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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. What did Cicero think should happen to the group of criminals that supported Catiline?
(a) They should be killed.
(b) They should be questioned.
(c) They should be exiled.
(d) They should be imprisoned.

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

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

4. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?
(a) Land and renown.
(b) Glory and treasure.
(c) Treasure and land.
(d) Glory and renown.

5. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?
(a) The security of the people.
(b) Public opinion.
(c) The welfare of criminals.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ex-consuls agreed with Silanus about giving the death penalty to the conspirators?

2. When was the Second Mithridatic War fought?

3. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?

4. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?

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

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