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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Cicero write the second letter?
(a) Pompey.
(b) His wife.
(c) Verres.
(d) Atticus.

2. With whom does Cicero say Rome could be at war?
(a) Parthians.
(b) The goths.
(c) The barbarians.
(d) Greece.

3. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?
(a) To Vilnius.
(b) To Epirus.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Cartage.

4. How many children does Cicero say he has in his third letter?
(a) Two children.
(b) Three children.
(c) No children.
(d) One child.

5. Why does Caesar claim to need Cicero?
(a) For Cicero's sake.
(b) For Pompey's sake.
(c) For Caesar's sake.
(d) For the empire's sake.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in his sixth argument against Verres, what did Verres try to do after the consular comitia?

2. How does Cicero feel about Gaius' chance for victory against his rival?

3. To whom did Cicero send the third letter?

4. According to Cicero in his fourth argument, what position did Verres occupy when he embezzled public money and abandoned his province?

5. Who is Sicily's praetor?

(see the answer key)

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