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

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

3. What did Cicero admit about his exile in Pro Marcello?
(a) His great grief.
(b) His loss of patience.
(c) His enjoyment of the silence.
(d) His productiveness during the isolation.

4. Which one of the following was not included in the description that Cicero gave for the men that remained loyal to Catiline because of his past?
(a) Strong.
(b) Old.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Misinformed.

5. How long after the Second Catilinam was the Third Catilinam given?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) One hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to remove all doubt of Catiline's guilt?

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

3. How did Cicero describe Caesar's accomplishments?

4. What did some think Cicero might have been trying to maintain by giving Pro Marcello?

5. Which group of people helped Cicero produce the letters between Catiline and his men that detailed their plans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were some of the reasons why Cicero might have decided to give Pro Marcello?

4. How long had Cicero been exiled for before he gave Pro Marcello? What happened to Rome while he was away?

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

6. What removed any doubt of Catiline's guilt, and how did Cicero collect evidence against him?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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