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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 does Laelius reject about the restrictions of friendship?
(a) All three theories suggested.
(b) That restrictions are necessary for friendship.
(c) That the connection between friends is limited by its surroundings.
(d) That friendship has limits.

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

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

4. Who does Laelius speak with about his friendship with Scipio?
(a) Gaiety.
(b) Fennigan.
(c) Frank Griffin.
(d) Gaius Fannius.

5. Where are the other men involved located, during the dialogue of "On the Orator"?
(a) The Colloseum.
(b) The Pantheon.
(c) Tusculum.
(d) The Roman Forum.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Laelius's friend die in relation to when Cicero wrote "Laelius: On Friendship"?

2. According to "On the Orator," what does the orator possess even in battle?

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

4. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?

5. Who does Grant say took over power in the Roman Republic during Cicero's writing?

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