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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Cicero worried about, according to the introduction?

2. Why is statesmanship destroyed, according to "On Duties"?

3. According to "Discussions at Tusculum," why are evil people always miserable?

4. What is the purpose of the book "On Duties"?

5. According to the Stoics, what was the faculty that was unique to humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are 'preferables,' 'unpreferables,' and 'indifferents' according to the Stoics?

2. What style did Cicero write in and why?

3. What did the Greeks believe made a happy life?

4. When did Cicero write most of his works?

5. Tell why Cicero didn't identify with one type of philosophical school.

6. How did Cicero feel about statesmanship?

7. Describe what Cicero said about justice and intelligence, in "On Duties."

8. What were Cicero's attitudes about human rights?

9. How did Cicero contradict the entire first chapter "Discussions at Tusculum"?

10. What did the Epicureans believe happiness was?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how The Dream of Scipio is unlike any other chapter of "On The Good Life" then compare and contrast how The Dream of Scipio connects to the book's overall theme of virtue and moral goodness.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why and how Cicero refutes the Epicurean's philosophy on what makes a happy and good life. Discuss what validates the Epicurean's ideology for reaching happiness.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what qualities Cicero outlines a good and effective ruler needs to have. Explain how Cicero's outline is a direct response to the condition of the governmental rule of the time in which Cicero writes.

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