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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Cicero retire during the transition of power in the Roman republic, according to Grant's introduction?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) Ireland.
(c) The country.
(d) His castle.

3. Who does Grant say took over power in the Roman Republic during Cicero's writing?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Julius.

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

5. According to the introduction, what was Cicero considered to be?
(a) A philospher.
(b) A radical.
(c) A saint.
(d) An individualist who believed in human rights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the introduction, what type of writing style did Cicero sometimes write in?

3. According to the introduction, how did Pope Gregory I respond to Cicero's work?

4. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?

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

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