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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?
(a) He was too thoughful.
(b) He was unthoughtful.
(c) He was unoriginal.
(d) He was thoughtless.

3. According to the introduction, what protestant thinkers was Cicero popular among?
(a) Luther.
(b) Pope Gregory.
(c) Luther and Melancthon.
(d) Melancthon.

4. What did Cicero believe strongly about the virtues of philosophy?
(a) They took away the "load of empty troubles."
(b) They were valid and rational.
(c) They gave comfort to the fearful.
(d) They were insightful.

5. How many miles was the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum" from Cicero's home?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 13 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, what type of writing style did Cicero sometimes write in?

2. What group believed happiness is the enjoyment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain?

3. According to the introduction, what is Cicero NOT?

4. How does the argument in "Discussions at Tusculum" begin?

5. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

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