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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. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?
(a) He and his friend.
(b) He alone.
(c) All rulers.
(d) Only a few.

2. What are neutral things considered to be, according to Cicero?
(a) Indifferents.
(b) Necessary to happiness.
(c) Unpreferables.
(d) Preferables.

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

4. What type of governmental system does Cicero prefer?
(a) Where men elect their ruler.
(b) Where no one is taxed.
(c) Where the ruler is morally good.
(d) Where the ruler gives to his community.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

2. Where are the other men involved located, during the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

3. What does Cicero address in his work, "On Duties"?

4. What does happiness necessarily require, according to Cicero?

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

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