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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 ex-consuls agreed with Silanus about giving the death penalty to the conspirators?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Ten.

2. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?
(a) Catiline had supporters outside of the city.
(b) Catiline had supporters inside as well as outside of the city.
(c) Catiline had supporters within the Roman army.
(d) Catiline had supporters within the city.

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

4. What did debtors hope would happen by aligning themselves with Catiline?
(a) Their debt would be alleviated, and they would gain power.
(b) They would gain enough money from Catiline's power to pay their debts.
(c) Their debt would be alleviated.
(d) They would gain power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cicero not consider the group of unruly destitute followers of Catiline to be a threat?

2. How did Cicero describe Caesar's accomplishments?

3. For how long was Cicero exiled under the dictatorship of Caesar?

4. What did Cicero admit about his exile in Pro Marcello?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the theory about Caesar's position at the senate debate and his political ambitions?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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