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

2. According to the introduction, who did Cicero criticize?
(a) The church.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Romans.
(d) Romans that were too "hellenized."

3. What happens once virtue is acquired, according to Cicero?
(a) It makes a person good, thus making him happy.
(b) It can not be lost except by free choice.
(c) It is permanent.
(d) It is temporary.

4. According to Grant, what did Cicero believe every human had to make them equal?
(a) A common ancestry.
(b) A spark of divinity.
(c) A common bond.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum"?

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

4. What must the ruler maintain, according to Cicero?

5. Who does Cicero compare Dionysius to?

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