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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cicero in Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony, what did Rome's enemies have in common?
(a) They made an enemy of Cicero as well.
(b) They were all Romans.
(c) They were all senators.
(d) They were old men.

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

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

4. Whom does Cicero call "brave men"?
(a) Two verres.
(b) Two Gurios.
(c) Two Deciuses.
(d) Two senators.

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

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

7. What should the invisible man do according to Cicero?
(a) Continue to enrich himself.
(b) Exile himself.
(c) Resist temptation.
(d) Forgive himself.

8. The invisible man should listen to ___________.
(a) His friends.
(b) The oracle.
(c) His true good.
(d) The law.

9. In the second section of A Practical Code of Behavior, what does Cicero argue cannot be weighed against advantage?
(a) Inconvenience.
(b) Ideal right.
(c) Law.
(d) Justice.

10. What reason does Antony give for visiting Cicero's house?
(a) To receive his tuition.
(b) To spy on him.
(c) To court his daughter.
(d) He was friends with his son.

11. What does Cicero say might sometimes be in the advantage of a country?
(a) Electing dishonest officials.
(b) Breaking a treaty.
(c) Going to war.
(d) Signing a treaty.

12. Cicero believed that __________ is a united body.
(a) The judges.
(b) The military.
(c) Family.
(d) Society.

13. Cicero argues that ___________ is unnatural.
(a) Doing wrong.
(b) Doing right.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

14. What was Catiline's main quality according to Cicero?
(a) Funny.
(b) Good orator.
(c) Outrageous.
(d) Unreliable.

15. In the second section of A Practical Code of Behavior, who can see how goodness and rightness are related?
(a) Women.
(b) People with low intelligence.
(c) People with flowed logic.
(d) People with perfect wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are goodness and right?

2. How does the dishonest man hide his crimes in section five?

3. According to certain people, what can excuse wrong doing?

4. What happened to Curio's friend after Antony's election as augur?

5. What did Ulysses do to avoid military service?

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