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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 many senators have been condemned by the courts since restoring the tribunes?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. What is the personal connection between Verres and Metellus?
(a) Step brother.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Childhood friend.
(d) None.

3. What does Verres do with the money embezzled during his third year as Sicilian praetor?
(a) Gave it to his associates.
(b) Hid it for when he needed to flee.
(c) Put it aside to bribe judges.
(d) Spent it on real estate.

4. Whom is Cicero blaming for his wife's sorrow in his third letter?
(a) Caesar.
(b) The war.
(c) His children.
(d) Himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the twenty-first letter, what is Cicero's reaction to the speech which he heard?

2. Who wrote the ninth letter?

3. Whom does Verres think ill of in Cicero's third argument against Verres?

4. What is at stake if Lucius refuses to identify himself with the cause of Roman freedom, according to the final letter?

5. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?

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