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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conspiracy of Catiline XXV-XXXVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sallust say allowed Catiline to increase his power?
(a)
(b) An uneducated public.
(c) A corrupt society.
(d) A government that was too large.

2. Where does Catiline send his best men?
(a) To Rome.
(b) To China.
(c) Various parts of Europe.
(d) To Russia.

3. How do the people in the Senate feel towards Catiline when he enters the Senate?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Anger.

4. What does Catiline promise the Senate?
(a) To become head of it.
(b) To support it.
(c) To burn it down.
(d) To sow seeds of discontent.

5. What does Catiline mix for his followers to drink?
(a) Beer and water.
(b) Wine and human blood.
(c) Tea and sugar.
(d) Wine and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catiline say he will do if he is head of the government?

2. What does Catiline plan to do eventually in Rome?

3. Why did the government become unsupportable?

4. How does Sallust view the body?

5. What is Catiline doing that is akin to revolution, according to Sallust?

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