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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cicero find the evidence against Catiline and the conspirators?

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

3. How did Cicero think the Roman people would react to sentencing the conspirators to death?

4. What did many people wonder about Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?

5. How soon after Catiline left the senate chamber did Cicero give In Catilinam II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Catiline respond to In Catilinam I?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cicero was exiled for years before being exonerated and returning to the senate to give Pro Marcello.

1) Describe how Caesar changed the republic while Cicero was exiled and Cicero's reaction to the changes when he returned.

2) Explain some of the possible reasons why you think Caesar would have exonerated Cicero and Marcellus.

3) Analyze Cicero's exile, using his own words and descriptions as a reference.

Essay Topic 2

Upon the capture of Catiline's co-conspirators, the senate met to decide how to proceed with their sentencing.

1) Analyze Silanus' position and the significance of the support he had from other members of the senate.

2) Describe Caesar's suggestion and the possible political reasons he had for making it.

3) Debate both sides of the senate's discussion, the option of executing the co-conspirators vs. lifetime imprisonment.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the six different groups of followers that Catiline had that Cicero spoke about in his speech, In Catilinam II. Which groups posed the biggest threat to Rome? Which groups were the least dangerous? Why?

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