View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: On the Orator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?
(a) During the 60s B.C.
(b) Between the 60s and early 50s B.C.
(c) Between the 60s and early 50s A.D.
(d) Between the late 60s-40s B.C.

2. What dictatorships does Cicero oppose in "On Duties"?
(a) Brutus's.
(b) Caesar's.
(c) Crassus'.
(d) Cassius'.

3. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?
(a) Only a few.
(b) All rulers.
(c) He alone.
(d) He and his friend.

4. What do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?
(a) Who is the best orator?
(b) Could they be great orators?
(c) Should they attempt to be orators?
(d) Will they give an oratory?

5. How does Cicero describe what philosophy's method does in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Challenging to its thinker.
(b) A release.
(c) Freedom from one's pain and suffering.
(d) Intense and though provoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cicero retire during the transition of power in the Roman republic, according to Grant's introduction?

2. What does the book reproduced in "On Duties" concern itself with?

3. Where are the other men involved located, during the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

4. What does Laelius argue about a life without friends?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 246 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample