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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 is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Cicero and Dante.
(b) Cicero and his dad.
(c) Cicero and Caesar.
(d) Cicero and a friend.

2. What group was Cicero's classical background popular among?
(a) Humanists.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Philosphers.
(d) Children.

3. According to the introduction, what protestant thinkers was Cicero popular among?
(a) Luther and Melancthon.
(b) Luther.
(c) Melancthon.
(d) Pope Gregory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Cicero, how was the Stoics view counter-intuitive?

3. What is concluded about the achievement of moral goodness, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

4. What is "Discussions at Tusculum" about?

5. What are external goods merely considered to be by Cicero?

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