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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. What do the orbits of the planets produce, in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) A cosmic harmony.
(b) A conection of spirits.
(c) Peace.
(d) A pretty path.

2. What did Stoics still think was preferable even if it did not add to happiness?
(a) Virtues.
(b) Relationships.
(c) External achievement.
(d) Love.

3. What does "Laelius: On Friendship" concern itself with?
(a) Cicero's concept of friendship.
(b) Laelius's meditation of his legendary friendship.
(c) Laelius's idea of friendship.
(d) What makes a friend a friend.

4. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?
(a) Outrageous.
(b) Absurd.
(c) Unjust.
(d) Necessary.

5. What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"?
(a) Love does not always prevail.
(b) Dictators need a balance in their ruling.
(c) Taxes are inevitable.
(d) Expediency and rightness are connected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an earth year in comparison to a cosmic year, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?

2. Who does Scipio greet in his dream?

3. Who takes the dictatorial control in "Laelius: On Friendship"?

4. Who sends Scipio into tears just by the sight of him, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

5. According to "On the Orator," what does the orator possess even in battle?

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