View a FREE sample

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

2. What did Cicero propose to the recipient of the first letter?
(a) To be his political ally.
(b) To pay him for counsel.
(c) To be a senator.
(d) To vote for him.

3. Who is Sicily's praetor?
(a) Lucius Metellus.
(b) Marcus Caesonius.
(c) Marcus Glabrio.
(d) Junius.

4. Where did Cicero write the fourth letter?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Atticus.
(c) Rome.
(d) Milan.

5. Who is modeling his actions after Rome's past enemies?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Antony.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Verres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fate did Rome's enemies share over the past twenty years?

2. What caused dissension, according to the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

3. What would have benefited Antony had he visited Cicero's home?

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

5. What is Cicero expressing concern for in his third letter?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 181 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample