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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?

2. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?

3. What was the goal of the coup that Catiline attempted?

4. What did Verres do with the Naval's fleet money?

5. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Cicero respond to the accusation that Catiline should have already been executed in Chapter 4?

4. How did Cicero end In Verrum II?

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

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

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

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

9. What advice did Cicero have for Hortensius in his second speech against Verres?

10. What did Verres do with a captured pirate captain that angered the people of Sicily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail the three major accusations that Antonius made against Cicero and how Cicero disproved each of them in Phillipic II. Also, provide examples of how Cicero showed Antonius' corruption in his defense. Why was Phillipic II released to the Romans in written form instead of being given as a speech?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the three theories about why Cicero gave Pro Marcello and his possible political and/or personal motivations for writing the speech. Which theory do you think is the most logical? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between a judicial and deliberative speech. Using Cicero's political speeches as a reference, include examples of each type.

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