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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the fourteenth letter, Cicero claims that ___________ delivered Atticus' previous letter.
(a) Pompey.
(b) Tullia.
(c) Tiro.
(d) Caesar.

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

4. Who is the recipient of the fifteenth letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Marcus Terentius Varro.
(b) Verres.
(c) Tullia.
(d) Pompey.

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

6. What defeated Verres' imprudence in selecting the judges to attempt to bribe?
(a) Cicero's spies.
(b) Cicero's bribes.
(c) Cicero's honesty.
(d) Cicero's diligence.

7. What does Gaius not do according to Cicero in the twenty-third letter?
(a) Invite Cicero to a hunting trip.
(b) Invite Cicero to his oath of office.
(c) Invite Cicero to a banquet.
(d) Invite Cicero to his house.

8. Which of the god's temples did Verres spare from being raided in Sicily?
(a) Diana.
(b) None.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Apollo.

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

10. How many senators have been condemned by the courts since restoring the tribunes?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

11. Whom does Cicero see in Rome according to the twenty-second letter?
(a) Verres.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Caesar.

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

13. What happened to Roman citizens under Verres' rule in Sicily?
(a) They were forcibly enrolled in the military.
(b) They were put to death like slaves.
(c) They were sent to Egypt.
(d) They were rewarded with many riches.

14. What did the new consul elect tell Verres when Verres congratulated him for his victory?
(a) "You have been acquitted by this day's comitia."
(b) "You need to flee the country immediately."
(c) "Thank you for your financial support."
(d) "The consul cannot help you."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in his eleventh argument against Verres, who is his adversary in the courtroom?

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

3. Where does Caesar invite Cicero in the thirteenth letter?

4. What consul, in particular, is Cicero happy with according to the twenty-third letter?

5. What is Cicero's wife's name, as noted in his third letter?

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