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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. What happened to Curio's friend after Antony's election as augur?
(a) He was invited to be a senator.
(b) He was condemned for the use of violence.
(c) He received money.
(d) He fled Rome.

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

3. According to Cicero in his first point in Attack on Misgovernment, Against Verres I, how does Cicero see the court as being?
(a) In chaos.
(b) In disarray.
(c) In good moral standing.
(d) In discredit.

4. What does Cicero argue about those who think that doing wrong is to their advantage?
(a) They were wrong.
(b) They can't escape justice.
(c) They are everywhere.
(d) They were right.

5. How does Cicero say a man can balance advantages and rightness?
(a) By always doing the right thing.
(b) By asking Cicero.
(c) By going to the oracle.
(d) By always considering his advantages first.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero in his fourth argument, what position did Verres occupy when he embezzled public money and abandoned his province?

2. The invisible man should listen to ___________.

3. In the introduction to Cato the Elder on Old Age, what does Cicero want to discuss?

4. What was Catiline's main quality according to Cicero?

5. Cicero believed that __________ is a united body.

(see the answer key)

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