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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 did Cicero believe applied to every human, according to Grant?
(a) The natural law.
(b) Ability to forgive.
(c) The ration to love others.
(d) The golden rule.

2. Who does Cicero compare Dionysius to?
(a) Dante and Plato.
(b) Plato and Archimedes.
(c) Plato and Plutarch.
(d) Petrach and Archimedes.

3. According to the introduction, who did Cicero criticize?
(a) Romans that were too "hellenized."
(b) Romans.
(c) Greeks.
(d) The church.

4. Who is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Cicero and his dad.
(b) Cicero and a friend.
(c) Cicero and Caesar.
(d) Cicero and Dante.

5. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?
(a) Between the late 60s-40s B.C.
(b) During the 60s B.C.
(c) Between the 60s and early 50s B.C.
(d) Between the 60s and early 50s A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must men have to resolve conflict, according to Cicero in "On Duties"?

2. Which of the following are not needed to obtain moral goodness, according to Cicero in "On Duties"?

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

4. In "Discussions at Tusculum," what do the Stoics argue is necessary to be happy?

5. What does Cicero address in his work, "On Duties"?

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