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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) In jail.
(b) Exiled.
(c) At the senate meeting.
(d) It was not revealed.

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

3. Which one of the following was not included in the description that Cicero gave for the men that remained loyal to Catiline because of his past?
(a) Old.
(b) Strong.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Misinformed.

4. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) With the same intelligence as the first.
(b) Beyond the rigor of the first.
(c) With the same rigor of the first.
(d) In a more intelligent way than the first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Cicero's opinion, what made further conflict inevitable for the Roman people in Chapter 3?

2. What complaint did some have about Cicero that was proven to be false?

3. How did Cicero feel about the chance to interact with the people of Rome while giving his endorsement speech for Pompey?

4. How did Cicero describe the conflict between Rome and Mithridates?

5. What position did Silanus have?

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