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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 was elected consul during the election just prior to the start of the trial?
(a) Verres' friend, Caetus.
(b) Verres' lawyer, Hortensius.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Julius Caesar.

2. What virtue does Cicero hope Marcus Glabrio inherited from his father?
(a) Physical strength.
(b) Financial planning.
(c) Staying sober.
(d) Resisting audacious men.

3. What was Catiline's main quality according to Cicero?
(a) Unreliable.
(b) Outrageous.
(c) Funny.
(d) Good orator.

4. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?
(a) 110 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 75 days.
(d) 50 days.

5. Who co-wrote the eighth letter with Cicero?
(a) His brother and their sons.
(b) His children.
(c) Pompey.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Cicero, what is the most serious crime a man can commit?

3. According to Cicero in his eighth argument against Verres, what responsibilities fell on Marcus Metellus?

4. In the eighteenth letter, who came to Cicero's house?

5. Why does Caesar claim to need Cicero?

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