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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. According to Grant, what did Cicero believe every human had to make them equal?
(a) A spark of divinity.
(b) A common ancestry.
(c) Love.
(d) A common bond.

2. What does reciprocity suggest about friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) Everything is reciprocal.
(b) Friendship is not based on exchange.
(c) The relationship is based on exhange.
(d) Frienship is not a reciprocal relationship.

3. Where did Cicero retire during the transition of power in the Roman republic, according to Grant's introduction?
(a) Ireland.
(b) His castle.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The country.

4. Who was Dionysius?
(a) The ruler of Rome.
(b) The dictator of Syracuse.
(c) The ruler of Asia.
(d) The dictator of Greece.

5. Why does Cicero return to Rome, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) For a meeting of the Roman Senate.
(b) To have dinner.
(c) For his daughter.
(d) For a funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?

2. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?

3. What did Stoics still think was preferable even if it did not add to happiness?

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

5. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

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