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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 did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?
(a) He attempted to bribe them.
(b) He gave them an invented excuse.
(c) He threatened them.
(d) He ignored them.

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

3. When did Verres serve as governor?
(a) 71-69 B.C.
(b) 74-72 B.C.
(c) 73-71 B.C.
(d) 70-68 B.C.

4. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. After making his initial point against Verres, what type of attacks did Cicero launch against Verres' actions and character in Chapter 1?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Ambiguous.
(c) Lengthy.
(d) Intense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?

2. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?

3. Which one of the following was assumed to be elected to the consulship and help Verres?

4. Mithridates, the enemy of Rome, was from ______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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