Forgot your password?  
| | | | | |
  Sign up for your free account today!  

On the Good Life | Quiz

Cicero
This Study Guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of On the Good Life.

On the Good Life | Quiz

Students: Take our free On the Good Life quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Teachers: The BookRags Lesson Plan contains hundreds of test and quiz questions, including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Create your own quiz or test with our automatic test generator, or choose from our ready-to-go chapter quizzes, midterm tests, and final exams. Don’t waste time reinventing the wheel, get the Lesson Plan today!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

1)

In "On Duties," which book is only reproduced in this particular selection of readings? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

Book I.
Book IV.
Book III.
Book II.
2)

In "The Dream of Scipio," where does God exist in the universe? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

The second sphere.
The largest sphere.
The smallest sphere.
The fourth sphere.
3)

What are the third and fourth principles concerned with, in "On Duties"? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

Expediency.
Love.
Taxes.
Dictators.
4)

What type of governmental system does Cicero prefer? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

Where the ruler gives to his community.
Where the ruler is morally good.
Where no one is taxed.
Where men elect their ruler.
5)

In "On Duties," how many feelings does Cicero say a good ruler should inspire in his subjects? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

1.
2.
3.
5.
6)

Who was Laelius friends with? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

Scipio Africa.
Scipio Africanus.
Dante.
Cicero.
7)

In "The Dream of Scipio," how many spheres is the universe made up of? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

8.
10.
7
9.
8)

What is an earth year in comparison to a cosmic year, according to "The Dream of Scipio"? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

A big part of ot.
They are unrelated.
A small part of it.
They are equal in length.
9)

What does Cicero claim about the text of 'Laelius: On Friendship"? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

He came up with the content.
He heard it somewhere.
It is borrowed.
It is a transcription from one of his teachers.
10)

What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

Dictators need a balance in their ruling.
Love does not always prevail.
Expediency and rightness are connected.
Taxes are inevitable.
11)

Why are great orators hard to find, according to Cicero in "On the Orator"? (from Chapter 4: On the Orator)

Many speak well, but lack information.
Many have information on many arts, but speak poorly.
Stage fright.
Few have the mastery of the many distinct arts.
12)

What does Laelius believe makes goods truly good? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

Sharing.
Beauty.
Recognition.
Jealousy of others.
13)

According to Cicero, how does he view tyrannies? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

Stable.
Unstable.
Unnecessary.
Needed.
14)

What does the dream of "The Dream of Scipio" illustrate? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

Selective immortality.
Authentic relationships.
Magic.
Mortality.
15)

Why is statesmanship destroyed, according to "On Duties"? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

It isn't destroyed.
Because no one desires it anymore.
Caesar eliminates its possibility to continue.
Because the opportunities of statesmanship are destroyed.
16)

What does Cicero aim to determine in "On the Orator"? (from Chapter 4: On the Orator)

What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Roman Empire.
Who is better at oratory than he is.
What makes a man a good orator.
What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Greek Empire.
17)

Who reveals the structure of the universe to Scipio? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

The elder Scipio.
Cicero.
His grandfather.
His grandmother.
18)

What two types of men cannot be friends, according to Laelius? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

Good and poor.
Giving and selfish.
Good and bad.
Rich and poor.
19)

What does Scipio desire in his dream? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

To become a ruler.
To join the afterlife.
To never wake up.
To live forever.
20)

What does Africanus tell Scipio about Earth? (from Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio)

It is significant.
It is insignificant.
It is small.
It will die soon.
21)

What type of writing style is "Laelius: On Friendship" written in? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

Poetry.
Prose.
Journal.
Dialogue.
22)

According to "On the Orator," who thought about the skill of oratory and rhetoric? (from Chapter 4: On the Orator)

Great Greek and Roman thinkers.
Greek leaders.
Roman Catholics.
Greek and Roman leaders.
23)

Why is friendship more potent that kinship, according to Laelius ? (from Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship)

Kinship is unnatural.
Friendship is natural.
Kinship does not imply a non-physical bond.
Kinship is forced.
24)

What is "On the Orator" considered in Latin? (from Chapter 4: On the Orator)

Art.
A joke.
An artistic masterpiece.
Thought provoking.
25)

How does the book of "On Duties" begin? (from Chapter 2: On Duties)

With the argument that being morally good provides knowledge to our duties.
With a description of its setting.
With a summary of facts.
With a quote.
Copyrights
On the Good Life from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help