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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?
(a) Attempt an explanation.
(b) Offer the people compensation.
(c) Be imprisoned.
(d) Go into exile.

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

3. When did the first hearing against Verres take place?
(a) August 5-13.
(b) June 2-10.
(c) August 7-14.
(d) June 4-11.

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

5. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?
(a) It will not work in this case.
(b) It would be set up shortly.
(c) It had worked in previous cases.
(d) It had already been set up.

6. For which of the following reasons did Cicero encourage Catiline to go into exile at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) To harm Cicero's reputation.
(b) To avoid execution.
(c) To prolong execution.
(d) To help Catiline's reputation.

7. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?
(a) Glory and treasure.
(b) Glory and renown.
(c) Treasure and land.
(d) Land and renown.

8. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) Indirect blasphemy.
(b) Cruelty against citizens and allies.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Intentional use of a false identity.

9. 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) After his alliance with Rome.
(c) Before his alliance with Rome.
(d) During his alliance with Rome.

10. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?
(a) They had been mocked.
(b) They had been vindicated.
(c) They had been tarnished.
(d) They had been disgraced.

11. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?
(a) 82-80 B.C.
(b) 84-82 B.C.
(c) 81-79 B.C.
(d) 83-81 B.C.

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

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

14. Which one of the following did Cicero thank for protecting the people against Catiline's treachery?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Mars.

15. Demonstrating Pompey's military knowledge, how did Cicero describe his rise to power?
(a) Neither quick nor dramatic.
(b) Quick and dramatic.
(c) Dramatic, but not quick.
(d) Quick, but not dramatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cicero indicate that Catiline had been planning his death?

2. Along with ruining his perceived military career, what else did Cicero accomplish by repeating Verres' crimes in Chapter 2?

3. According to what Cicero told Hortensius, the opposing counsel, in Chapter 2, what did Hortensius owe Verres?

4. As Cicero explained to the jurors, what effect did the scheduling of the court date have on his efforts to collect evidence?

5. Which revolt did Cicero reference in order to prove his case against Verres?

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