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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, In Catilinam III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Verres falsely report that he had used his own money to build a trireme?
(a) Leontini.
(b) Himera.
(c) Messana.
(d) Camerina.

2. Why did the senate apologize to Cicero after hearing the evidence against Catiline?
(a) For filing charges against the wrong person.
(b) For allowing Catiline to escape.
(c) For not understanding the evidence.
(d) For not listening to him earlier.

3. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?
(a) He was carried out.
(b) He ran.
(c) He was pushed out.
(d) He walked.

4. What did Cicero say that the Roman people were in danger of losing from the war with Mithridates?
(a) Their military.
(b) Their weapons.
(c) Their empire.
(d) Their money.

5. What complaint did some have about Cicero that was proven to be false?
(a) Cicero was not being fair to Catiline.
(b) Cicero fabricated the charges against Catiline.
(c) Cicero pushed Catiline into exile.
(d) Cicero's issues with Catiline were personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cicero intend for Rome to fight the second war in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

2. In which year did Catiline's coup take place?

3. What is the one thing that could have possibly spared Verres?

4. How did Cicero categorize the war's outcome in his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?

5. What did Cicero cite as an example to support his theory that executing Catiline would have hurt the unity of the country?

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