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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. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?
(a) All rulers.
(b) Only a few.
(c) He and his friend.
(d) He alone.

2. What does Grant state Cicero was excellent at doing?
(a) Popularizing ideas.
(b) Deepening ideas.
(c) Challenging ideas.
(d) Manifesting ideas.

3. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Reason.
(c) Thought.
(d) Rational.

4. What is "On the Orator" considered to be in comparison to the rest of "On the Good Life"?
(a) The weakest argument of the book.
(b) The longest work of the book.
(c) The greatest work of the book.
(d) The shortest work of the book.

5. Why is friendship more potent that kinship, according to Laelius ?
(a) Kinship does not imply a non-physical bond.
(b) Kinship is forced.
(c) Kinship is unnatural.
(d) Friendship is natural.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Discussions at Tusculum," what did all Greek schools of philosophy agree on?

2. Why is statesmanship destroyed, according to "On Duties"?

3. According to the introduction, who did Cicero criticize?

4. What is "On the Orator" considered in Latin?

5. What type of interest did the Romans have towards philosophy, according to Grant?

(see the answer key)

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