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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 does Laelius speak with about his friendship with Scipio?
(a) Fennigan.
(b) Gaius Fannius.
(c) Gaiety.
(d) Frank Griffin.

2. According to Cicero, what can one NOT be without being intelligent?
(a) Brave.
(b) Honest.
(c) Just.
(d) Good.

3. In what period did Cicero gain great fame?
(a) Just after his death.
(b) 200 years after his death.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Dark Ages.

4. What does much of Cicero's writing contain, according to Grant?
(a) Greek philosophy.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Challenges to the public.
(d) Roman philosphy.

5. What does Laelius argue against the Stoics?
(a) That a man should not be upset by the death of a friend.
(b) That materials bring happiness.
(c) That friendship is a transition in life.
(d) That friends are material things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scipio travel in his dream?

2. What did Cicero resist being identified with, according to Grant?

3. According to the introduction, how did Pope Gregory I respond to Cicero's work?

4. According to Grant, what did Cicero believe every human had to make them equal?

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

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