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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Phillipic II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people fear after Caesar's assassination?
(a) A collapsing economy.
(b) The disbanding of the military.
(c) Attacks from other regions.
(d) Political instability.

2. Which of the following were not included in the crimes against Verres that Cicero spoke of in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) Intentional use of a false identity.
(b) Indirect blasphemy.
(c) Cruelty against citizens and allies.
(d) Embezzlement.

3. As pointed out in the senate debate, what might have made the execution of the conspirators illegal?
(a) They were just following Catiline's orders.
(b) They did not confess to the crimes.
(c) They were not given a trial.
(d) They were not arrested properly.

4. Why did Caesar think that the death penalty should not be applied to the conspirators?
(a) It would cause another debate over the method of execution.
(b) It would not help them capture Catiline.
(c) It would be unfair to the criminals that were exiled.
(d) It would set a bad precedent.

5. According to Cicero in Chapter 5, what was clear about Catiline?
(a) He was a criminal and a fraud.
(b) He was a traitor and a fraud.
(c) He was a criminal, a traitor, and a fraud.
(d) He was a criminal and a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of reward did Cicero request after preventing a civil war in Chapter 6?

2. Why was Cicero not able to execute Catiline?

3. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?

4. Besides being a criminal, what was it about Verres that Cicero thought had to be put down?

5. How soon after Catiline left the senate chamber did Cicero give In Catilinam II?

(see the answer key)

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