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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dialogue concern itself with in "On the Orator"?
(a) A debate.
(b) A list of works.
(c) A list of people.
(d) A poem.

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

3. What exists in the smallest sphere discussed in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Earth.
(c) God.
(d) The planets.

4. Who challenges Crassus' views with historical counter-examples?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Antonius.
(c) Dante.
(d) Scaevola.

5. Where does Scipio travel in his dream?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicero claim about the text of 'Laelius: On Friendship"?

2. What does oratory require beside good speech, according to "On the Orator"?

3. When was the excerpt of "The Dream of Scipio" rediscovered?

4. Who hosts the other men involved in the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe when the dialogue of "On the Orator" took place and the importance of the work.

2. Describe what sharing does in relation to friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship" .

3. What was oratory considered in the ancient world?

4. What happens as the dream opens, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

5. According to "On the Orator," how should great orators approach a speech?

6. Describe the length and history of "The Dream of Scipio."

7. What is the universe made up of, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?

8. Describe the willingness a friend should have, according to "Laelius: On Friendship."

9. Compare an earth year to a cosmic year.

10. What do great orators possess, according to "On the Orator"?

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