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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Discussions at Tusculum.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What or whom does Michael Grant, the author of the introduction, introduce?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Marcus Tullius Cicero.
(c) Himself.
(d) Roman philosophy.

3. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) Just after his death.
(d) 200 years after his death.

4. How does Cicero describe what philosophy's method does in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Intense and though provoking.
(b) A release.
(c) Freedom from one's pain and suffering.
(d) Challenging to its thinker.

5. What happens once virtue is acquired, according to Cicero?
(a) It can not be lost except by free choice.
(b) It is temporary.
(c) It is permanent.
(d) It makes a person good, thus making him happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?

2. What is "Discussions at Tusculum" about?

3. What does happiness necessarily require, according to Cicero?

4. What does Cicero question about virtues in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

5. What does the Greek philosophy believe about the good life, according to "Discussions at Tusculum"?

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