View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Discussions at Tusculum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is concluded about the achievement of moral goodness, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) It is necessary.
(b) It is indifferent to happiness.
(c) It is the only way to achieve happiness.
(d) It is unessecary.

2. According to the introduction, what type of writing style did Cicero sometimes write in?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Journal.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Essay.

3. According to the introduction, what is Cicero NOT?
(a) Dogmatic.
(b) Eager.
(c) Trustworthy.
(d) Spirtual.

4. In "Discussions at Tusculum," what do the Stoics argue is necessary to be happy?
(a) To be morally good.
(b) To be old.
(c) To be young.
(d) To be rich.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, how did the younger Seneca receive Cicero?

2. Which medieval thinker admired Cicero, according to Grant?

3. What are external goods merely considered to be by Cicero?

4. What type of interest did the Romans have towards philosophy, according to Grant?

5. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample