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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 Cicero in "On Duties," what do men need?
(a) Friends.
(b) Money.
(c) Resources.
(d) Love.

2. What are external 'bads' considered to be, according to Cicero?
(a) Unpreferables.
(b) Preferables.
(c) Necessary to happiness.
(d) Indifferents.

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

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

5. How many principles does Cicero list that govern the performances of our obligations?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, who did Cicero criticize?

2. What does Cicero question about virtues in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

3. What is the purpose of the book "On Duties"?

4. What dictatorships does Cicero oppose in "On Duties"?

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

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