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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. What did Sicily's praetor, speaking as the consul, tell Sicilians about Verres?
(a) Verres will be convicted.
(b) Verres is asking for their pardon.
(c) Verres will flee Italy.
(d) There is no possibility of Verres being convicted.

2. Who co-wrote the eighth letter with Cicero?
(a) His wife.
(b) His children.
(c) His brother and their sons.
(d) Pompey.

3. How many men came to Cicero's house according to the eighteenth letter?
(a) 200 men.
(b) 20 men.
(c) 2 men.
(d) 2000 men.

4. In Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence, to whom did Cicero write the first letter?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Cato.
(d) Verres.

5. According to Cicero in his fourth argument against Verres, what was the name of the consul Verres betrayed?
(a) Mark Antony.
(b) Cnaeus Carbo.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Octavian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?

2. Who is Sicily's praetor?

3. With whom does Cicero say Rome could be at war?

4. What is the personal connection between Verres and Metellus?

5. What are the moral standards of Publius Sulpicius, the judge?

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