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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. With whom does Cicero say Rome could be at war?
(a) The barbarians.
(b) Parthians.
(c) Greece.
(d) The goths.

2. What danger does Cicero foresee despite preparing his case against Verres so well?
(a) Verres will be acquitted.
(b) Verres will seek revenge.
(c) Verres will be convicted.
(d) Verres will flee.

3. What is Cicero's wife's name, as noted in his third letter?
(a) Diane.
(b) Aria.
(c) Era.
(d) Terentia.

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

5. What virtue does Cicero hope Marcus Glabrio inherited from his father?
(a) Resisting audacious men.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) Financial planning.
(d) Staying sober.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gaius not do according to Cicero in the twenty-third letter?

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

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

4. What is the main topic of the sixteenth letter?

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

(see the answer key)

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