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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. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?
(a) 81-79 B.C.
(b) 84-82 B.C.
(c) 83-81 B.C.
(d) 82-80 B.C.
2. Tigranes was from ____________.
(a) Parthia.
(b) Armenia.
(c) Pisidia.
(d) Cyrenaica.
3. 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.
4. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) A list of possible witnesses.
(b) A list of Verres' accomplices.
(c) An attack against Verres' friends.
(d) An attack against defending the crimes.
5. Why had Catiline not already retreated into exile when Cicero gave his speech?
(a) He did not think Cicero could convict him.
(b) He planned to, but he changed his mind.
(c) He had bribed all of Cicero's witnesses.
(d) He could not think of where to retreat..
Short Answer 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?
2. What did Cicero say was the response to Catiline still being alive in Chapter 4?
3. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?
4. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?
5. What two words did Cicero use to describe Verres in his first speech against him?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Cicero explained in his speech, what was at stake in the war against Mithridates?
2. Which reasons did Cicero give for Catiline to go into exile in Chapter 4?
3. What are some of the reasons why Cicero gave a speech endorsing Pompey?
4. How did Cicero describe Verres in In Verrem I?
5. How did Cicero respond to the accusation that Catiline should have already been executed in Chapter 4?
6. How did Cicero attack Hortensius at the end of In Verrum I?
7. How did Verres intend to escape the charges being brought against him?
8. What corruption was exposed by Cicero about Verres' handling of the naval defense funds?
9. What was the concern about Verres and his connections within the Roman courts?
10. What did Cicero say about Sicily and Verres' actions in Sicily in Chapter 1?
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