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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 does Catiline say he will do if he is head of the government?

2. Where does Catiline tell the Senate he is going because of the accusations against him?

3. Where is Volturcius arrested?

4. When did greed take over society, according to Sallust?

5. What does Catiline promise the Senate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Catiline do before he was married?

2. What does Cicero ask of the Gauls and why?

3. Why did the Romans have to defend their borders and what did they do after they were successful in that?

4. What does Catiline do after going to the Senate and how does he hide his intentions?

5. In what manner did Sylla take over the government and what did he do with the army?

6. What assassinations does Catiline plot and what does he plan to do with Piso?

7. What did Cicero do when he uncovered Catiline's plans and how did this stymie Cataline's plans?

8. Who does Catiline plan to assassinate and how does Fulvia find out about it?

9. What does Cathegus say he will do about Cicero?

10. What is Catiline's only choice for his army? Who takes over Antonio's army and why? What does he do with the army before they fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cato implies that the government is full of corrupt and power-hungry individuals who promote their own wealth over the health of the state.

1. What have you read in this book that would lead you to agree with Cato? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. There are many who would say almost all governments are full of corruption. Do you agree or disagree with this? Why or why not?

3. There are some people who compare present day America with the last years of Rome. Compare the two nations with what you see are the similarities and the differences.

Essay Topic 2

1. What do you think can account for the discrepancy between Sallust's opinions and experiences and recorded history?

2. Who writes history? Are historical records always accurate, mostly accurate, or slightly accurate? How can we know how accurate an historical record is?

3. What are some reasons history has been inadvertently recorded inaccurately? What are some reasons history has been recorded inaccurately intentionally?

4. Do you think it is ever justified to record an event inaccurately? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jugurtha's actions end up bringing the corruption in the Roman government to light and proves to be the initial impetus for eliminating some of that corruption.

1. In view of the brutalities and crimes Jugurtha committed do you think the ultimate outcome in the Roman government was worth it? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Sallust seems to present Jugurtha in a positive manner and might even admire him. How do you think Sallust's portrayal of Jugurtha would have changed if the changes Sallust wanted had not been a result of Jugurtha's actions?

3. Explain why the following saying relates to the first sentence: The end justifies the means.

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