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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. According to "On Duties," how do people find theft by the state?
(a) Absurd.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Outrageous.
(d) Necessary.

2. How many principles does Cicero list that govern the performances of our obligations?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. According to Cicero in "On Duties," what do men need?
(a) Resources.
(b) Money.
(c) Friends.
(d) Love.

4. According to Cicero, how was the Stoics view counter-intuitive?
(a) It denounces material importance.
(b) It denounces relationship importance.
(c) This view suggests one can be happy with no external or bodily goods.
(d) It contradicts Cicero's opinions.

5. What does Cicero address in his work, "On Duties"?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Grief.
(d) Political life.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," when should a person make the decision to keep a friend?

2. According to Cicero, in "On Duties," which of the following will NOT inspire a good ruler's subjects?

3. According to the introduction, what did Cicero take refuge in after a divorce, fights with friends, and his daughter's death?

4. What are external goods merely considered to be by Cicero?

5. Who was Laelius friends with?

(see the answer key)

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