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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Verrum II.5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His life.
(c) Everything.
(d) Money.

2. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?
(a) He became ill.
(b) He thought Cicero would not present his case in his absence.
(c) The evidence was too damning.
(d) The jury could not convict him if he was not present.

3. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?
(a) Lyso.
(b) Cleomenes.
(c) Archonides.
(d) Aeschrio.

4. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Indirect blasphemy.
(c) Intentional use of a false identity.
(d) Cruelty against citizens and allies.

5. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?
(a) Ratified.
(b) Forensic.
(c) Juridicial.
(d) Juristic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Verres falsely report that he had used his own money to build a trireme?

2. As Cicero stated in his first speech against Verres, what would a failure to convict cause?

3. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?

4. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?

5. What is the one thing that could have possibly spared Verres?

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