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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. How much money did Verres embezzled?
(a) 10,000 sesterces.
(b) 400,000 sesterces.
(c) 400,000,000 sesterces.
(d) 300,000 sesterces.

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

3. What does Verres do with the money embezzled during his third year as Sicilian praetor?
(a) Spent it on real estate.
(b) Hid it for when he needed to flee.
(c) Put it aside to bribe judges.
(d) Gave it to his associates.

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

5. According to Cicero in his eleventh argument against Verres, who is his adversary in the courtroom?
(a) Hortensius.
(b) The judges.
(c) Verres.
(d) The praetor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.

2. Who wrote the ninth letter?

3. What defeated Verres' imprudence in selecting the judges to attempt to bribe?

4. What is Cicero's wife's name, as noted in his third letter?

5. To whom did Cicero write the second letter?

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