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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 word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?
(a) Forensic.
(b) Ratified.
(c) Juristic.
(d) Juridicial.

2. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?
(a) Not to use any tricky legal moves.
(b) To present an indefensible prosecution.
(c) Not to be late for the hearings.
(d) To be creative in his attempts to prosecute.

4. After making his initial point against Verres, what type of attacks did Cicero launch against Verres' actions and character in Chapter 1?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Intense.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Lengthy.

5. Which type of speech were the speeches against Verres considered?
(a) Only judicial.
(b) Only political.
(c) Neither political nor judicial.
(d) Political and judicial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who uncovered Catiline's plot to assassinate Cicero?

2. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?

3. How did Cicero describe the conflict between Rome and Mithridates?

4. How many speeches were written in total against Verres?

5. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Cicero end In Verrum II?

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

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

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

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