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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. In section three of On Old Age, Cato says he lost some of _________.
(a) His speech.
(b) His sight.
(c) His physical strength.
(d) His hearing.

2. Who rescued the Senate from annihilation according to Cicero?
(a) Antony.
(b) Himself.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Sicca.

3. How do wise men die according to Cato?
(a) With fear.
(b) With joy.
(c) With riches.
(d) With peace.

4. What does Cicero state cannot happen in a court of law?
(a) Conviction of a wealthy man.
(b) Conviction of a woman.
(c) Conviction of an innocent man.
(d) Conviction of a poor man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What qualifies Quintus Catulus, according to Cicero?

2. How many chests of money were left at "some senator's house"?

3. Where do souls come from before birth and return to after death according to Cato?

4. What does Cicero promise to the Roman people?

5. In the fourteenth letter, Cicero claims that ___________ delivered Atticus' previous letter.

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