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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. How does Antonius feel the orator should approach speech?
(a) Daringly.
(b) Confidently.
(c) Timidly.
(d) Nervously.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cicero return to Rome, in "Laelius: On Friendship"?

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

3. Where does Scipio travel in his dream?

4. When was Laelius born in relation to when Cicero wrote "Laelius: On Friendship"?

5. What deep question does Laelius struggle with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do great orators possess, according to "On the Orator"?

2. What did Antonius believe is a requirement of a great orator?

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

4. What does "On the Orator" discuss?

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

6. What is Scipio's connection to God?

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

8. Where does Scipio go in his dream in Chapter 5?

9. Describe how the orator is powerful in battle, as described in "On the Orator."

10. What is the difference between kinship and friendship?

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