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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. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?
(a) To Vilnius.
(b) To Epirus.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Cartage.
2. Who is the recipient of the fifteenth letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Marcus Terentius Varro.
(c) Verres.
(d) Tullia.
3. According to Cicero in his sixth argument against Verres, what did Verres try to do after the consular comitia?
(a) Plead guilty.
(b) Bribe judges.
(c) Flee.
(d) Choose a new lawyer.
4. What is Cicero expressing concern for in his third letter?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Justice.
(c) Money.
(d) War.
5. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?
(a) 110 days.
(b) 50 days.
(c) 75 days.
(d) 40 days.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gaius not do according to Cicero in the twenty-third letter?
2. Who is Sicily's praetor?
3. What is Cicero's wife's name, as noted in his third letter?
4. According to the twenty-first letter, what is Cicero's reaction to the speech which he heard?
5. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Cicero in his ninth argument, who tried to interfere with the trial and how?
2. What is Cicero writing about in the seventh letter?
3. What event does Cicero relate to Atticus in letters ten and eleven?
4. What did Cicero tell Pompey in the first letter of Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence?
5. What does Cicero tell Caesar in the twelfth letter?
6. In Attack on Misgovernment, Against Verres I, how does Cicero characterize Verres in the first point he makes to the judges?
7. What did Hortensius tell Verres after his election to consul?
8. Who is Cicero's contestant in the court in his tenth argument?
9. To whom did Cicero send the last letter of Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence and why?
10. What concern does Cicero express in his second letter?
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