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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 level does the duty of becoming wiser and better occupy, according to Cicero's arguments?

2. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?

3. What reason does Antony give for visiting Cicero's house?

4. Whom does Cicero believe became the conqueror's chief gangster?

5. Cicero believed that __________ is a united body.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whose murder does Antonius accuse Cicero of committing?

3. What does Cicero argue about wrong in the third section of A Practical Code of Behavior?

4. In Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, what excuse does Antonius use to justify his attack on Cicero?

5. In the story told in section five of A Practical Code of Behavior, how is the man able to retain his credit while doing wrong?

6. What does Cicero say about Antonius' character?

7. What would not be blame worthy in the fourth section of A Practical Code of Behavior?

8. According to Cicero, what do goodness and rightness have in common, and who can see it?

9. According to Cicero, how does Antonius display his corruption?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the fourth letter, written to Atticus, Cicero examines the treachery of Roman leadership. He wanted to become part of an alliance, but he resisted because he hated to participate in "deification." Analyze the treachery of Roman leadership and how some leaders, such as Caesar and Pompey, were deified. Provide support from the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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