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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word did Cicero use to describe Catiline's army in comparison to the Roman army?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) Joke.
(d) Humorous.

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

3. As stated by Cicero in Chapter 5, what is even harder to do than run a country?
(a) Develop it.
(b) Protect it.
(c) Rebuild it.
(d) Save it.

4. What did some think Cicero might have been trying to maintain by giving Pro Marcello?
(a) His reputation as an orator.
(b) His general status in Rome.
(c) His influence in designing new laws.
(d) His position in the senate.

5. 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 thank Caesar for pardoning Marcellus.
(c) To convince Caesar to pardon Marcellus.
(d) To talk about the rules of the Republic.

6. How did Catiline leave the senate chamber in Chapter 5?
(a) He walked.
(b) He ran.
(c) He was pushed out.
(d) He was carried out.

7. For how long was Cicero exiled under the dictatorship of Caesar?
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Decades.

8. Which type of reward did Cicero request after preventing a civil war in Chapter 6?
(a) None.
(b) Gold.
(c) Property.
(d) Money.

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

10. What did debtors hope would happen by aligning themselves with Catiline?
(a) Their debt would be alleviated, and they would gain power.
(b) They would gain enough money from Catiline's power to pay their debts.
(c) Their debt would be alleviated.
(d) They would gain power.

11. When was the Fourth Catilinam given?
(a) Two days after the Third Catilinam.
(b) Five days after the Third Catilinam.
(c) Five weeks after the Third Catilinam.
(d) Two weeks after the Third Catilinam.

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

13. Why did Silanus think the death penalty should be given to the conspirators?
(a) It would cost less than imprisoning them.
(b) It would fit their crimes.
(c) It would be a popular decison with the people.
(d) It would deter Catiline's other supporters.

14. As pointed out in the senate debate, what might have made the execution of the conspirators illegal?
(a) They were just following Catiline's orders.
(b) They were not given a trial.
(c) They did not confess to the crimes.
(d) They were not arrested properly.

15. Out of the six co-conspirators that were discovered by Cicero, how many were captured?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cicero categorize Caesar's indication that his life was measured by his own personal achievements rather than the good of the country?

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

3. What did Catiline point out about Cicero's family in Chapter 5?

4. How did Caesar's position about the conspirators seem to benefit him at the time?

5. Which one of the following was not included in the description that Cicero gave for the men that remained loyal to Catiline because of his past?

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