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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. According to Cicero, what is the most serious crime a man can commit?
(a) To kill a woman.
(b) To kill a friend.
(c) To kill an enemy.
(d) To kill a tyrant.

2. Who was Hannibal's father?
(a) Marcus Atilius Regulus.
(b) Xanthippus.
(c) Hamilcar.
(d) Verres.

3. To whom did Cicero write the second letter?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Verres.
(c) Atticus.
(d) His wife.

4. What positions are perfect for old men?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Advisory.
(d) Servant.

5. What does Cato say is the best way to get respect in old age?
(a) To be rich.
(b) To start being good late.
(c) To be powerful.
(d) To lay the foundation early in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the recipient of the fifteenth letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

2. Who rescued the Senate from annihilation according to Cicero?

3. What defeated Verres' imprudence in selecting the judges to attempt to bribe?

4. Who wrote the ninth letter?

5. In section two of Cato the Elder on Old Age, what are Laelius and Scipio asking Cato?

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