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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. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?
(a) After his alliance with Rome.
(b) Before his alliance with Rome.
(c) During his alliance with Rome.
(d) Both before and after his alliance with Rome.

2. Would the proposal for Pompey to command the Roman forces against Mithridates have gone through without Cicero's speech?
(a) Most likely.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) Only if Cicero gave an endorsement without a speech.
(d) Not likely.

3. How many steps did Cicero suggest the people of Rome should consider when deciding who would lead the Roman military in Chapter 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing that Cicero mentioned to prove Verres' lack of participation in the war against runaway slaves?

2. According to Cicero's opening of his first speech against Verres, who despised the jurors?

3. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?

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

5. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Cicero's assessment of the war with Mithridates in his speech for Pompey?

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

3. Why did Cicero think that Pompey had military knowledge and ability?

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

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

6. How was Verres' role in the war against the slaves misinterpreted?

7. Which other pieces of evidence against Verres did Cicero include in Chapter 1?

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

9. What advice did Cicero have for Hortensius in his second speech against Verres?

10. How did Cicero describe the conflict with Mithridates to the Romans in Chapter 3?

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