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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, how did the younger Seneca receive Cicero?
(a) He praised him, but found his writings shallow.
(b) He read him only to challenge his work.
(c) He noted him once in one of his essays.
(d) He slammed him.

2. Who does Laelius speak with about his friendship with Scipio?
(a) Fennigan.
(b) Frank Griffin.
(c) Gaiety.
(d) Gaius Fannius.

3. What is concluded about the achievement of moral goodness, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) It is the only way to achieve happiness.
(b) It is necessary.
(c) It is indifferent to happiness.
(d) It is unessecary.

4. Who does Laelius argue friendship is only possible for?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Good men.
(d) Bad men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?

2. Which medieval thinker admired Cicero, according to Grant?

3. What type of writing style is "Laelius: On Friendship" written in?

4. What do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?

5. Who is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

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