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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. Who restored the tribunes?

2. What are the moral standards of Publius Sulpicius, the judge?

3. Where was Cicero going when he wrote the second letter?

4. What consul, in particular, is Cicero happy with according to the twenty-third letter?

5. To whom did Cicero send the final letter in Cicero's Life and Letters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cicero tell Caesar in the twelfth letter?

3. How does Cicero's opinion of Brutus change between the sixteenth and twenty-first letter?

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

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

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

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

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

9. To whom did Cicero send the last letter of Cicero's Life and Letters, Selection from his Correspondence and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cicero opposes and criticizes Marcus Antonius who shared his power with Octavian. Six months after Caesar's assassination, Cicero addresses the political instability that resulted. Analyze Cicero's discussion of political instability that resulted from Caesar's rule. Use examples to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Cicero maintains that it is unnatural to do wrong and argues that it disrupts the body. Analyze this argument and how wrong disrupts society and one's body. Examine whether the wrong disrupts the body. Students should use examples from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Antonius gives a speech to blame Cicero for the problems in Rome, such as Clodius' murder, the Civil War, and Caesar's assassination. Analyze Cicero's responses to the accusations made against him and discuss whether his counter arguments are valid. Give examples from the text to support your discussion.

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