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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, In Catilinam IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?
(a) At the senate meeting.
(b) It was not revealed.
(c) Exiled.
(d) In jail.

2. What type of speech did Cicero give for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Judicial.
(b) Demonstrative.
(c) Forensic.
(d) Deliberative.

3. Which of the following best describes Pompey's military successes at the time Cicero gave his speech?
(a) Significant.
(b) Selective.
(c) Average.
(d) Unbelievable.

4. How did Cicero categorize the war's outcome in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) It looked largely lost to some.
(b) It looked largely lost to all.
(c) It looked largely won to some.
(d) It looked largely won to all.

5. What office did Cicero have when he made the speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Tribune.
(b) Consul.
(c) Praetor.
(d) Censor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the honor of their ancestors, what else did Cicero say was at stake for the Roman people in the war against Mithridates?

2. Why did Cicero not consider the group of unruly destitute followers of Catiline to be a threat?

3. What did debtors hope would happen by aligning themselves with Catiline?

4. As pointed out in the senate debate, what might have made the execution of the conspirators illegal?

5. Why did Silanus think the death penalty should be given to the conspirators?

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