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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. Which of the god's temples did Verres spare from being raided in Sicily?

2. What qualifies Quintus Catulus, according to Cicero?

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

4. What does Verres do with the money embezzled during his third year as Sicilian praetor?

5. What did Cicero propose to the recipient of the first letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Cicero professes himself to be an enemy of what men?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Goodness and rightness, according to Cicero, are synonyms. However, only wisdom can see how. Determine what Cicero may consider as middle duties. Provide examples from the text to support your statements.

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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