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

2. What was Publius Clodius' main quality?

3. According to Cicero, whose ideal is "to live consistently with nature"?

4. What do the respected men whom Cicero discusses have in common?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What proof does Antonius use against Cicero when he tries to connect him to the murder of Caesar?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Cato the Elder emphasizes respect as the crowning glory of aging. Examine Cicero's discussion of how the foundation needs to be laid early in life. Use examples from the text to support your arguments.

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