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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sallust say is one of the main differences between Catiline and Cicero?
(a) Cicero was calm and intellectual.
(b) Cicero was full of passion and brutality.
(c) Catiline knew how to delegate tasks.
(d) Catiline was calm and intellectual.

4. What does Catiline mix for his followers to drink?
(a) Tea and sugar.
(b) Wine and water.
(c) Wine and human blood.
(d) Beer and water.

5. What does Cicero do with the conspirators he has in custody?
(a) Takes them to the Roman Court.
(b) Takes them to Antonio.
(c) Takes them to the Senate.
(d) Has them killed.

6. Who does Sallust say Piso treated harshly?
(a) The Barbarians.
(b) Catiline.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) Cicero.

7. What does Sallust think a reader of history believes?
(a) It is written with a bias.
(b) History is generally boring.
(c) It is always censored.
(d) It is completely accurate.

8. How did Catiline's constituency end up the way it did?
(a) They were considered uncouth.
(b) Catiline abused his power.
(c) There was a drought in his district.
(d) They had a monopoly on a gold mine.

9. When does Antonio declare his injury?
(a) Never.
(b) Before the battle.
(c) During the battle.
(d) After the battle.

10. When did greed take over society, according to Sallust?
(a) When the empire became too big.
(b) When Catiline took over.
(c) When the empire was too old.
(d) When the prince's died in battle.

11. Why did the government become unsupportable?
(a) The civilization became too big.
(b) The government became too big.
(c) Society morals disintegrated.
(d) Belief in God died.

12. What does Sallust say the prince's way of life promoted?
(a) Bravery and hero worship.
(b) A weak, indulgent society.
(c) Oppression.
(d) War even when it wasn't necessary.

13. Where does Cicero work?
(a) The Senate building.
(b) The solicitation Consul's house.
(c) In the merchants' section of Rome.
(d) At the Roman Court.

14. Why is there a public voting for another consul?
(a) Some of the people were horrified about drinking human blood.
(b) Curius tells his girlfriend about the meeting.
(c) The higher consuls were upset about the war.
(d) Cicero found out about the meeting.

15. How do the people in question #55 respond to Catiline?
(a) At first they agree then change their mind.
(b) They say no.
(c) They say yes.
(d) They say no then change their mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sallust say allowed Catiline to increase his power?

2. How does Catiline prepare his soldiers for battle?

3. What two groups came together to form Rome?

4. How does Catiline finally die?

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

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