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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What did Cicero resist being identified with, according to Grant?
(a) Any woman.
(b) Any one school of philosphy.
(c) Anyone religion.
(d) Dogmatism.

4. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?
(a) Roman philosophy.
(b) Himself.
(c) Greek philosophy.
(d) Marcus Tullius Cicero.

5. According to Cicero, how does he view tyrannies?
(a) Unstable.
(b) Needed.
(c) Stable.
(d) Unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "On Duties," which book is only reproduced in this particular selection of readings?

2. What did Cicero believe the Roman republic should behave like?

3. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

4. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?

5. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?

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