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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would have prevented Antony from going to Cicero's home, according to Cicero?
(a) Verres.
(b) Cicero himself.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Gaius Scribonius Curio.

2. What does Cicero say never advances the interests of an individual?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Coveting.
(c) Greed.
(d) Judges.

3. Who discovered that Ulysses was faking madness?
(a) Penelope.
(b) The barbarians.
(c) Antony.
(d) Palamedes.

4. What argument did Anthony use to justify going after Cicero?
(a) Cicero married Antony's love interest.
(b) Cicero stole from Antony.
(c) Cicero beat Antony in an election.
(d) Cicero spoke against Antony at a friend's lawsuit.

5. According to Cicero, what would be the wrong thing for a merchant to do if there was knowledge of a food shortage?
(a) Leave the market.
(b) Give away food.
(c) Lower his prices.
(d) Increase his prices.

6. What does justice demand of individuals?
(a) Money.
(b) Clarity of mind.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Honesty.

7. What reason could a sick man use to break a promise of payment?
(a) Pay for a more comfortable bed.
(b) Leave money to his children.
(c) Party one last time.
(d) To buy medicine.

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

9. What philosophy does Panaetius follow?
(a) Peripatetic.
(b) Elitist.
(c) Stoics.
(d) Patetic.

10. What differentiated Antony from Cicero's past enemies?
(a) Cicero and Antony physically fought.
(b) Cicero took the initiative against Antony instead of Antony going after Cicero.
(c) Cicero was younger than Antony.
(d) Antony took the initiative against Cicero instead of Cicero going after Antony.

11. What does Cicero believe can make society fall apart?
(a) Barbarian invasion.
(b) Men acting only in their self interest.
(c) Greek influence.
(d) The Stoic influence.

12. Who interprets right as the only good according to Cicero?
(a) Curio.
(b) Antony.
(c) Panaetius.
(d) Pompey.

13. What favor did Cicero acknowledge Antony did for him?
(a) Antony loaned him money.
(b) Antony got him out of jail.
(c) Antony didn't kill him.
(d) Antony helped him get elected.

14. What do the respected men whom Cicero discusses have in common?
(a) They did wrong.
(b) They were all merchants.
(c) They did right.
(d) They were all senators.

15. Who is modeling his actions after Rome's past enemies?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Verres.
(c) Antony.
(d) Marcus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?

2. How does Cicero qualify the people endowed with perfect wisdom?

3. According to Cicero, what is the most serious crime a man can commit?

4. What fate did Rome's enemies share over the past twenty years?

5. What examples does Cicero use to illustrate hard moral cases?

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