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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Conspiracy of Catiline XXXVII-XLIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sallust claims his writing is not totally accurate because of this.
(a) Cicero wanted a biased history.
(b) Censors.
(c) Too many facts have been covered up.
(d) Too much time has passed.

2. What does Sallust say is the result of people wanting their own merits celebrated rather then to record others' merits?
(a) Romans do not have great literature.
(b) People began fighting for recognition.
(c) Celebrities were more imporatant than leaders.
(d) The society became weaker.

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

4. What does Catiline think is the best way to advance one's ambitions?
(a) By assimilation.
(b) Through war.
(c) By elections.
(d) By conspiracy.

5. How do the people in the Senate feel towards Catiline when he enters the Senate?
(a) Anger.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicero do with the conspirators he has in custody?

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

3. Who do Catiline's followers plan to lure to the city gate?

4. What do Catiline's followers plan to do with the man in question #59?

5. How does the Senate decide Crassus' guilt?

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