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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. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) 200 years after his death.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) Just after his death.

2. What did Cicero believe the result would be if happiness was only achieved by certain goods?
(a) That happiness was permanent.
(b) That unhappiness did not exist.
(c) That happiness could only be perfected by possessing imperishable goods.
(d) That happiness was unnecessary.

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

4. What group was Cicero's classical background popular among?
(a) Children.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Philosphers.
(d) Humanists.

5. What does Cicero emphasize in the third and fourth principles in "On Duties"?
(a) Taxes are inevitable.
(b) Love does not always prevail.
(c) Expediency and rightness are connected.
(d) Dictators need a balance in their ruling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevented a person from being happy, according to Cicero?

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

3. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?

4. What did Stoics still think was preferable even if it did not add to happiness?

5. According to Cicero, what will inspire hatred in a ruler's subjects?

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