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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 speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

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

3. Following his summaries of smaller points, what did Cicero say was enough to convict Verres?
(a) Justice.
(b) Emphasis.
(c) Context.
(d) Common sense.

4. In Cicero's opinion, what made further conflict inevitable for the Roman people in Chapter 3?
(a) The reduction in funds for the Roman military.
(b) The disappearance of some Rome forces.
(c) The loss of funds for the Roman military.
(d) The disbanding of some Roman forces.

5. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?
(a) Go into exile.
(b) Attempt an explanation.
(c) Offer the people compensation.
(d) Be imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?

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

3. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?

4. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?

5. Would the proposal for Pompey to command the Roman forces against Mithridates have gone through without Cicero's speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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