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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. What does Cicero wish philosophy will be to Scipio's son?

2. What does Cicero think cannot be done by Antony?

3. How does Cicero see the theme of criticizing Antony and justifying himself?

4. Cicero argues that ___________ is unnatural.

5. Who rescued the Senate from annihilation according to Cicero?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second type of goodness for the Stoics?

2. What does Antonius blame on Cicero in an effort to discredit him?

3. At the end of Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, what does Cicero say he wants for himself and Rome?

4. What does Cicero say about Antonius' character?

5. Who was left in charge of Rome during Caesar's absence, and how did that person fair?

6. What does Cicero argue men should not do in the third section of A Practical Code of Behavior?

7. What does Cicero lament at the start of Attack on an Enemy of Freedom?

8. What are the three questions Cicero analyzes in the first section of A Practical Code of Behavior?

9. What do the two sides presented in the sixth section of A Practical Code of Behavior argue about?

10. What do the Stoics and the Peripatetics think of the right and the advantage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antonius ends Chapter 2 with an exhortation to Antonius to make peace with his country. Examine Antonius' actions and determine how he cannot be trusted based on Cicero's examination of his character. Use examples from the text to support your statements.

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

Cicero discusses the Stoic ideal and how important it is to live consistently with nature and moral rightness by doing what nature demands. Analyze what nature demands and how doing right always brings about good. Provide examples from the book to support your discussion.

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