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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. 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.

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

3. Which one of the following was assumed to be elected to the consulship and help Verres?
(a) Nasica.
(b) Hortensius.
(c) Sisenna.
(d) Metellus.

4. In which year did Catiline's coup take place?
(a) 62 B.C.
(b) 59 B.C.
(c) 60 B.C.
(d) 63 B.C.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?

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

5. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which reasons did Cicero give for Catiline to go into exile in Chapter 4?

2. What corruption was exposed by Cicero about Verres' handling of the naval defense funds?

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

4. How did Verres intend to escape the charges being brought against him?

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

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

7. What reasons were given for why Cicero could not arrest or execute Catiline at the time he gave In Catilinam I?

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

9. Who opposed the election of Pompey, and how did Cicero address their concerns in his speech?

10. What was the concern about Verres and his connections within the Roman courts?

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