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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, In Catilinam I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) An attack against Verres' friends.
(b) A list of Verres' accomplices.
(c) An attack against defending the crimes.
(d) A list of possible witnesses.

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

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

4. How did Cicero feel about the chance to interact with the people of Rome while giving his endorsement speech for Pompey?
(a) He was overwhelmed.
(b) He was happy.
(c) He was humbled.
(d) He was surprised.

5. What was the goal of the coup that Catiline attempted?
(a) To get Cicero exiled.
(b) To take control of Rome.
(c) To unseat Cicero from consul.
(d) To threaten other regions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cicero say that Catiline should have been killed by the Roman consul?

2. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?

3. How many letters did Cicero write in condemnation against Catiline and his followers?

4. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?

5. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?

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