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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. For what does Sallust say the mind is needed in war?
(a) To know if a war needs to be fought.
(b) To keep the belief in the cause strong.
(c) For planning.
(d) To understand the enemy.

2. What does Catiline plan to do with Cneuis Piso?
(a) He plans to have him marry his daughter.
(b) He plans for him to be Vice Consul.
(c) He plans for him to take over the two Spains.
(d) He plans to assassinate him.

3. With what does Sallust say his ancestors built great empires?
(a) With brute strength.
(b) With brute strength and intellect.
(c) With intellect.
(d) With a desire to control people.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with Catiline's constituency?

2. What does Sallust say the prince's way of life promoted?

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

4. How did Catiline's constituency end up the way it did?

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

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