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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Phillipic II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the beginning of Cicero's speech in Chapter 4, what was the senate losing patience with about Catiline?
(a) His arrogance.
(b) His incompetence.
(c) His greed.
(d) His recklessness.

2. What did debtors hope would happen by aligning themselves with Catiline?
(a) They would gain enough money from Catiline's power to pay their debts.
(b) Their debt would be alleviated.
(c) Their debt would be alleviated, and they would gain power.
(d) They would gain power.

3. How did Cicero dismiss Antonius' accusations against him?
(a) As the ramblings of a fraud.
(b) As the rumors of a thief.
(c) As the ravings of a lunatic.
(d) As the delusions of a liar.

4. In Phillipic I, which one of the following describes Cicero's approach in attacking Antonius?
(a) Polite and subtle.
(b) Polite, but not subtle.
(c) Neither polite nor subtle.
(d) Subtle, but not polite.

5. What did Cicero use to surround the senate while presenting his evidence against Catiline in Chapter 6?
(a) Several senators.
(b) A wall.
(c) The Roman army.
(d) An armed guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. After making his case in support of giving the death penalty to the conspirators, what did Cicero say he would do in response to whatever the senate decided?

2. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?

3. After refusing to behead a pirate captain, what did Verres do, according to Cicero?

4. Besides the honor of their ancestors, what else did Cicero say was at stake for the Roman people in the war against Mithridates?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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