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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: On Duties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who favored Cicero?
(a) Lactantius and many Christian fathers.
(b) Greek orators.
(c) Roman orators.
(d) Nuns.

2. What type of governmental system does Cicero prefer?
(a) Where men elect their ruler.
(b) Where the ruler gives to his community.
(c) Where no one is taxed.
(d) Where the ruler is morally good.

3. According to the introduction, what type of writing style did Cicero sometimes write in?
(a) Essay.
(b) Journal.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Dialogue.

4. What does Cicero question about virtues in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Whether they can make for a supremely happy life.
(b) If they are necessary to people.
(c) Whether or not they even exist.
(d) If they are a tangible or intangible component.

5. What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"?
(a) Taxes are inevitable.
(b) Expediency and rightness are connected.
(c) Love does not always prevail.
(d) Dictators need a balance in their ruling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the series of arguments about in "On Duties"?

2. Who was Dionysius?

3. What prevented a person from being happy, according to Cicero?

4. What are the contents of the book "On Duties" applicable to?

5. According to Cicero, what can one NOT be without being intelligent?

(see the answer key)

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