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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 many children does Cicero say he has in his third letter?
(a) Three children.
(b) No children.
(c) Two children.
(d) One child.

2. Why did Cicero ironically think Antony broke off the relationship with him?
(a) To make friends of judges.
(b) To please Cicero's old enemies.
(c) To make friends in disreputable circles.
(d) To make friends in reputable circles.

3. What definition does Cicero give of a sharp practice?
(a) Making money honestly.
(b) Making money with a partner.
(c) Making money selling food.
(d) Making money based on fraud.

4. What will Cicero be after Hortensius is consul?
(a) A praetor.
(b) Sicily's consul.
(c) An aedile.
(d) In exile.

5. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?
(a) Tiro.
(b) Lucius Munatius Plancus.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Atticus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bore a resemblance to wise men, but were not according to Cicero?

2. Why is Cicero trying to persuade Tiro from traveling?

3. According to Cicero in his eighteenth argument against Verres, what will change during the trial in comparison to the "old mode"?

4. What impact does sharp practice have on the community?

5. In what did Verres put his expectation of safety?

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