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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cicero expressing concern for in his third letter?
(a) Money.
(b) Justice.
(c) Freedom.
(d) War.

2. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?
(a) 75 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 50 days.
(d) 110 days.

3. What post does Cicero say he is being offered in his third letter?
(a) Senator.
(b) Judge.
(c) Praetor.
(d) Part of the triumvirate.

4. Why is Cicero trying to persuade Tiro from traveling?
(a) Tiro is old.
(b) Tiro is a fugitive.
(c) War is raging.
(d) Tiro is sick.

5. In what did Verres put his expectation of safety?
(a) Money.
(b) The judges.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) His innocence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused dissension, according to the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

2. Who is Sicily's praetor?

3. Whom does Cicero see in Rome according to the twenty-second letter?

4. How does Cicero feel about Gaius' chance for victory against his rival?

5. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?

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