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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) The people of other regions.
(d) His followers.

2. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?
(a) 68 B.C.
(b) 70 B.C.
(c) 71 B.C.
(d) 67 B.C.

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

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

5. Which revolt did Cicero reference in order to prove his case against Verres?
(a) Triracia.
(b) Alesa.
(c) Triocala.
(d) Demena.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?

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

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

5. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Cicero say about Sicily and Verres' actions in Sicily in Chapter 1?

2. How did Cicero describe the corrupt trials that Verres ran in Sicily?

3. Which other countries did Cicero say had witnessed Pompey's skills, and why did he think that Pompey had authority?

4. How did Cicero end In Verrum II?

5. How did Cicero attack Hortensius at the end of In Verrum I?

6. What did Cicero tell the senate, Catiline, and the traitors at the end of In Catilinam I?

7. Why was the senate losing patience with Catiline, and what outraged Cicero at the beginning of In Catilinam I?

8. What are some of the reasons why Cicero gave a speech endorsing Pompey?

9. How did Cicero include the past history of Rome to inspire the Roman citizens in Chapter 3?

10. What events led to the Catlinarians given by Cicero?

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