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

2. Where does Catiline tell the Senate he is going because of the accusations against him?
(a) France.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Africa.
(d) Spain.

3. What does the Senate do about Catiline after Catulus reads a letter from him?
(a) Arrest him and hang him.
(b) Arrest his wife and children.
(c) Declare him an enemy of the state.
(d) Call him in for elections.

4. What type of people in general, did Sallust say the army had?
(a) Patriotic people.
(b) Alturistic people.
(c) People who wanted to serve.
(d) Power hungry people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did greed take over society, according to Sallust?

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

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

4. Why does Jugurtha easily bribe members of government?

5. Who does not like Catiline's plans for Cicero?

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