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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. Where are the other men involved located, during the dialogue of "On the Orator"?

2. Whom does Cicero note the art of oratory is possessed by?

3. What deep question does Laelius struggle with?

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

5. What does Laelius argue against the Stoics?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Africanus tell Scipio about his future?

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

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

6. What does "On the Orator" discuss?

7. What was Laelius's attitude towards friendship?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss how the role of Africanus in Chapter 3: Laelius: On Friendship and Chapter 5: The Dream of Scipio are both similar and yet different. Discuss how the role of Africanus is different from the other characters in each chapter of "On The Good Life."

Essay Topic 2

Describe what makes people become friends, according to Laelius: on Friendship. Explain what qualities Laelius believes makes a good friend.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Cicero's popularity among the public from the time he began writing to the time he stopped. Discuss what made this change of opinion occur.

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