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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crassus compare oratory to?
(a) Singing.
(b) Legal practice.
(c) Theatre.
(d) Concerts.

2. In "The Dream of Scipio," where does God exist in the universe?
(a) The second sphere.
(b) The smallest sphere.
(c) The fourth sphere.
(d) The largest sphere.

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

4. What is "On the Orator" considered to be in comparison to the rest of "On the Good Life"?
(a) The longest work of the book.
(b) The weakest argument of the book.
(c) The shortest work of the book.
(d) The greatest work of the book.

5. What is the name of Cicero's brother he writes to?
(a) Quinten.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Quintus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Scipio reflect, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?

2. What needs to exist between friends to ensure a permanence of friendship, according to Laelius?

3. What does Africanus encourage Scipio to do when he returns home in his dream?

4. According to Laelius, what is friendship in accord with?

5. Which of the following is NOT a quality people should select in a friend, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the length and history of "The Dream of Scipio."

2. What is the greatest danger of a friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?

3. Describe what "Laelius: On Friendship" discusses and who the speakers are.

4. What should people look for in friend according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?

5. What is Scipio's connection to God?

6. What does "On the Orator" discuss?

7. What is the purpose of the spheres of the planets, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

8. Describe how "On the Orator" ends.

9. Why is Crassus disappointed in Antonius at the end of "On the Orator"?

10. What did the Stoics believe about the death of a friend?

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