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

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

3. Which hearing was Verres convicted at after he failed to appear?
(a) The third.
(b) The second.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The first.

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

5. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?
(a) He told a story that did not require witnesses.
(b) He destroyed the accounting books.
(c) He fixed the accounting books.
(d) He paid witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

2. Did Cicero say that the region Verres governed could be restored to its previous state?

3. What did Cicero cite as an example to support his theory that executing Catiline would have hurt the unity of the country?

4. Besides the honor of their ancestors, what else did Cicero say was at stake for the Roman people in the war against Mithridates?

5. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?

Short Essay Questions

1. What points did Cicero make about Verres' treatment of Roman citizens in Sicily?

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

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

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

5. How did Cicero describe Verres in In Verrem I?

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

7. How did Cicero respond to the accusation that Catiline should have already been executed in Chapter 4?

8. As Cicero explained in his speech, what was at stake in the war against Mithridates?

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

10. In the beginning of In Verrem I, what was the first reason that Cicero gave to the jurors to convict Verres?

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