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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 argument did Anthony use to justify going after Cicero?

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. Who discovered that Ulysses was faking madness?

4. What was Catiline's main quality according to Cicero?

5. How does Cicero say a man can balance advantages and rightness?

Short Essay Questions

1. To some in section eight of A Practical Code of Behavior, how is it possible to excuse wrongdoing?

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

3. Whose murder does Antonius accuse Cicero of committing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are Antonius' arguments against Cicero, according to Cicero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cicero maintains that it is unnatural to do wrong and argues that it disrupts the body. Analyze this argument and how wrong disrupts society and one's body. Examine whether the wrong disrupts the body. Students should use examples from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The Selected Works of Cicero gives significant information about Cicero's life as a writer, statesman, orator, and philosopher. In an essay, discuss the significance of Cicero's political career in Rome. Use quotes from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Cato consoles the elderly for losing strength in old age. Cato admits that he lost strength, but he has retained some. He emphasizes how one should continue to engage in activities in order to gather strength. Analyze how one might gather strength from another and give examples to support your arguments.

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