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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. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?
(a) To Rome.
(b) To Epirus.
(c) To Vilnius.
(d) To Cartage.

2. What will stop Cicero's fight against wicked men?
(a) A large amount of money.
(b) His retirement.
(c) His death.
(d) His wedding.

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

4. What did Sicily's praetor, speaking as the consul, tell Sicilians about Verres?
(a) Verres is asking for their pardon.
(b) There is no possibility of Verres being convicted.
(c) Verres will flee Italy.
(d) Verres will be convicted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in his eighteenth argument against Verres, what will change during the trial in comparison to the "old mode"?

2. What did Anthony claim to have done during the election of the augurship?

3. How many children does Cicero say he has in his third letter?

4. According to Cicero in Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony, what did Rome's enemies have in common?

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

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