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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. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?
(a) Pain of being attached.
(b) Desire.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Connection.

2. Who visits Scipio in his dream?
(a) His dad.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

3. Whose fate lies in the hands of Scipio, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) No one's.
(b) His country's.
(c) His family's.
(d) His wife's.

4. What does Laelius argue against the Stoics?
(a) That materials bring happiness.
(b) That a man should not be upset by the death of a friend.
(c) That friendship is a transition in life.
(d) That friends are material things.

5. What is the name of Cicero's brother he writes to?
(a) Quintus.
(b) Quinten.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do true friends not enjoy doing, according to Laelius?

2. What exists in the smallest sphere discussed in "The Dream of Scipio"?

3. What does Cicero hope to save through writing, "On the Orator"?

4. Where does Scipio go in his dream?

5. In "The Dream of Scipio," how many spheres is the universe made up of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Africanus encourage Scipio to do at the end of his dream?

2. What did Antonius believe is a requirement of a great orator?

3. Describe what the orator must do when giving a speech.

4. Describe what "Laelius: On Friendship" discusses and who the speakers are.

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

6. When was "Laelius: On Friendship" written?

7. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes the best friendship?

8. Why is Crassus disappointed in Antonius at the end of "On the Orator"?

9. Describe how the orator is powerful in battle, as described in "On the Orator."

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

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