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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. How does Sallust view the body?
(a) As a beautiful gift from God.
(b) As a weak part of humans.
(c) As a brutal, destructive force.
(d) As the best part of a nation.

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

3. With whom does Quintus Curius have a relationship?
(a) Sieria.
(b) Fulvia.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Shaphia.

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

5. What does Catiline do after he leaves the Senate?
(a) Go see his wife.
(b) Go to Manilus.
(c) Begin to raise an army in Rome.
(d) Go to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the government become unsupportable?

2. Why does Jugurtha easily bribe members of government?

3. Why did Sallust become a writer?

4. What is Cicero having a difficult time doing related to Manilos?

5. What does Catiline plan to do with Cneuis Piso?

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