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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. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?
(a) Galatia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Lycia.

2. Which word did Cicero use to describe Catiline's army in comparison to the Roman army?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Joke.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Catiline point out about Cicero's family in Chapter 5?

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

4. Would the proposal for Pompey to command the Roman forces against Mithridates have gone through without Cicero's speech?

5. What did Cicero think about Caesar's proposal of life imprisonment for the conspirators?

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