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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Roman citizens under Verres' rule in Sicily?
(a) They were rewarded with many riches.
(b) They were sent to Egypt.
(c) They were put to death like slaves.
(d) They were forcibly enrolled in the military.

2. Where did Cicero write the fourth letter?
(a) Milan.
(b) Atticus.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Rome.

3. Who is Sicily's praetor?
(a) Marcus Glabrio.
(b) Junius.
(c) Lucius Metellus.
(d) Marcus Caesonius.

4. What is at stake if Lucius refuses to identify himself with the cause of Roman freedom, according to the final letter?
(a) Lucius' citizenship.
(b) Lucius' money.
(c) Lucius' position.
(d) Lucius' life.

5. According to Cicero in Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony, what did Rome's enemies have in common?
(a) They were all senators.
(b) They were old men.
(c) They made an enemy of Cicero as well.
(d) They were all Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

2. In the seventeenth letter, what is Cicero's opinion of Brutus?

3. What did Cicero propose to the recipient of the first letter?

4. To whom did Cicero write the second letter?

5. What danger does Cicero foresee despite preparing his case against Verres so well?

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