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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. In what did Verres put his expectation of safety?
(a) His innocence.
(b) Money.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) The judges.

2. Who requested that Cicero take the case against Verres?
(a) The praetor
(b) The consul.
(c) The Sicilians.
(d) Verres.

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

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

5. What post does Cicero say he is being offered in his third letter?
(a) Praetor.
(b) Judge.
(c) Senator.
(d) Part of the triumvirate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hates Verres more than the Roman people in the fifteenth argument?

2. What did Cicero propose to the recipient of the first letter?

3. What qualifies Quintus Catulus, according to Cicero?

4. How does Cicero feel about Gaius' chance for victory against his rival?

5. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?

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