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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. 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. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Napoli.
(d) Palermo.

3. When did Cicero indicate that Catiline had been planning his death?
(a) The previous year.
(b) The previous night.
(c) The previous week.
(d) The previous month.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After refusing to behead a pirate captain, what did Verres do, according to Cicero?

2. Since Cicero could not likely speak against anyone else in the senate the way he had spoken of Catiline, whose respect did Catiline lose?

3. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?

4. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?

5. How many steps did Cicero suggest the people of Rome should consider when deciding who would lead the Roman military in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the building of a trireme in Messana misreported by Verres?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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