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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Practical Code of Behavior, On Duties, III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cicero, who is the best tragic poet?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Quintus Ennius.
(c) Homer.
(d) Marcus Pacuvius.

2. To whom did Cicero send the third letter?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Verres.
(c) His wife.
(d) Pompey.

3. Whom does Cicero call "brave men"?
(a) Two senators.
(b) Two Deciuses.
(c) Two verres.
(d) Two Gurios.

4. What philosophy does Panaetius follow?
(a) Stoics.
(b) Patetic.
(c) Peripatetic.
(d) Elitist.

5. Cicero argues that ___________ is unnatural.
(a) Doing right.
(b) Doing wrong.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicero propose to the recipient of the first letter?

2. According to the twenty-first letter, what is Cicero's reaction to the speech which he heard?

3. What are Cicero feelings about Pompey's decision to go against Caesar?

4. Why would it be an advantage for a merchant to arrive early at a market during a food shortage?

5. According to Cicero, whose ideal is "to live consistently with nature"?

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