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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 "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?
(a) Pain of being attached.
(b) Connection.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Desire.

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

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

4. What needs to exist between friends to ensure a permanence of friendship, according to Laelius?
(a) Commonalities.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Similarity.
(d) Opposition.

5. What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"?
(a) Expediency and rightness are connected.
(b) Dictators need a balance in their ruling.
(c) Taxes are inevitable.
(d) Love does not always prevail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicero question about virtues in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

2. Who takes the dictatorial control in "Laelius: On Friendship"?

3. What does reciprocity suggest about friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?

4. Who is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

5. What does Laelius believe makes goods truly good?

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