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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How soon after Catiline left the senate chamber did Cicero give In Catilinam II?
(a) Two days later.
(b) Three days later.
(c) The next day.
(d) The next week.

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

3. Which one of the following is the main purpose of Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) To talk about the rules of the Republic.
(b) To restore the rules of the Republic.
(c) To convince Caesar to pardon Marcellus.
(d) To thank Caesar for pardoning Marcellus.

4. What did Cicero ask of the crowd in Chapter 5?
(a) Not to follow Catiline.
(b) Not to condemn Catiline before they heard the facts.
(c) Not to allow Catiline back into Rome.
(d) Not to blame him for apprehending Catiline.

5. What did Cicero tell the Romans happened to the conspirators that had been caught?
(a) They were exiled.
(b) They were under arrest.
(c) They were cooperating with the capture of Catiline.
(d) They were in an undisclosed location.

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

7. What did some think Cicero might have been trying to maintain by giving Pro Marcello?
(a) His influence in designing new laws.
(b) His general status in Rome.
(c) His position in the senate.
(d) His reputation as an orator.

8. Who was responsible for exonerating Cicero from exile?
(a) Marcellus.
(b) Caesar.
(c) The senate.
(d) A member of the consul.

9. As pointed out in the senate debate, what might have made the execution of the conspirators illegal?
(a) They were just following Catiline's orders.
(b) They did not confess to the crimes.
(c) They were not arrested properly.
(d) They were not given a trial.

10. Which type of reward did Cicero request after preventing a civil war in Chapter 6?
(a) None.
(b) Money.
(c) Gold.
(d) Property.

11. Which one of the following best describes Cicero's state during his exile?
(a) Misunderstood.
(b) Questioning.
(c) Determined.
(d) Depressed.

12. What did Cicero advise Caesar to do about the possibility of an attack or assassination?
(a) Not to be concerned with why the possibility exists.
(b) Take the possibility seriously.
(c) Not take the possibility seriously.
(d) Try to understand why the possubility exists.

13. In the Fourth Catilinam, when did Cicero request a decision from the senate about the sentencing of the conspirators?
(a) The next morning.
(b) Immediately.
(c) At the end of the week.
(d) Before the night.

14. How did Catiline respond to Cicero in Chapter 5?
(a) He claimed that he was guilty.
(b) He accepted the guilt for only some of the charges.
(c) He claimed that he was innocent.
(d) He indicated that Cicero was guilty of the same charges.

15. How many ex-consuls agreed with Silanus about giving the death penalty to the conspirators?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?

2. What did Cicero use to surround the senate while presenting his evidence against Catiline in Chapter 6?

3. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?

4. Which of the following terms did Catiline use to insult Cicero?

5. How did Cicero describe Caesar's accomplishments?

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