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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the twenty-first letter, what is Cicero's reaction to the speech which he heard?
(a) It was short.
(b) It was good.
(c) It was inconsistent.
(d) It was bad.

2. What are the moral standards of Publius Sulpicius, the judge?
(a) Open to bribes.
(b) Solemn and upright.
(c) Corrupted.
(d) Unscrupulous.

3. What defeated Verres' imprudence in selecting the judges to attempt to bribe?
(a) Cicero's honesty.
(b) Cicero's diligence.
(c) Cicero's bribes.
(d) Cicero's spies.

4. Who co-wrote the eighth letter with Cicero?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) Pompey.
(d) His brother and their sons.

5. Who was elected consul during the election just prior to the start of the trial?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Verres' friend, Caetus.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Verres' lawyer, Hortensius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic of the sixteenth letter?

2. What was the former position of Antony's father-in-law?

3. What are goodness and right?

4. Who was Hannibal's father?

5. How many chests of money were left at "some senator's house"?

(see the answer key)

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