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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Discussions at Tusculum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cicero compare Dionysius to?
(a) Dante and Plato.
(b) Plato and Archimedes.
(c) Petrach and Archimedes.
(d) Plato and Plutarch.

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

3. Who was Dionysius?
(a) The dictator of Syracuse.
(b) The dictator of Greece.
(c) The ruler of Rome.
(d) The ruler of Asia.

4. In "Discussions at Tusculum," what do the Stoics argue is necessary to be happy?
(a) To be old.
(b) To be young.
(c) To be morally good.
(d) To be rich.

5. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?
(a) Reading.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Writing.
(d) Observing nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicero question about virtues in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

2. According to "Discussions at Tusculum," what did all Greek schools of philosophy agree on?

3. According to the introduction, what is Cicero NOT?

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

5. What does the Greek philosophy believe about the good life, according to "Discussions at Tusculum"?

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