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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: On the Orator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Laelius argue needs friends the most?
(a) Those that are lonely.
(b) Those that are weak.
(c) Those that are dependant.
(d) Those that are shy.

2. What is the purpose of the book "On Duties"?
(a) To inspire its readers.
(b) So people will reassess their lives.
(c) To challenge its readers.
(d) So statesmen can come to know their duties.

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

4. What does "On The Orator "concern itself with?
(a) If Cicero is a good orator.
(b) What makes a person a good orator.
(c) The role of the orator or statesmen.
(d) Who is a good orator.

5. According to "On the Orator," who thought about the skill of oratory and rhetoric?
(a) Greek leaders.
(b) Great Greek and Roman thinkers.
(c) Greek and Roman leaders.
(d) Roman Catholics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"?

2. What do true friends not enjoy doing, according to Laelius?

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

4. What question does Cicero ask his brother, concerning what great oratory requires?

5. According to Cicero in "On Duties," what do men need?

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