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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. Into what type of family was Catiline born?
(a) Slave family.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) A family from another country.

2. What happened with Catiline's constituency?
(a) They became power hungry.
(b) They became very wealthy.
(c) They were starving.
(d) They were ignored by others.

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

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

5. What does Catiline say he will do if he is head of the government?
(a) Create a new empire.
(b) End slavery.
(c) Lower taxes.
(d) End debt and the greed of the wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catiline do after he leaves the Senate?

2. Who is told about Catiline's plans for Cicero?

3. What happens to Cneuis Piso?

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

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

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