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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. Why did Sallust become a writer?
(a) He was too old to do anything else.
(b) He did not want to waste his life.
(c) He wanted to make Catiline famous.
(d) He wanted to stir up the people.

2. What does Sallust say is one of the main differences between Catiline and Cicero?
(a) Catiline was calm and intellectual.
(b) Cicero was calm and intellectual.
(c) Cicero was full of passion and brutality.
(d) Catiline knew how to delegate tasks.

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

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

5. What does Sallust say the prince's way of life promoted?
(a) War even when it wasn't necessary.
(b) Oppression.
(c) A weak, indulgent society.
(d) Bravery and hero worship.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Quintus Curius have a relationship?

2. Why did Catiline kill his son?

3. For what does Sallust say the mind is needed in war?

4. What happened with Catiline's constituency?

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

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