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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, what was Cicero considered to be?
(a) A philospher.
(b) An individualist who believed in human rights.
(c) A radical.
(d) A saint.

2. According to the introduction, how did Pope Gregory I respond to Cicero's work?
(a) He burned them.
(b) He banned his work for centuries.
(c) He refused to ackowledge his writings.
(d) He gave him high praise.

3. Who does Grant say took over power in the Roman Republic during Cicero's writing?
(a) Crassus.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Julius.

4. Why is statesmanship destroyed, according to "On Duties"?
(a) Caesar eliminates its possibility to continue.
(b) Because the opportunities of statesmanship are destroyed.
(c) Because no one desires it anymore.
(d) It isn't destroyed.

5. What group was Cicero's classical background popular among?
(a) Humanists.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Philosphers.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?

2. Where is the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum"?

3. What group believed happiness is the enjoyment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain?

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

5. How many miles was the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum" from Cicero's home?

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