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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. According to Cicero, toward whom is his work targeted?

2. According to Cicero in Attack on an Enemy of Freedom, The Second Philippic against Antony, what did Rome's enemies have in common?

3. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?

4. Who is modeling his actions after Rome's past enemies?

5. According to certain people, what can excuse wrong doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Cicero accelerate the decline of Caesar, according to Antonius?

4. What does Cicero think a man's aim should always be?

5. What does Cicero say about Antonius' character?

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

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

8. According to Cicero in section five of A Practical Code of Behavior, what should the invisible man do?

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

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

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 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 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.

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