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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Practical Code of Behavior, On Duties, III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the dishonest man hide his crimes in section five?
(a) With a ring.
(b) With a scepter.
(c) By stealing at night.
(d) By paying the judges.

2. Which of Antony's accusations does Cicero find the most serious?
(a) Antony started the feud between them.
(b) The people of Rome hate Cicero.
(c) Cicero started the feud between them.
(d) The Roman Senate is corrupt.

3. According to Cicero in his fourth argument against Verres, what was the name of the consul Verres betrayed?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Mark Antony.
(c) Cnaeus Carbo.
(d) Octavian.

4. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Hysterical.

5. In the eighteenth letter, who came to Cicero's house?
(a) Atticus.
(b) Tiro.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Brutus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Cicero fend off attempts by Verres to tarnish him?

2. In the seventeenth letter, what is Cicero's opinion of Brutus?

3. What is the main topic of the sixteenth letter?

4. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

5. What qualifies Quintus Catulus, according to Cicero?

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