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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Catiline's constituency end up the way it did?
(a) Catiline abused his power.
(b) There was a drought in his district.
(c) They were considered uncouth.
(d) They had a monopoly on a gold mine.

2. Who does Sallust say Piso treated harshly?
(a) Cicero.
(b) The Barbarians.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) Catiline.

3. What did Lucius Sylla to with the army?
(a) Downsized it.
(b) Disciplined it radically.
(c) Made it too big.
(d) Over indulged the soldiers.

4. Why was the early Roman society morally sound?
(a) An oppressive government.
(b) Natural inclination.
(c) It was healthier.
(d) A repressive religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Sallust, why did men join the army in the early days of Rome?

3. What type of people in general, did Sallust say the army had?

4. How does Sallust feel about the answer to question #35?

5. Why does Jugurtha easily bribe members of government?

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