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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, De imperio Cn. Pompei ('On the Command of Gnaeus Pompeius').

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Forensic.
(b) Demonstrative.
(c) Judicial.
(d) Deliberative.

2. What office did Cicero have when he made the speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Tribune.
(b) Praetor.
(c) Consul.
(d) Censor.

3. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?
(a) Not to be late for the hearings.
(b) To be creative in his attempts to prosecute.
(c) To present an indefensible prosecution.
(d) Not to use any tricky legal moves.

4. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?
(a) Both before and after his alliance with Rome.
(b) During his alliance with Rome.
(c) After his alliance with Rome.
(d) Before his alliance with Rome.

5. Which hearing was Verres convicted at after he failed to appear?
(a) The first.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The third.
(d) The second.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Based on what Cicero said in his speech, how did many people feel about the possibility that Verres could use bribery to cause an acquittal?

3. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?

4. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?

5. When did Verres serve as governor?

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