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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 does the dialogue concern itself with in "On the Orator"?
(a) A poem.
(b) A debate.
(c) A list of works.
(d) A list of people.

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

3. What does Cicero address in his work, "On Duties"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Grief.
(c) Political life.
(d) Friendship.

4. What must the apprentice orator do?
(a) Study.
(b) Take voice lessons.
(c) Research.
(d) Practice in front of groups.

5. How many miles was the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum" from Cicero's home?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 13 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum"?

2. What is concluded about the achievement of moral goodness, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

3. According to "Discussions at Tusculum," what did all Greek schools of philosophy agree on?

4. According to Cicero, what will breed resentment in a ruler's subjects?

5. According to "On the Orator," who thought about the skill of oratory and rhetoric?

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