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WorksheetsCicero In Catilinam 4.10, 5.10-11, 6.15-16, 7.16, 13.31-33
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Which of the following is another term for senatores?
consulares
patres conscripti
milites conscripti
equites
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym to the others?
sino
patior
comperio
fero
What is the verb form of salutatum (line 18)?
perfect passive participle
gerundive
present active participle
supine
What is the case of viris (line 19)?
nominative
genitive
dative
ablative
How would venturos esse (line 20) best translate in context?
will come
would come
were coming
are about to come
What type of cum clause is Quae cum ita sint (line 21)?
causal
circumstantial
concessive
temporal
What is the verb form of egredere (line 21)?
present infinitive
perfect infinitive
present participle
present imperative
In line 22, how does proficiscere best translate?
to depart
set out
having been departed
having set out
Who is Manlius (line 22)?
the host of the planning meeting
another name for Catiline
Catiline's son
a general under Sulla
What is the tense of desiderant (line 23)?
present
imperfect
perfect
pluperfect
In line 24, what will finally bring Cicero peace?
the execution of Catiline
the execution of all the conspirators
the destruction of Catiline's army
a wall between Cicero and Catiline
What use of the genitive is urbis (line 27)?
possessive
partitive
subjective
objective
To what does Cicero compare Catiline's conspiracy in lines 26-28?
a band of robbers
a plague
a murder
a theft
Section 6.15 opens with a perfect example of
simile
metaphor
praeteritio
alliteration
In line 2, quot modifies
ego (line 3)
petitiones (line 3)
parva (line 3)
declinatione (line 3)
In lines 4-5, Cicero comments on Catiline's
success
persistence
audacity
secrecy
What is the role of the sica (line 6)?
to protect Cicero
to protect Catiline
to kill Cicero
to sacrifice Catiline
In line 9, the tense and mood of loquar are
present indicative
present subjunctive
future indicative
perfect subjunctive
In lines 9-10, what emotion should Cicero feel toward Catiline?
hate
pity
love
jealousy
In line 10, what does Catiline not deserve from Cicero?
hate
time
pity
mercy
In line 16, ferendum is
a gerund in a passive periphrastic
a gerundive in an indirect statement
a gerund in an indirect statement in a passive periphrastic
a gerundive in a passive periphrastic in an indirect statement
In line 1, the -que in insidiisque connects
his and insidiis
periculis and coniurationis
coniurationis and insidiis
periculis and insidiis
In line 2, veteris modifies
scelerum
furoris
audaciae
furoris and audaciae
In line 3, the case and number of consulatus are
nominative singular
genitive singular
nominative plural
accusative plural
In line 3, iste refers to
Cicero
Catiline
Manlius
Laeca
In line 4, fortasse is
a perfect infinitive
a pluperfect subjunctive
an ablative noun
an adverb
In line 4, the ablative use of cura is
means
manner
place from which
separation
In line 5, venis and visceribus are an example of
anaphora
asyndeton
chiasmus
personification
What is the message of the simile in lines 5-8?
Killing Catiline will solve the problem.
Killing Catiline will make the problem worse.
Killing Catiline will make the problem better and then worse.
Killing Catiline will make the problem worse and then better.
The use of the subjunctives in lines 9-10 is
hortatory
jussive
optative
potential
In lines 10-15, which of the following did NOT happen when Catiline entered the Senate on this day?
no one sat near him
senators heckled him
senators moved away from him
no one greeted him
What is one action that Cicero does NOT want the conspirators to cease doing?
intimidation
arson
bribery
planning
"Inscribing" the foreheads of the conspirators would be similar to the identification of
current senators
runaway slaves
former consuls
divorced women
In line 14, fore is an abbreviated form of
futurus esse
futurum esse
futuram esse
futuros esse
In line 15, ut introduces a(n)
fear clause
indirect command
purpose clause
result clause
In line 17, hisce is the same as
huius
huic
hic
his
Like most senatorial speeches, Cicero's speech ends with
a final invective against the "defendant"
a plea to the senators
a summary of the facts
a prayer to the gods
What does Cicero NOT "ask" Jupiter to do?
protect the temples from Catiline and his co-conspirators
punish the conspirators for eternity
restore the Republic to its former status
keep Catiline away from the citizens
In line 22, the et connects
arcebis (line 22) and homines (line 22)
arcebis (line 22) and mactabis (line 24)
homines (line 22) and inimicos (line 22)
inimicos (line 22) and hostes (line 22)
In line 23, foedere is
an ablative noun
a present infinitive
an imperfect subjunctive
a deponent imperative
What happened as soon as Cicero finished his speech?
Why did Catiline's conspiracy fall apart?
What were Catiline's reasons for running for consul?
What happened to Catiline?
Why did Cicero go into voluntary exile five years after the conspiracy?
