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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many different types of corrupt groups were there that supported Catiline?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. How did Caesar's position about the conspirators seem to benefit him at the time?
(a) Neither politically nor publicly.
(b) Both politically and publicly.
(c) Only publicly.
(d) Only politically.

4. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?
(a) Exiled.
(b) It was not revealed.
(c) At the senate meeting.
(d) In jail.

5. What type of influence did the senate have when Cicero gave Pro Marcello?
(a) Slightly less than when Cicero was consul.
(b) More than when Cicero was consul.
(c) Virtually none.
(d) The same as when Cicero was consul.

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

7. What did Catiline point out about Cicero's family in Chapter 5?
(a) They did not agree with Cicero's positions.
(b) They were not originally plebeian.
(c) They did not have the wealth that many thought.
(d) They were not originally patrician.

8. What did Cicero think about Caesar's proposal of life imprisonment for the conspirators?
(a) It was unworkable.
(b) It was irresponsible.
(c) It was amusing.
(d) It was confusing.

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

10. Which group of people helped Cicero produce the letters between Catiline and his men that detailed their plans?
(a) The Gauls.
(b) The Britons.
(c) The Gallaecians.
(d) The Celtiberians.

11. What was made clear about Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) It was not directed towards the senate.
(b) It was not directed towards Caesar.
(c) It was a defense.
(d) It was not a defense.

12. What did some think Cicero might have been trying to maintain by giving Pro Marcello?
(a) His position in the senate.
(b) His influence in designing new laws.
(c) His reputation as an orator.
(d) His general status in Rome.

13. What did Cicero ask of the crowd in Chapter 5?
(a) Not to condemn Catiline before they heard the facts.
(b) Not to follow Catiline.
(c) Not to blame him for apprehending Catiline.
(d) Not to allow Catiline back into Rome.

14. According to some interpretations, how was Cicero trying to cause the return of republican liberties with his Pro Marcello speech?
(a) Persistently.
(b) Subconsciously.
(c) Blatantly.
(d) Subtly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?

2. Which of the following was part of the decree thanking Cicero for proving Catiline's guilt to the senate?

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

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

5. What did Cicero tell the Romans happened to the conspirators that had been caught?

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