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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 "Discussions at Tusculum," why are evil people always miserable?
(a) They are selfish.
(b) They do not have good lives.
(c) They are not morally good.
(d) They do not have friends.

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

3. Who favored Cicero?
(a) Roman orators.
(b) Lactantius and many Christian fathers.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Greek orators.

4. In "On Duties," how will rulers win goodwill?
(a) With wealth.
(b) With self restraint and self denial.
(c) With power and compassion.
(d) With truthfulness.

5. How does the argument in "Discussions at Tusculum" begin?
(a) With Cicero talking to himself.
(b) With Cicero talking to Brutus.
(c) With a description of the river.
(d) With his friend asking Cicero a question.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Cicero address in his work, "On Duties"?

5. Where did Cicero retire during the transition of power in the Roman republic, according to Grant's introduction?

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