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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. According to Laelius, what is friendship in accord with?
(a) Respect.
(b) Love.
(c) Religion.
(d) Nature.

2. Whose words does Cicero use to illustrate his view in "On the Orator"?
(a) Crassus'.
(b) Antonius'.
(c) Scaevola's.
(d) Brutus's.

3. What does Laelius argue about a life without friends?
(a) It is unfulfilled.
(b) It is simple and peaceful.
(c) It is not worth living.
(d) It is lonely.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hosts the other men involved in the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

2. What do the younger men ask Crassus to tell them in "On the Orator"?

3. What does God want Scipio to do, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

4. Where must Scipio's soul return, according to his dream?

5. Who sends Scipio into tears just by the sight of him, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Laelius's attitude towards friendship?

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

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

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

5. What is the difference between kinship and friendship?

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

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

8. What happens as the dream opens, in "The Dream of Scipio"?

9. Describe how "On the Orator" ends.

10. Describe the willingness a friend should have, according to "Laelius: On Friendship."

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