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

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

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

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

5. According to Laelius, what two things should be avoided in friendship?
(a) Hypocrisy and pretense.
(b) Condemnation and pretense.
(c) Hypocrisy and insult.
(d) Insult and pretense.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Laelius: On Friendship," what makes friendship possible?

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

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

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

5. What does Scipio desire in his dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When was "Laelius: On Friendship" written?

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

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