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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. According to the introduction, how did Pope Gregory I respond to Cicero's work?
(a) He banned his work for centuries.
(b) He gave him high praise.
(c) He refused to ackowledge his writings.
(d) He burned them.

2. Which of the following are not needed to obtain moral goodness, according to Cicero in "On Duties"?
(a) Justice.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Temperance.

3. What did Cicero resist being identified with, according to Grant?
(a) Anyone religion.
(b) Any one school of philosphy.
(c) Any woman.
(d) Dogmatism.

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

5. What do the younger men ask Crassus to tell them in "On the Orator"?
(a) How he became a polished orator.
(b) The nature of oratory.
(c) The nature of art.
(d) If they could be good orators.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," when should a person make the decision to keep a friend?

2. How does the book of "On Duties" begin?

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

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

5. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?

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