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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. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?
(a) He was thoughtless.
(b) He was unoriginal.
(c) He was unthoughtful.
(d) He was too thoughful.

2. What happens once virtue is acquired, according to Cicero?
(a) It can not be lost except by free choice.
(b) It is permanent.
(c) It makes a person good, thus making him happy.
(d) It is temporary.

3. What did Cicero believe was the most divine thing in humans?
(a) Love.
(b) Rational.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Reason.

4. What does the Greek philosophy believe about the good life, according to "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) The good life is expensive.
(b) The good life is a happy life.
(c) The good life is a rich life.
(d) The good life means to have friends.

5. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?
(a) The 19th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) It never declined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are external goods always at risk of, according to Cicero?

2. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?

3. What group believed happiness is the enjoyment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain?

4. According to the introduction, what was Cicero considered to be?

5. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?

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