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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caesar claim to need Cicero?

2. What did Sicily's praetor, speaking as the consul, tell Sicilians about Verres?

3. Marcus Atilius was convicted of ___________.

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

5. What is at stake if Lucius refuses to identify himself with the cause of Roman freedom, according to the final letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cicero complain about in the fourth letter?

2. What news does Cicero send Atticus in the sixteenth letter?

3. Who is Cicero's contestant in the court in his tenth argument?

4. What did Cicero tell Pompey in the first letter of Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence?

5. What are the names of Cicero's wife and children?

6. What did Hortensius tell Verres after his election to consul?

7. According to Cicero, what is the first thing Verres did when he came back from Sicily?

8. What does the ninth argument tell us about Cicero's opinion of Marcus Metellus?

9. According to Cicero, what does Verres not use to oppose him?

10. Why didn't Verres' plan to bribe the judge succeed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Selected Works of Cicero gives significant information about Cicero's life as a writer, statesman, orator, and philosopher. In an essay, discuss the significance of Cicero's political career in Rome. Use quotes from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Cicero addresses Antonius' claim that Antonius caused the Civil War. Analyze how Antonius accelerated the decline of a friendship between Caesar and Pompeius and how it may have resulted in the Civil War. Provide examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Cato the Elder emphasizes respect as the crowning glory of aging. Examine Cicero's discussion of how the foundation needs to be laid early in life. Use examples from the text to support your arguments.

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