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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Dream of Scipio" suggest about virtuous people?
(a) They are given eternal love.
(b) Only they can see their loved ones in heaven.
(c) Only they are given eteral life.
(d) Only they are exempt from hell.

2. What does Cicero aim to determine in "On the Orator"?
(a) What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Roman Empire.
(b) Who is better at oratory than he is.
(c) What makes a man a good orator.
(d) What kind of man the orator must be to rule the Greek Empire.

3. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," when should a person make the decision to keep a friend?
(a) After full mental and physical maturity.
(b) After that friend is mean.
(c) After that friend has three strikes.
(d) When one is sound and rational.

4. What does Laelius believe makes goods truly good?
(a) Recognition.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Sharing.
(d) Jealousy of others.

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

6. What does Scipio desire in his dream?
(a) To join the afterlife.
(b) To become a ruler.
(c) To live forever.
(d) To never wake up.

7. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?
(a) Connection.
(b) Pain of being attached.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Desire.

8. In "The Dream of Scipio," how many spheres is the universe made up of?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 7
(d) 9.

9. What exists in the smallest sphere discussed in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) God.
(b) The planets.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Earth.

10. What does Cicero argue the art of oratory requires?
(a) Speaking well and knowing its subjects.
(b) Knowing its people.
(c) Knowing its audience.
(d) Being condifdent.

11. How long does friendship last in accordance with what Laelius connects friendship to?
(a) Forever, since nature is eternal.
(b) When a fight happens.
(c) Til desires change.
(d) Til changes occur in the people.

12. What does God want Scipio to do, in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) Guide his country.
(b) Tend to the earth.
(c) Join the afterlife.
(d) Rule his country.

13. How many tones does the harmony contain, in "The Dream of Scipio"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

14. Who takes the dictatorial control in "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) Marcus Antonius.
(b) Brutus.
(c) Cassius.
(d) Crassus.

15. Why are great orators hard to find, according to Cicero in "On the Orator"?
(a) Many speak well, but lack information.
(b) Stage fright.
(c) Few have the mastery of the many distinct arts.
(d) Many have information on many arts, but speak poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the length like of "Dream of Scipio"?

2. When was Cicero's essay "Laelius: On Friendship" written?

3. What is "On the Orator" considered to be in comparison to the rest of "On the Good Life"?

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

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

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