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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. Who is the recipient of the fifteenth letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Marcus Terentius Varro.
(b) Tullia.
(c) Verres.
(d) Pompey.

2. According to Cicero in his fourth argument, what position did Verres occupy when he embezzled public money and abandoned his province?
(a) Proquaestor.
(b) Praetor.
(c) Consul.
(d) Quaestor.

3. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.
(a) Extortion.
(b) Murder.
(c) Treason.
(d) Embezzlement.

4. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?
(a) He does not want to take sides.
(b) Pompey is wrong.
(c) Pompey is right.
(d) He wants to be part of the coup.

5. Who restored the tribunes?
(a) Cnaeus Tremellius.
(b) Marcus Atilius.
(c) Cnaeus Pompeius.
(d) Quintus Catulus.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

2. Whom does Cicero see in Rome according to the twenty-second letter?

3. How many children does Cicero say he has in his third letter?

4. Why is Cicero trying to persuade Tiro from traveling?

5. Why does Caesar claim to need Cicero?

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