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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 Cicero, what will inspire hatred in a ruler's subjects?
(a) One without promise.
(b) One without virtue.
(c) One that's selfish.
(d) One that is unforgiving.

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

3. According to Cicero, what can one NOT be without being intelligent?
(a) Honest.
(b) Just.
(c) Brave.
(d) Good.

4. Why is friendship more potent that kinship, according to Laelius ?
(a) Kinship is unnatural.
(b) Kinship is forced.
(c) Kinship does not imply a non-physical bond.
(d) Friendship is natural.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?

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

4. According to Grant, what did Cicero believe every human had to make them equal?

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

(see the answer key)

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