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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 should happen to people who steal?

2. What should the invisible man do according to Cicero?

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

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

5. How does the dishonest man hide his crimes in section five?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Cicero, how was his consulship compared to Antonius'?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. What does Cicero say about Antonius' character?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Cicero considers objections made in hard moral cases, in business, and in law. Analyze the cases of evil as being unnatural and inhuman as discussed by Cicero. Choose one incident to examine and debate the accuracy of his conclusions.

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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