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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 do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?
(a) Could they be great orators?
(b) Will they give an oratory?
(c) Should they attempt to be orators?
(d) Who is the best orator?

2. What did Cicero believe the Roman republic should behave like?
(a) "Lucid and demanding."
(b) "Heroes of old."
(c) "Strong and indestructive."
(d) "Elusive and free."

3. What were the followers of Aristotle called?
(a) Aristotle's followers.
(b) Aristotlians.
(c) Aristocracy's.
(d) Peripatetics.

4. What does Laelius argue about a life without friends?
(a) It is lonely.
(b) It is simple and peaceful.
(c) It is not worth living.
(d) It is unfulfilled.

5. Where did Cicero retire during the transition of power in the Roman republic, according to Grant's introduction?
(a) His castle.
(b) Ireland.
(c) The country.
(d) The Mediterranean.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?

2. What must the apprentice orator do?

3. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?

4. According to Laelius, how is friendship formed?

5. In "On Duties," what will wise rulers win from their subjects?

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