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

2. Who was responsible for exonerating Cicero from exile?
(a) A member of the consul.
(b) Caesar.
(c) The senate.
(d) Marcellus.

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

4. Why did the senate apologize to Cicero after hearing the evidence against Catiline?
(a) For not listening to him earlier.
(b) For allowing Catiline to escape.
(c) For filing charges against the wrong person.
(d) For not understanding the evidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of the following best describes Cicero's state during his exile?

3. According to Cicero in Chapter 5, what was clear about Catiline?

4. What did Cicero ask of the crowd in Chapter 5?

5. How did the public respond to Cicero's speech about Catiline in Chapter 6?

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 Cicero describe his exile in Chapter 8?

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

4. Which one of Caesar's statements troubled Cicero in Chapter 8?

5. Why did Cicero advise Caesar to take the threat of an assassination seriously?

6. Which of Catiline's followers did Cicero think were not a serious threat, and which other group of followers did he think should be killed?

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

8. Which of Caesar's accomplishments did Cicero reference in Pro Marcello?

9. What were the differences between the two types of debtors that followed Catiline?

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

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