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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Discussions at Tusculum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are external goods merely considered to be by Cicero?
(a) Unpreferables.
(b) Indifferents.
(c) Preferables.
(d) Necessary to happiness.

2. Who was Dionysius?
(a) The ruler of Rome.
(b) The dictator of Greece.
(c) The ruler of Asia.
(d) The dictator of Syracuse.

3. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Reading.
(c) Observing nature.
(d) Writing.

4. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?
(a) The 18th century.
(b) The 19th century.
(c) The 17th century.
(d) It never declined.

5. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Marcus Tullius Cicero.
(c) Roman philosophy.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero believe was the most divine thing in humans?

2. What does happiness necessarily require, according to Cicero?

3. According to Cicero, what is suggested about losing one's happiness?

4. What are external 'bads' considered to be, according to Cicero?

5. What did an ancient ethical view believe was necessary for happiness?

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