Letter 19 (pg91)

Question 1

From

Answer 1

Cicero

Question 2

to

Answer 2

Atticus

Question 3

Date

Answer 3

9 or 10 April 44BC

Question 4

Major events before letter

Answer 4

death of Caesar

Cicero believing himself in danger moved out of Rome to a country house

Question 5

Gaius Matius

Answer 5

“if Caesar with all his genius could not find a solution, who is to find one now?”- a friend of the dictator

Question 6

Annoyed that he is away from the politics of Rome, feels left out

Answer 6

what news do you suppose I get at Lanuvium?

Question 7

feels jealous

Answer 7

“I suspect that in town you hear something new every day”

Question 8

Feels as if something is about to happen

Answer 8

“things are boiling up” “I am afraid of a war in Gaul”

Question 9

happy about Caesars death

Answer 9

the Ides of March are a consolation

Question 10

Praises the assassins

Answer 10

“our heroes” “splendidly and gloriously achieved everything that lay in their power”

Question 11

worried about the future of the assassins deed

Answer 11

“the rest requires money and men, and we have neither”

Question 12

sounds impatient and anxious

Answer 12

“if you hear any news…tell me it quickly”

Question 13

worried

Answer 13

“dreadful…talks and threats are going round”