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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. What are neutral things considered to be, according to Cicero?
(a) Unpreferables.
(b) Necessary to happiness.
(c) Preferables.
(d) Indifferents.

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

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

4. What did Cicero believe the Roman republic should behave like?
(a) "Strong and indestructive."
(b) "Lucid and demanding."
(c) "Elusive and free."
(d) "Heroes of old."

5. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?
(a) Thought.
(b) Rational.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the followers of Aristotle called?

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

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

4. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?

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

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