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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Pro Marcello given?
(a) 46 B.C.
(b) 45 B.C.
(c) 47 B.C.
(d) 48 B.C.

2. According to some interpretations, how was Cicero trying to cause the return of republican liberties with his Pro Marcello speech?
(a) Persistently.
(b) Blatantly.
(c) Subtly.
(d) Subconsciously.

3. What did Catiline point out about Cicero's family in Chapter 5?
(a) They did not have the wealth that many thought.
(b) They were not originally plebeian.
(c) They were not originally patrician.
(d) They did not agree with Cicero's positions.

4. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?
(a) Catiline had supporters inside as well as outside of the city.
(b) Catiline had supporters within the Roman army.
(c) Catiline had supporters outside of the city.
(d) Catiline had supporters within the city.

5. Which one of the following best represents Cicero's description of Caesar's military glory?
(a) Undisputable.
(b) Unbelievable.
(c) Unparalleled.
(d) Unprecedented.

6. Why did Cicero not consider the group of unruly destitute followers of Catiline to be a threat?
(a) They were not smart.
(b) They were not reliable.
(c) They were too lazy.
(d) They were too predictable.

7. Where did Caesar suggest the conspirators be imprisoned in Chapter 7?
(a) An underground cave.
(b) A deserted island.
(c) A Roman prison.
(d) A well-armed Italian town.

8. When did Nero think the decision about the conspirators' sentence should be made?
(a) In two weeks.
(b) Before Catiline was captured or killed.
(c) After Catiline was captured or killed.
(d) In one week.

9. What did Cicero admit about his exile in Pro Marcello?
(a) His enjoyment of the silence.
(b) His productiveness during the isolation.
(c) His great grief.
(d) His loss of patience.

10. Which of the following was part of the decree thanking Cicero for proving Catiline's guilt to the senate?
(a) He should be named as the head of the consul.
(b) He had uncovered more criminal plots than anyone else.
(c) He and his allies saved Rome.
(d) He should remain in office indefinitely.

11. How did Cicero describe Marcellus in Chapter 8?
(a) Caesar's greatest enemy.
(b) Caesar's former enemy.
(c) Caesar's greatest ally.
(d) Caesar's former ally.

12. How long after the Second Catilinam was the Third Catilinam given?
(a) One day.
(b) One hour.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

13. According to Cicero in Chapter 5, what was clear about Catiline?
(a) He was a criminal, a traitor, and a fraud.
(b) He was a criminal and a fraud.
(c) He was a traitor and a fraud.
(d) He was a criminal and a traitor.

14. As stated by Cicero in Chapter 5, what is even harder to do than run a country?
(a) Protect it.
(b) Rebuild it.
(c) Save it.
(d) Develop it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero advise Caesar to do about the possibility of an attack or assassination?

2. Why did Caesar think that the death penalty should not be applied to the conspirators?

3. What position did Silanus have?

4. How did Cicero explain that the death penalty for the conspirators would not be illegal?

5. What did many people wonder about Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?

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