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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Caesar suggest the conspirators be imprisoned in Chapter 7?
(a) A deserted island.
(b) A Roman prison.
(c) An underground cave.
(d) A well-armed Italian town.

2. As Cicero explained, what did Public Lentulus, Catiline's co-conspirator, attempt to do in order to disrupt the regime in Rome?
(a) Stir up a war.
(b) Turn the city against Cicero.
(c) Recruit members of the Roman military.
(d) Turn the senate against Cicero.

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. In the Fourth Catilinam, when did Cicero request a decision from the senate about the sentencing of the conspirators?
(a) The next morning.
(b) At the end of the week.
(c) Before the night.
(d) Immediately.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Caesar's position about the conspirators seem to benefit him at the time?

2. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?

3. When did Cicero tell the people at the forum about Catiline's conspiracy?

4. Which of the following consul-elects agreed with Silanus about sentencing the conspirators to death?

5. Why did Caesar think that the death penalty should not be applied to the conspirators?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Catiline do as he was leaving the senate in Chapter 5, and what was Cicero's response?

2. How did Catiline respond to In Catilinam I?

3. How did Cicero refute the claim that executing the co-conspirators was illegal?

4. How did Cicero describe Catiline and the threat he posed to Rome in In Catilinam II?

5. Which inconsistency did Cicero reveal about Caesar's suggestion in the Fourth Catilinam?

6. How did Cicero end In Catilinam III, and what instructions did he give to the Romans?

7. What was Silanus' position during the senate's debate, and who agreed with him?

8. Why did Caesar disagree with Silanus in Chapter 7? What was his alternate suggestion?

9. When and where did Cicero give In Catilinam III?

10. Why did Cicero refuse to accept a reward for saving Rome from Catiline?

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