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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, In Catilinam IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Cicero think the Roman people would react to sentencing the conspirators to death?
(a) They would neither support it nor understand it.
(b) They might not support it, but they would understand it.
(c) They would support it eventually.
(d) They would support it instantly.

2. What did Cicero think should happen to the group of criminals that supported Catiline?
(a) They should be exiled.
(b) They should be imprisoned.
(c) They should be killed.
(d) They should be questioned.

3. What promise did Cicero make to the citizens of Rome at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To warn them at the first sign of trouble.
(b) To ensure they remain out of the conflict.
(c) To protect them from the conspirators.
(d) To expose all of the groups that are working against them.

4. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?
(a) Syria.
(b) Galatia.
(c) Lycia.
(d) Asia.

5. How did Cicero explain that the death penalty for the conspirators would not be illegal?
(a) There was an amendment to the law that allowed it.
(b) The law did not apply to traitors.
(c) There was no law that required a fair trial.
(d) The law had not been followed in the past, and it was void.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaint did some have about Cicero that was proven to be false?

2. How many ex-consuls agreed with Silanus about giving the death penalty to the conspirators?

3. As stated by Cicero in Chapter 5, what is even harder to do than run a country?

4. Which two things did Cicero say the Roman people were eager for in Chapter 3?

5. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?

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