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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Cicero and his dad.
(b) Cicero and Dante.
(c) Cicero and Caesar.
(d) Cicero and a friend.

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

3. What do Rufus and Cotta ask Antonius and Crassus in "On the Orator"?
(a) Could they be great orators?
(b) Who is the best orator?
(c) Should they attempt to be orators?
(d) Will they give an oratory?

4. What type of governmental system does Cicero prefer?
(a) Where no one is taxed.
(b) Where the ruler is morally good.
(c) Where the ruler gives to his community.
(d) Where men elect their ruler.

5. According to "Discussions at Tusculum," what did all Greek schools of philosophy agree on?
(a) That good lives cannot exist.
(b) That good lives require being morally good.
(c) That good lives require posessions.
(d) That good lives require friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is concluded about the achievement of moral goodness, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?

3. What does Cicero hope to save through writing, "On the Orator"?

4. Who reproaches Cicero after he leaves the country, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?

5. When did Laelius's friend die in relation to when Cicero wrote "Laelius: On Friendship"?

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