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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. Who is modeling his actions after Rome's past enemies?

2. What differentiated Antony from Cicero's past enemies?

3. What happened to Curio's friend after Antony's election as augur?

4. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?

5. What does Cicero think cannot be done by Antony?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Cicero in section five of A Practical Code of Behavior, what should the invisible man do?

2. What do the two sides presented in the sixth section of A Practical Code of Behavior argue about?

3. To some in section eight of A Practical Code of Behavior, how is it possible to excuse wrongdoing?

4. What does Cicero argue men should not do in the third section of A Practical Code of Behavior?

5. What do the Stoics and the Peripatetics think of the right and the advantage?

6. At the end of Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, what does Cicero say he wants for himself and Rome?

7. What does Cicero say about Antonius' character?

8. What is the second type of goodness for the Stoics?

9. What does Cicero think a man's aim should always be?

10. What proof does Antonius use against Cicero when he tries to connect him to the murder of Caesar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cato the Elder emphasizes respect as the crowning glory of aging. Examine Cicero's discussion of how the foundation needs to be laid early in life. Use examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

A Practical Code of Behavior discusses how moral right proceeds practice and examines how philosophy is both fruitful and rewarding. Examine the practical code with respect to moral obligation. Why can't the right conflict? Provide examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Cato focuses on the pleasures of age, including liberation from youthful pleasures like sensual greed. Examine the benefits and drawbacks to such liberation and how old age may bring pleasure to one's life. Provide textual support for your statements.

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