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

2. According to Cicero in his sixth argument against Verres, what did Verres try to do after the consular comitia?
(a) Plead guilty.
(b) Choose a new lawyer.
(c) Bribe judges.
(d) Flee.

3. Who was elected consul during the election just prior to the start of the trial?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Verres' friend, Caetus.
(c) Verres' lawyer, Hortensius.
(d) Cicero.

4. According to the twenty-first letter, what is Cicero's reaction to the speech which he heard?
(a) It was bad.
(b) It was short.
(c) It was good.
(d) It was inconsistent.

5. What does Cicero state cannot happen in a court of law?
(a) Conviction of a woman.
(b) Conviction of a poor man.
(c) Conviction of an innocent man.
(d) Conviction of a wealthy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will stop Cicero's fight against wicked men?

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

3. According to Cicero in his first point in Attack on Misgovernment, Against Verres I, how does Cicero see the court as being?

4. In the eighteenth letter, who came to Cicero's house?

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

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