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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. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Lucius Munatius Plancus.
(b) Tiro.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Atticus.

2. In the seventeenth letter, what is Cicero's opinion of Brutus?
(a) He is a great man.
(b) He is a fool.
(c) He is ignorant.
(d) He is short.

3. Who requested that Cicero take the case against Verres?
(a) Verres.
(b) The consul.
(c) The Sicilians.
(d) The praetor

4. What is the main topic of the sixteenth letter?
(a) Cicero's daughter's death.
(b) Cicero's daughter's birth.
(c) Cicero's daughter's election.
(d) Cicero's daughter's wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the ninth letter?

3. Who was elected consul during the election just prior to the start of the trial?

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

5. How does Cicero see the theme of criticizing Antony and justifying himself?

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