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

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

3. What did Cicero argue is the cure for misfortune?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Frienship.
(c) Love.
(d) Psychology.

4. What did Cicero believe was the most divine thing in humans?
(a) Rational.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Reason.
(d) Love.

5. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?
(a) He was thoughtless.
(b) He was unthoughtful.
(c) He was too thoughful.
(d) He was unoriginal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Discussions at Tusculum," what do the Stoics argue is necessary to be happy?

2. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?

3. What does much of Cicero's writing contain, according to Grant?

4. According to the introduction, how did Pope Gregory I respond to Cicero's work?

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

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