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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. Why is friendship more potent that kinship, according to Laelius ?
(a) Kinship is unnatural.
(b) Friendship is natural.
(c) Kinship is forced.
(d) Kinship does not imply a non-physical bond.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a quality people should select in a friend, according to "Laelius: On Friendship"?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Soundness.
(c) Stability.
(d) Reliability.

5. What do the younger men ask Crassus to tell them in "On the Orator"?
(a) If they could be good orators.
(b) The nature of art.
(c) The nature of oratory.
(d) How he became a polished orator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scipio go in his dream?

2. What do the orbits of the planets produce, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

3. How long does friendship last in accordance with what Laelius connects friendship to?

4. What does Crassus argue great orators cannot restrict themselves to?

5. What does Laelius reject about the restrictions of friendship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what sharing does in relation to friendship, according to "Laelius: On Friendship" .

2. What does Africanus tell Scipio about his future?

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

4. Describe when the dialogue of "On the Orator" took place and the importance of the work.

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

6. Compare an earth year to a cosmic year.

7. Describe what "The Dream of Scipio" illustrates in relation to philosophy.

8. What is the universe made up of, according to "The Dream of Scipio"?

9. Describe what the orator must do when giving a speech.

10. What does Africanus encourage Scipio to do at the end of his dream?

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