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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Pro Marcello.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tigranes was from ____________.
(a) Parthia.
(b) Pisidia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Cyrenaica.

2. What did Cicero say that the Roman people were in danger of losing from the war with Mithridates?
(a) Their weapons.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their empire.
(d) Their military.

3. What did Cicero admit about his exile in Pro Marcello?
(a) His loss of patience.
(b) His productiveness during the isolation.
(c) His enjoyment of the silence.
(d) His great grief.

4. Why was Cicero not able to execute Catiline?
(a) Lack of evidence.
(b) Popular pressures.
(c) Misplaced doubt.
(d) Bribed officials.

5. How many steps did Cicero suggest the people of Rome should consider when deciding who would lead the Roman military in Chapter 3?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cicero think the threat of Catiline forming an army against Rome was a possibility?

2. What did Cicero urge the Roman people to consider about the war in Chapter 3?

3. When did Cicero tell the people at the forum about Catiline's conspiracy?

4. What did Cicero use to surround the senate while presenting his evidence against Catiline in Chapter 6?

5. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?

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