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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. What position did Silanus have?

2. How did Cicero describe Caesar's accomplishments?

3. In the Fourth Catilinam, when did Cicero request a decision from the senate about the sentencing of the conspirators?

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

5. How did Cicero react to what Caesar had done to the republic during his isolation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How did Catiline respond to In Catilinam I?

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

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

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

8. What did Catiline do as he was leaving the senate in Chapter 5, and what was Cicero's response?

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

10. Which inconsistency did Cicero reveal about Caesar's suggestion in the Fourth Catilinam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Catilinam I was given after Cicero discovered a conspiracy to overtake Rome.

1) Describe three events that inspired Cicero to write and give In Catilinam I.

2) Explain Cicero's strategy for defeating Catiline as it was mentioned in his first speech against him.

3) Analyze why Catiline was not executed before In Catilinam I, Cicero's opinions about the issue, and how he responded to the criticism surrounding it.

Essay Topic 2

In Pro Marcello, Cicero compliments Caesar for his accomplishments while issuing a warning to Caesar in the same speech.

1) Describe three of Caesar's achievements that Cicero recognized in Pro Marcello.

2) Explain the advice that Cicero gave to Caesar and why he thought a possible assassination attempt should be taken seriously.

3) Analyze the objection that Cicero had to Caesar's statement about glory and how Cicero thought it could have a negative effect on Caesar's reputation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the four major qualities of a military commander that Cicero wrote about in De imperio Cn. Pompei. Include specific examples of how and why Pompey represented these qualities and earned Cicero's support.

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