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

2. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?
(a) Land and renown.
(b) Treasure and land.
(c) Glory and renown.
(d) Glory and treasure.

3. For which of the following reasons did Cicero encourage Catiline to go into exile at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) To avoid execution.
(b) To harm Cicero's reputation.
(c) To help Catiline's reputation.
(d) To prolong execution.

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

5. 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) Ambiguous.
(c) Intense.
(d) Lengthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides being a criminal, what was it about Verres that Cicero thought had to be put down?

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

3. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?

4. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

5. Whom did Catiline sit with while listening to Cicero's first speech against him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What position did Cicero have when he gave the speeches against Verres, and what situation caused him to write them?

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

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

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

10. What points did Cicero make about Verres' treatment of Roman citizens in Sicily?

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