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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the excerpt of "The Dream of Scipio" rediscovered?
(a) Post revolutionary war.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) Prior to Cicero's "On the Good Life."
(d) The medieval period.

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

3. Where does Scipio go in his dream?
(a) On a rollercoaster.
(b) To give a speech.
(c) To France.
(d) A heavenly place.

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

5. What is the length like of "Dream of Scipio"?
(a) Long.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Concise.
(d) Brief.

6. Who reproaches Cicero after he leaves the country, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) Laelius.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Dante.
(d) Atticus.

7. When was Cicero's essay "Laelius: On Friendship" written?
(a) After his divorce.
(b) After Caesar's assasination.
(c) After his daughter's death.
(d) Before Caesar's assasination.

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

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

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

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

12. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?
(a) He alone.
(b) He and his friend.
(c) Only a few.
(d) All rulers.

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

14. What do true friends not enjoy doing, according to Laelius?
(a) Listening to you.
(b) Talking to you.
(c) Criticizing you.
(d) Spending time with you.

15. What do great orators possess according to "On the Orator"?
(a) Desrie.
(b) An innate gift.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the other men involved located, during the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

2. What does Cicero claim about the text of 'Laelius: On Friendship"?

3. Why are great orators hard to find, according to Cicero in "On the Orator"?

4. What is Scipio supposed to reflect in "The Dream of Scipio"?

5. What question does Cicero ask his brother, concerning what great oratory requires?

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