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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: On the Orator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is essential between two nations, according to Cicero in "On Duties"?
(a) Trade.
(b) Equal power.
(c) Money.
(d) Respect.

2. In "On Duties," how will rulers win goodwill?
(a) With power and compassion.
(b) With wealth.
(c) With self restraint and self denial.
(d) With truthfulness.

3. What does Cicero aim to determine in "On the Orator"?
(a) What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Roman Empire.
(b) What makes a man a good orator.
(c) What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Greek Empire.
(d) Who is better at oratory than he is.

4. What does oratory require beside good speech, according to "On the Orator"?
(a) A desire to move others through words.
(b) Knowledge of many subjects.
(c) Motivated thought.
(d) General idea of other topics.

5. What did an ancient ethical view believe was necessary for happiness?
(a) Friends.
(b) Being true to oneself.
(c) Stability.
(d) Being positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero, how does he view tyrannies?

2. What do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?

3. What are neutral things considered to be, according to Cicero?

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

5. What is the purpose of the book "On Duties"?

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