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

2. According to Cicero in his eighth argument against Verres, what responsibilities fell on Marcus Metellus?
(a) Murder trials.
(b) Petty theft trials.
(c) Extortion trials.
(d) Treason trials.

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

4. Which of the god's temples did Verres spare from being raided in Sicily?
(a) Apollo.
(b) None.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Diana.

5. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Atticus.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Tiro.
(d) Lucius Munatius Plancus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?

2. What is at stake if Lucius refuses to identify himself with the cause of Roman freedom, according to the final letter?

3. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?

4. How many men came to Cicero's house according to the eighteenth letter?

5. According to Cicero in his eighteenth argument against Verres, what will change during the trial in comparison to the "old mode"?

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