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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Cicero fend off attempts by Verres to tarnish him?
(a) The Senate.
(b) His friends.
(c) The police.
(d) The consul.

2. According to Cicero in his sixth argument against Verres, what did Verres try to do after the consular comitia?
(a) Flee.
(b) Bribe judges.
(c) Choose a new lawyer.
(d) Plead guilty.

3. Who nominated Cicero for the position of augur?
(a) Verres.
(b) Pompey and Quintus Hortensius.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Gaius Scribonius Curio.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will Cicero be after Hortensius is consul?

3. According to Cicero in his fourth argument, what position did Verres occupy when he embezzled public money and abandoned his province?

4. What was the former position of Antony's father-in-law?

5. What does Verres do with the money embezzled during his third year as Sicilian praetor?

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