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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. Which of the following is another reason that Cicero gave the jurors to convict Verres in Chapter 2?
(a) The return of the money that Verres stole.
(b) The safety of the people Verres had persecuted.
(c) The return of the items that Verres stole.
(d) The safety of the witnesses against Verres.

2. How did Verres make it appear as though he was saving the people in his region from slave revolts?
(a) Unreported revolts.
(b) Paying witnesses to fabricate stories.
(c) Falsely reporting revolts that never took place.
(d) Staging fake revolts.

3. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?
(a) In the Senate.
(b) At Cicero's house.
(c) At Catiline's house.
(d) Outside.

4. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

5. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?
(a) 67 B.C.
(b) 68 B.C.
(c) 70 B.C.
(d) 71 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?

2. What did Cicero say that the Roman people were in danger of losing from the war with Mithridates?

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

4. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?

5. What was Verres' defense strategy?

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