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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) Preferables.
(b) Necessary to happiness.
(c) Unpreferables.
(d) Indifferents.

2. Which medieval thinker admired Cicero, according to Grant?
(a) Dante.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Aquinas.

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

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

5. What does Grant state Cicero was excellent at doing?
(a) Popularizing ideas.
(b) Manifesting ideas.
(c) Challenging ideas.
(d) Deepening ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero believe the Roman republic should behave like?

2. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?

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

4. What did an ancient ethical view believe was necessary for happiness?

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

(see the answer key)

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