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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sea did Pompey clear of pirates to show his military ability?
(a) Mediterranean Sea.
(b) Celtic Sea.
(c) Adriatic Sea.
(d) North Sea.

2. 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) His donation of several key military weapons.
(d) The number of times he was wounded in battle.

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

4. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?
(a) Offer the people compensation.
(b) Go into exile.
(c) Attempt an explanation.
(d) Be imprisoned.

5. Why was Cicero not able to execute Catiline?
(a) Popular pressures.
(b) Lack of evidence.
(c) Bribed officials.
(d) Misplaced doubt.

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

7. What was Cicero describing when he referred to Servilius?
(a) Citizens that had property stolen from them.
(b) Victims of unsubstantiated crimes.
(c) A prison for falsely accused citizens.
(d) Citizens that had money stolen from them.

8. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?
(a) To present an indefensible prosecution.
(b) Not to be late for the hearings.
(c) To be creative in his attempts to prosecute.
(d) Not to use any tricky legal moves.

9. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?
(a) They were silent.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They were sad.
(d) They were horrified.

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

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

12. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?
(a) Juridicial.
(b) Juristic.
(c) Ratified.
(d) Forensic.

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

14. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) With the same intelligence as the first.
(b) Beyond the rigor of the first.
(c) In a more intelligent way than the first.
(d) With the same rigor of the first.

15. Why had Catiline not already retreated into exile when Cicero gave his speech?
(a) He planned to, but he changed his mind.
(b) He could not think of where to retreat..
(c) He did not think Cicero could convict him.
(d) He had bribed all of Cicero's witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the beginning of Cicero's speech in Chapter 4, what was the senate losing patience with about Catiline?

2. As Cicero explained to the jurors, what effect did the scheduling of the court date have on his efforts to collect evidence?

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

4. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?

5. Besides being a criminal, what was it about Verres that Cicero thought had to be put down?

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