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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Cicero feel about Gaius' chance for victory against his rival?
(a) He is pessimistic.
(b) He is realistic.
(c) He is in denial.
(d) He is optimistic.

3. Where does Caesar invite Cicero in the thirteenth letter?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Milan.
(c) Canosa.
(d) Rome.

4. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.
(a) Treason.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Extortion.
(d) Murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cicero see in Rome according to the twenty-second letter?

2. Whom is Cicero blaming for his wife's sorrow in his third letter?

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

4. With whom does Cicero say Rome could be at war?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Cicero send Atticus in the sixteenth letter?

2. According to Cicero in his ninth argument, who tried to interfere with the trial and how?

3. What did Cicero learn from trustworthy sources concerning his candidacy to aedile, according to his eighth argument?

4. What does Cicero complain about in the fourth letter?

5. What did Hortensius tell Verres after his election to consul?

6. Cicero professes himself to be an enemy of what men?

7. What happened in Sicily under Verres' rule?

8. What did Cicero tell Pompey in the first letter of Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence?

9. In the twelfth letter, what does Cicero say about the death of Caesar?

10. What are the names of Cicero's wife and children?

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