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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: On the Orator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What needs to exist between friends to ensure a permanence of friendship, according to Laelius?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Commonalities.
(c) Similarity.
(d) Laughter.

2. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?
(a) His own health.
(b) His mother's health.
(c) The Roman republic.
(d) The Greek republic.

3. According to Laelius, what two things should be avoided in friendship?
(a) Insult and pretense.
(b) Hypocrisy and pretense.
(c) Hypocrisy and insult.
(d) Condemnation and pretense.

4. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?
(a) The 18th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 19th century.
(d) It never declined.

5. Who did Cicero influence, according to Grant?
(a) The Renaissance art.
(b) The modern philosphers.
(c) The Italian church.
(d) The children of the time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does friendship last in accordance with what Laelius connects friendship to?

3. What do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?

4. How many principles does Cicero list that govern the performances of our obligations?

5. According to Cicero, what can one NOT be without being intelligent?

(see the answer key)

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