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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Silanus have?
(a) Consul-elect.
(b) Aedile.
(c) Praetor.
(d) Tribune.

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

3. What did Cicero do for one of the envoys that shared information about Lentulus' plot?
(a) Reduced their prison sentence.
(b) Paid them a fee.
(c) Offered them immunity.
(d) Ended their exile.

4. Which one of the following best represents Cicero's description of Caesar's military glory?
(a) Unbelievable.
(b) Unprecedented.
(c) Unparalleled.
(d) Undisputable.

5. Where did Cicero find the evidence against Catiline and the conspirators?
(a) An unknown source.
(b) Just outside of the city.
(c) In a completely different region.
(d) Within the city.

6. What did Cicero use to surround the senate while presenting his evidence against Catiline in Chapter 6?
(a) An armed guard.
(b) A wall.
(c) Several senators.
(d) The Roman army.

7. When did Nero think the decision about the conspirators' sentence should be made?
(a) Before Catiline was captured or killed.
(b) After Catiline was captured or killed.
(c) In one week.
(d) In two weeks.

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

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

10. Why did Silanus think the death penalty should be given to the conspirators?
(a) It would cost less than imprisoning them.
(b) It would be a popular decison with the people.
(c) It would fit their crimes.
(d) It would deter Catiline's other supporters.

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

12. Which one of the following best describes Cicero's state during his exile?
(a) Determined.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Questioning.

13. When did Cicero tell the people at the forum about Catiline's conspiracy?
(a) Two days after the senate meeting.
(b) The night of the senate meeting.
(c) The morning after the senate meeting.
(d) The day after the senate meeting.

14. How did Cicero explain that the death penalty for the conspirators would not be illegal?
(a) There was an amendment to the law that allowed it.
(b) The law had not been followed in the past, and it was void.
(c) There was no law that required a fair trial.
(d) The law did not apply to traitors.

15. What did many people wonder about Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) Why it was not shorter.
(b) Why Cicero waited so long to give it.
(c) Why Cicero gave it.
(d) Why it was not longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero think should happen to the group of criminals that supported Catiline?

2. How long after the Second Catilinam was the Third Catilinam given?

3. What was the purpose of the letters that Catiline left as he was leaving the senate chamber?

4. Who was responsible for exonerating Cicero from exile?

5. How many different types of corrupt groups were there that supported Catiline?

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