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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 long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?
(a) 110 days.
(b) 75 days.
(c) 50 days.
(d) 40 days.

2. Who is Sicily's praetor?
(a) Junius.
(b) Lucius Metellus.
(c) Marcus Glabrio.
(d) Marcus Caesonius.

3. With what are the Roman tribunals branded?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Piety.
(d) Infamy.

4. Why is Cicero trying to persuade Tiro from traveling?
(a) Tiro is old.
(b) Tiro is a fugitive.
(c) War is raging.
(d) Tiro is sick.

5. Who wrote the ninth letter?
(a) Cicero's wife.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Tiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was elected consul during the election just prior to the start of the trial?

2. What post does Cicero say he is being offered in his third letter?

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

4. What did the new consul elect tell Verres when Verres congratulated him for his victory?

5. What is Cicero expressing concern for in his third letter?

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