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

2. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?
(a) He was thoughtless.
(b) He was too thoughful.
(c) He was unthoughtful.
(d) He was unoriginal.

3. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Outrageous.
(d) Absurd.

4. In "On Duties," which book is only reproduced in this particular selection of readings?
(a) Book I.
(b) Book III.
(c) Book II.
(d) Book IV.

5. What group believed happiness is the enjoyment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain?
(a) Greek's.
(b) Roman's.
(c) French.
(d) Epicureans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?

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

3. According to the introduction, what protestant thinkers was Cicero popular among?

4. According to Cicero in "On Duties," what do men need?

5. According to Cicero, what is suggested about losing one's happiness?

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