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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: On Duties.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is statesmanship destroyed, according to "On Duties"?
(a) Because no one desires it anymore.
(b) Caesar eliminates its possibility to continue.
(c) It isn't destroyed.
(d) Because the opportunities of statesmanship are destroyed.

3. What did an ancient ethical view believe was necessary for happiness?
(a) Being true to oneself.
(b) Friends.
(c) Being positive.
(d) Stability.

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

5. According to Cicero, how was the Stoics view counter-intuitive?
(a) It contradicts Cicero's opinions.
(b) It denounces material importance.
(c) It denounces relationship importance.
(d) This view suggests one can be happy with no external or bodily goods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?

3. What type of governmental system does Cicero prefer?

4. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?

5. What is essential between two nations, according to Cicero in "On Duties"?

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