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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero say he would do if he were in Catiline's position?

2. How did Verres make it appear as though he was saving the people in his region from slave revolts?

3. 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?

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

5. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the senate losing patience with Catiline, and what outraged Cicero at the beginning of In Catilinam I?

2. How did Cicero respond to the accusation that Catiline should have already been executed in Chapter 4?

3. Who opposed the election of Pompey, and how did Cicero address their concerns in his speech?

4. What events led to the Catlinarians given by Cicero?

5. Which reasons did Cicero give for Catiline to go into exile in Chapter 4?

6. What did Verres do with a captured pirate captain that angered the people of Sicily?

7. How did Cicero attack Hortensius at the end of In Verrum I?

8. Which other countries did Cicero say had witnessed Pompey's skills, and why did he think that Pompey had authority?

9. How did Cicero describe Verres in In Verrem I?

10. How was the building of a trireme in Messana misreported by Verres?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Catiline's attack on Cicero after hearing In Catilinam I with Antonius' attack on Cicero after he refused to participate in the senate meeting. In your analysis, include the similarities and differences between Catiline and Antonius and a comparison of the way Cicero dealt with each of them.

Essay Topic 2

Cicero's descriptiveness was a major aspect of his writings and speeches. Use multiple examples from his descriptions of Verres and Catiline to show why he was effective in convincing jurors to convict the criminals being questioned by the Roman consul.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between a judicial and deliberative speech. Using Cicero's political speeches as a reference, include examples of each type.

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