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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?
(a) Public opinion.
(b) The security of the people.
(c) The welfare of criminals.
(d) Justice.

2. What did Cicero advise Caesar to do about the possibility of an attack or assassination?
(a) Try to understand why the possubility exists.
(b) Take the possibility seriously.
(c) Not to be concerned with why the possibility exists.
(d) Not take the possibility seriously.

3. How did Cicero react to what Caesar had done to the republic during his isolation?
(a) He was horrified.
(b) He was confused.
(c) He was ambivalent.
(d) He was surprised.

4. What was made clear about Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) It was not a defense.
(b) It was not directed towards Caesar.
(c) It was not directed towards the senate.
(d) It was a defense.

5. Where did Cicero find the evidence against Catiline and the conspirators?
(a) Within the city.
(b) Just outside of the city.
(c) An unknown source.
(d) In a completely different region.

6. What inconsistency did Cicero point out about Caesar's position?
(a) Life imprisonment would be worse than death for the conspirators.
(b) Caesar had previously voted for the death penalty in a similar case.
(c) Caesar did not request a fair trial for imprisonment.
(d) Caesar repeatedly misquoted the law he was referring to.

7. How did the public respond to Cicero's speech about Catiline in Chapter 6?
(a) They could not understand what he was saying.
(b) They were very surprised.
(c) They apologized to Cicero.
(d) They turned against Catiline.

8. What type of influence did the senate have when Cicero gave Pro Marcello?
(a) More than when Cicero was consul.
(b) The same as when Cicero was consul.
(c) Virtually none.
(d) Slightly less than when Cicero was consul.

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

10. What year was Pro Marcello given?
(a) 48 B.C.
(b) 47 B.C.
(c) 46 B.C.
(d) 45 B.C.

11. Which one of the following is the main purpose of Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?
(a) To restore the rules of the Republic.
(b) To convince Caesar to pardon Marcellus.
(c) To thank Caesar for pardoning Marcellus.
(d) To talk about the rules of the Republic.

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

13. What did Catiline point out about Cicero's family in Chapter 5?
(a) They did not agree with Cicero's positions.
(b) They were not originally patrician.
(c) They were not originally plebeian.
(d) They did not have the wealth that many thought.

14. 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 had not been followed in the past, and it was void.
(c) The law did not apply to traitors.
(d) There was no law that required a fair trial.

15. What was the purpose of the letters that Catiline left as he was leaving the senate chamber?
(a) Neither to instruct his followers nor ask others for help.
(b) Only to instruct his followers.
(c) To instruct his followers and ask others for help.
(d) Only to ask others for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in Chapter 5, what was clear about Catiline?

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

3. How many speeches did Cicero give after returning to the senate from his exile before Pro Marcello?

4. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?

5. Which word did Cicero use to describe Catiline's army in comparison to the Roman army?

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