicate that Catiline had been planning his death?

3. How many steps did Cicero suggest the people of Rome should consider when deciding who would lead the Roman military in Chapter 3?

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

5. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?

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