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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 Cicero, in "On Duties," which of the following will NOT inspire a good ruler's subjects?
(a) Respect of high office.
(b) Goodwill.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Confidence.

2. When was Cicero's essay "Laelius: On Friendship" written?
(a) Before Caesar's assasination.
(b) After Caesar's assasination.
(c) After his divorce.
(d) After his daughter's death.

3. Who challenges Crassus' views with historical counter-examples?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Dante.
(c) Scaevola.
(d) Antonius.

4. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Roman philosophy.
(c) Marcus Tullius Cicero.
(d) Himself.

5. Who does Laelius argue friendship is only possible for?
(a) Good men.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Bad men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?

2. How does Cicero perceive philosophy under tyranny rule?

3. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?

4. Who did Cicero influence, according to Grant?

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

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