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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a defense.
(d) It was not directed towards the senate.

2. 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.

3. Which group of people helped Cicero produce the letters between Catiline and his men that detailed their plans?
(a) The Gallaecians.
(b) The Britons.
(c) The Celtiberians.
(d) The Gauls.

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

5. How many different types of corrupt groups were there that supported Catiline?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

6. Which one of the following best describes Cicero's state during his exile?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Questioning.
(c) Misunderstood.
(d) Determined.

7. According to some interpretations, how was Cicero trying to cause the return of republican liberties with his Pro Marcello speech?
(a) Persistently.
(b) Subconsciously.
(c) Subtly.
(d) Blatantly.

8. How long after the Second Catilinam was the Third Catilinam given?
(a) One week.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

9. How did Catiline respond to Cicero in Chapter 5?
(a) He claimed that he was guilty.
(b) He claimed that he was innocent.
(c) He accepted the guilt for only some of the charges.
(d) He indicated that Cicero was guilty of the same charges.

10. In the Fourth Catilinam, when did Cicero request a decision from the senate about the sentencing of the conspirators?
(a) Before the night.
(b) At the end of the week.
(c) Immediately.
(d) The next morning.

11. Which one of the following best represents Cicero's description of Caesar's military glory?
(a) Unbelievable.
(b) Unprecedented.
(c) Undisputable.
(d) Unparalleled.

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

13. What position did Silanus have?
(a) Aedile.
(b) Praetor.
(c) Tribune.
(d) Consul-elect.

14. As Cicero explained, what did Public Lentulus, Catiline's co-conspirator, attempt to do in order to disrupt the regime in Rome?
(a) Recruit members of the Roman military.
(b) Turn the city against Cicero.
(c) Turn the senate against Cicero.
(d) Stir up a war.

15. Which of the following consul-elects agreed with Silanus about sentencing the conspirators to death?
(a) Calpurnius.
(b) Murena.
(c) Marcellinus.
(d) Hibrida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did debtors hope would happen by aligning themselves with Catiline?

3. What inconsistency did Cicero point out about Caesar's position?

4. In the Fourth Catilinam, what did Cicero tell the senate was the utmost priority?

5. Where were the conspirators when the senate debated their sentence in Chapter 7?

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