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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. According to Cicero, what is suggested about losing one's happiness?
(a) That it would be easy to regain.
(b) That it would then be imperfect.
(c) That it is separate from us.
(d) That it would then be valued more.

2. What did Cicero believe humans cannot find peace without?
(a) Falling in love.
(b) Fighting for your thoughts.
(c) Serving mankind.
(d) Thoughts and rations.

3. In "Discussions at Tusculum," what do the Stoics argue is necessary to be happy?
(a) To be old.
(b) To be young.
(c) To be rich.
(d) To be morally good.

4. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?
(a) The Roman republic.
(b) His mother's health.
(c) His own health.
(d) The Greek republic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens once virtue is acquired, according to Cicero?

2. What does much of Cicero's writing contain, according to Grant?

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

4. What did Cicero resist being identified with, according to Grant?

5. What are external goods always at risk of, according to Cicero?

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