Anticipation Guide

Place a check mark next to each statement you believe is true. Leave the statements you believe false blank.

_____  1.  Chaos results when lawful social order is broken.

_____  2.  The best intentions of good, noble people can lead to tragedy.

_____  3.  Language is a powerful weapon, and in the hands of a skilled person, it can be used to manipulate others.

 _____  4.  Violence and bloodshed can never have morally good results.

 _____  5.  Orderliness and stable rule, even though dictatorial, are preferable to chaos.

_____ 6. Although over two thousand years have passed, people have not changed much since Caesar's time.

_____ 7. Power can change a person.

_____ 8. Some things in life just cannot be explained by humans.

_____ 9. Ancient Romans contributed to our knowledge/use of medicine today .

_____ 10. Ancient Romans contributed to our knowledge/use of architecture today.

* Questions 1-5 taken from Elements of Literature: Fourth Course (2003)