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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Petreius attack Catiline after his initial attack?

2. Who does Cicero arrange to wait under the Milvian Bridge?

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

4. Where is Lucuis Tarquinious arrested?

5. What does the Senate do about Catiline after Catulus reads a letter from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who reads a letter from Catiline to the Senate, what does the letter say and what is the Senate's reaction to it?

2. What did Catiline do before he was married?

3. Who does Catiline attempt to recruit for allies and how do they respond?

4. What surprises Petreius about Catiline and what is his response?

5. What does Sallust say happened because the society was fragile that led to the end of the society?

6. What does Cathegus say he will do about Cicero?

7. What assassinations does Catiline plot and what does he plan to do with Piso?

8. What did Cicero do when he uncovered Catiline's plans and how did this stymie Cataline's plans?

9. In what manner did Sylla take over the government and what did he do with the army?

10. What does Cicero do with some of the conspirators and what is their ultimate fate? Who argues for their fate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bocchus calls a meeting with Maruis, who sends Sylla in his place. Bocchus offers his submission and asks if he can come to Rome to meet with the Senate. Rome grants permission and they decide Bocchus was lead astray by Jurgurtha.

1. The above statement seems to imply that the Roman Senate is allowing Bocchus to abdicate responsibility for his actions. Do you think this is reasonable? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. What do you think is the similarities and differences between the Senate's decision about Bocchus and what is called "mitigating circumstances" in our justice system?

3. Do you think claiming to be under the influence of someone else is a valid mitigating circumstance? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sallust concentrates on the action, often presenting everything in very black and white. For example, the good guys such as Cicero are inherently good, while Catiline, of course, is completely bad. It is interesting that when Antonio pardons himself from fighting, Sallust passes no judgment on him.

1. Discuss the problems that can be caused in a situation when good or bad are the only two judgments that can be made about that situation. Use examples from the text and your own life to illustrate your ideas.

2. Rigidity in thinking has been the cause of much disagreements and misunderstanding in the world. When two people or two cultures or two countries are unable to see the viewpoint of another, communication cannot take place. Sallust seeing some persons as all good or all bad is an example of rigid thinking. Discuss a problem in the present time which is caused or aggravated by rigid thinking.

3. Debate the following statement: All people have both good and bad within and no one is all bad or all good. Use examples of well known individuals in history and individuals in this book, to illustrate both sides of the issue.

Essay Topic 3

It seems strange that Sallust represents Jugurtha as an honorable man and then suggests that his motives behind his violence were nothing more than a lust for power, control and war.

1. Discuss, with examples from the text, the above statement.

2. Jugurtha committed many atrocities in his quest for power. Discuss how you believe his behavior would be settled in an international court for war crimes. How are his actions similar to some of the war crimes which have been tried in the past twenty years?

3. Jugurtha killed not only many people, but his own adopted brothers and even tortured Adherbal. Do you think fratricide is morally more reprehensible than murder of a person who is unknown to the criminal? Why or why not?

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