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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Cicero influence, according to Grant?
(a) The modern philosphers.
(b) The children of the time.
(c) The Italian church.
(d) The Renaissance art.

2. According to Grant, what did Cicero believe every human had to make them equal?
(a) A common bond.
(b) A spark of divinity.
(c) Love.
(d) A common ancestry.

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

4. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?
(a) Writing.
(b) Observing nature.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?

2. What does Grant state Cicero was excellent at doing?

3. What did Cicero believe was the most divine thing in humans?

4. According to the introduction, what protestant thinkers was Cicero popular among?

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

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