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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which group of people helped Cicero produce the letters between Catiline and his men that detailed their plans?

3. Which one of the following is the main purpose of Cicero's Pro Marcello speech?

4. According to some interpretations, how was Cicero trying to cause the return of republican liberties with his Pro Marcello speech?

5. How did Cicero describe Caesar's accomplishments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Catiline do as he was leaving the senate in Chapter 5, and what was Cicero's response?

2. Which one of Caesar's statements troubled Cicero in Chapter 8?

3. How did Cicero describe his exile in Chapter 8?

4. What removed any doubt of Catiline's guilt, and how did Cicero collect evidence against him?

5. How did Cicero describe Catiline and the threat he posed to Rome in In Catilinam II?

6. What was the theory about Caesar's position at the senate debate and his political ambitions?

7. What happened to the six co-conspirators that Cicero discovered in Chapter 6?

8. Why did Caesar disagree with Silanus in Chapter 7? What was his alternate suggestion?

9. What were some of the reasons why Cicero might have decided to give Pro Marcello?

10. How long had Cicero been exiled for before he gave Pro Marcello? What happened to Rome while he was away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the four major qualities of a military commander that Cicero wrote about in De imperio Cn. Pompei. Include specific examples of how and why Pompey represented these qualities and earned Cicero's support.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Catiline's attack on Cicero after hearing In Catilinam I with Antonius' attack on Cicero after he refused to participate in the senate meeting. In your analysis, include the similarities and differences between Catiline and Antonius and a comparison of the way Cicero dealt with each of them.

Essay Topic 3

Hortensius was a well known lawyer during Cicero's time, and the two were rivals on more than one occasion.

1) Describe Hortensius' background, his reputation, and what he was known for.

2) Explain at least two different circumstances in which Cicero and Hortensius were political opponents.

3) Analyze Cicero's advice to Hortensius at the end of In Verrem II.5 and what Cicero was trying to accomplish by addressing Hortensius directly.

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