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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Laelius's friend die in relation to when Cicero wrote "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) A few years before he wrote it.
(b) A few years after he wrote it.
(c) 150 or 140 years prior.
(d) While he was writing it.

2. Who sends Scipio into tears just by the sight of him, in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) Scipio's family.
(b) Scipio's friend.
(c) Scipio's mother.
(d) Scipio's father.

3. What does "On The Orator "concern itself with?
(a) What makes a person a good orator.
(b) If Cicero is a good orator.
(c) The role of the orator or statesmen.
(d) Who is a good orator.

4. Why does Cicero return to Rome, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) To have dinner.
(b) For a meeting of the Roman Senate.
(c) For his daughter.
(d) For a funeral.

5. What do the orbits of the planets produce, in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) Peace.
(b) A pretty path.
(c) A cosmic harmony.
(d) A conection of spirits.

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

7. When was Laelius born in relation to when Cicero wrote "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) 150 or 140 years later.
(b) 3 years after he was born.
(c) 150 or 140 years prior.
(d) 80 years after he was born.

8. What does Africanus encourage Scipio to do when he returns home in his dream?
(a) To fight for his country.
(b) To remain calm.
(c) To stay brave.
(d) To not abandon hope.

9. What does the dialogue concern itself with in "On the Orator"?
(a) A poem.
(b) A list of people.
(c) A debate.
(d) A list of works.

10. What must the apprentice orator do?
(a) Practice in front of groups.
(b) Research.
(c) Take voice lessons.
(d) Study.

11. What type of writing style is "Laelius: On Friendship" written in?
(a) Journal.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Prose.

12. Whose fate lies in the hands of Scipio, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) His wife's.
(b) No one's.
(c) His country's.
(d) His family's.

13. What is Cicero known as, according to "On the Orator"?
(a) A great orator of history.
(b) A mediocre orator.
(c) A good oratory teacher.
(d) A sufficient orator.

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

15. What does Crassus argue that Antonius agrees with?
(a) That Cicero is the best orator.
(b) That there is no one art for oratory.
(c) That there is no need for oratory.
(d) That Cicero lacks techinique in oratory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is friendship more potent that kinship, according to Laelius ?

2. Where does Scipio go in his dream?

3. What does Africanus argue about God, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

4. What is "On the Orator" considered in Latin?

5. What does reciprocity suggest about friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?

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