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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Cato the Elder on Old Age, On Old Age.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?
(a) To Cartage.
(b) To Vilnius.
(c) To Rome.
(d) To Epirus.

2. Who is the recipient of the fifteenth letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Tullia.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Marcus Terentius Varro.
(d) Verres.

3. How many chests of money were left at "some senator's house"?
(a) Eight chests.
(b) Ten chests.
(c) Four chests.
(d) Five chests.

4. Where do souls come from before birth and return to after death according to Cato?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Earth.
(c) Hades.
(d) Heaven.

5. What part of society does Cicero analyze in section seven?
(a) The law.
(b) Commerce.
(c) The individual.
(d) Social life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what case does Cato believe that death could be good?

2. How much money did Verres embezzled?

3. In section two of On Old Age, what deficiency does Cato say can be staved off with exercise?

4. What positions are perfect for old men?

5. What did Ulysses do to avoid military service?

(see the answer key)

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