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

2. How did the public respond to Cicero's speech about Catiline in Chapter 6?
(a) They turned against Catiline.
(b) They could not understand what he was saying.
(c) They were very surprised.
(d) They apologized to Cicero.

3. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?
(a) Public opinion.
(b) The security of the people.
(c) Justice.
(d) The welfare of criminals.

4. Which of the following consul-elects agreed with Silanus about sentencing the conspirators to death?
(a) Calpurnius.
(b) Marcellinus.
(c) Murena.
(d) Hibrida.

5. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?
(a) He walked.
(b) He was carried out.
(c) He ran.
(d) He was pushed out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero advise Caesar to do about the possibility of an attack or assassination?

2. When was the Fourth Catilinam given?

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

4. What did Cicero think about Caesar's proposal of life imprisonment for the conspirators?

5. Out of the six co-conspirators that were discovered by Cicero, how many were captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cicero present the evidence against Catiline and his followers to the senate, and what was their reaction?

2. What did Cicero say about the senate's decision at the end of In Catilinam IV?

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

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

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

6. How did Cicero depict the older men that followed Catiline?

7. How did Catiline respond to In Catilinam I?

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

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

10. How did Cicero describe his exile in Chapter 8?

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