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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who favored Cicero?
(a) Greek orators.
(b) Lactantius and many Christian fathers.
(c) Roman orators.
(d) Nuns.

2. According to the introduction, who did Cicero criticize?
(a) Romans.
(b) The church.
(c) Romans that were too "hellenized."
(d) Greeks.

3. What type of interest did the Romans have towards philosophy, according to Grant?
(a) Slight intrigue.
(b) Deep and thoughtful.
(c) Deep intrigue.
(d) Superficial.

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

5. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?
(a) He was unoriginal.
(b) He was too thoughful.
(c) He was thoughtless.
(d) He was unthoughtful.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, what was Cicero considered to be?

2. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?

3. According to the introduction, what is Cicero NOT?

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

5. What did Cicero believe strongly about the virtues of philosophy?

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