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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. What did an ancient ethical view believe was necessary for happiness?
(a) Stability.
(b) Friends.
(c) Being positive.
(d) Being true to oneself.

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

3. Who reproaches Cicero after he leaves the country, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) Laelius.
(b) Atticus.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Dante.

4. What are external goods always at risk of, according to Cicero?
(a) Wealth.
(b) "Violent commotions."
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Possession.

5. According to Cicero, how does he view tyrannies?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Needed.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cicero, how was the Stoics view counter-intuitive?

2. What did Cicero believe the result would be if happiness was only achieved by certain goods?

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

4. How long does friendship last in accordance with what Laelius connects friendship to?

5. What did Cicero believe the Roman republic should behave like?

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