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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cicero claim about the text of 'Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) He heard it somewhere.
(b) It is a transcription from one of his teachers.
(c) He came up with the content.
(d) It is borrowed.

2. According to Cicero, what will breed resentment in a ruler's subjects?
(a) Theft.
(b) Unjust behavior.
(c) Dishonor.
(d) Power.

3. What does Laelius reject about the restrictions of friendship?
(a) All three theories suggested.
(b) That restrictions are necessary for friendship.
(c) That friendship has limits.
(d) That the connection between friends is limited by its surroundings.

4. What did Cicero believe applied to every human, according to Grant?
(a) Ability to forgive.
(b) The natural law.
(c) The ration to love others.
(d) The golden rule.

5. Who does Grant say took over power in the Roman Republic during Cicero's writing?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Julius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cicero influence, according to Grant?

2. Who does Laelius argue needs friends the most?

3. According to the introduction, what type of writing style did Cicero sometimes write in?

4. What was the result of Cicero's desire to capture others thought in his writing's?

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

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