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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cicero in his fourth argument against Verres, what was the name of the consul Verres betrayed?
(a) Cnaeus Carbo.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Mark Antony.

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

3. According to Cicero in his fourth argument, what position did Verres occupy when he embezzled public money and abandoned his province?
(a) Proquaestor.
(b) Quaestor.
(c) Praetor.
(d) Consul.

4. What is Cicero's wife's name, as noted in his third letter?
(a) Era.
(b) Terentia.
(c) Diane.
(d) Aria.

5. What consul, in particular, is Cicero happy with according to the twenty-third letter?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Octavian.
(d) Lucius plancus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. According to Cicero in his eighth argument against Verres, what responsibilities fell on Marcus Metellus?
(a) Murder trials.
(b) Treason trials.
(c) Extortion trials.
(d) Petty theft trials.

13. How many children does Cicero say he has in his third letter?
(a) One child.
(b) Two children.
(c) Three children.
(d) No children.

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

15. What qualifies Quintus Catulus, according to Cicero?
(a) Sagacity and honor.
(b) Poor judgment and dishonesty.
(c) Poor judgment and honor.
(d) Sagacity and dishonesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chests of money were left at "some senator's house"?

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

3. What is the main topic of the sixteenth letter?

4. What will Cicero be after Hortensius is consul?

5. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?

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