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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. How long did Cicero spend investigating Verres in Sicily?

2. What is Cicero expressing concern for in his third letter?

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

4. What will stop Cicero's fight against wicked men?

5. According to Cicero in his eighth argument against Verres, what responsibilities fell on Marcus Metellus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concern does Cicero express in his second letter?

2. According to Cicero in his ninth argument, who tried to interfere with the trial and how?

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

4. What event does Cicero relate to Atticus in letters ten and eleven?

5. In Attack on Misgovernment, Against Verres I, how does Cicero characterize Verres in the first point he makes to the judges?

6. What happened in Sicily under Verres' rule?

7. What did Cicero learn from trustworthy sources concerning his candidacy to aedile, according to his eighth argument?

8. What is Cicero writing about in the seventh letter?

9. According to Cicero in his second argument, what is the relationship like between Cicero and Verres prior to the trial?

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

Cicero attacks Hortensius, Verres' defense lawyer, as part of the strategy. Discuss Cicero's attack on Hortensius and analyze whether or not this attack or action was warranted. Use quotes from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Cicero considers objections made in hard moral cases, in business, and in law. Analyze the cases of evil as being unnatural and inhuman as discussed by Cicero. Choose one incident to examine and debate the accuracy of his conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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