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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Pro Marcello.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise did Cicero make to the citizens of Rome at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To protect them from the conspirators.
(b) To expose all of the groups that are working against them.
(c) To ensure they remain out of the conflict.
(d) To warn them at the first sign of trouble.

2. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?
(a) He thought Cicero would not present his case in his absence.
(b) He became ill.
(c) The evidence was too damning.
(d) The jury could not convict him if he was not present.

3. What did Cicero say was the response to Catiline still being alive in Chapter 4?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Outrage.
(c) Silence.
(d) Sadness.

4. Out of the six co-conspirators that were discovered by Cicero, how many were captured?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

5. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?
(a) Outside.
(b) At Cicero's house.
(c) At Catiline's house.
(d) In the Senate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?

2. How did Cicero think the Roman people would react to sentencing the conspirators to death?

3. What position did Silanus have?

4. What did Cicero advise the people to do at the end of Chapter 6?

5. When did Nero think the decision about the conspirators' sentence should be made?

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