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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) 300,000 sesterces.
(b) 400,000,000 sesterces.
(c) 400,000 sesterces.
(d) 10,000 sesterces.

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

3. In the twentieth letter, Cicero is glad of __________.
(a) Caesar's death.
(b) Caesar's rise to power.
(c) His wife's visit.
(d) Tiro's remission.

4. What will Cicero be after Hortensius is consul?
(a) An aedile.
(b) A praetor.
(c) Sicily's consul.
(d) In exile.

5. According to Cicero in his first point in Attack on Misgovernment, Against Verres I, how does Cicero see the court as being?
(a) In good moral standing.
(b) In chaos.
(c) In disarray.
(d) In discredit.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in his fourth argument against Verres, what was the name of the consul Verres betrayed?

2. According to Cicero in his sixth argument against Verres, what did Verres try to do after the consular comitia?

3. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.

4. What danger does Cicero foresee despite preparing his case against Verres so well?

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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