Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Cicero’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
1) What was Cicero’s full name?
a) Marcus Aurelius Cicero
b) Gaius Julius Cicero
c) Cicero Augustus
d) Marcus Tullius Cicero
Answer – d) Marcus Tullius Cicero
2) Cicero was a prominent figure in which period of ancient Rome?
a) Roman Kingdom
b) Roman Republic
c) Roman Empire
d) Roman Principate
Answer – b) Roman Republic
3) Cicero was known for his expertise in which field?
a) Military strategy
b) Philosophy and oratory
c) Engineering
d) Poetry
Answer – b) Philosophy and oratory
4) Which famous orator and statesman was a contemporary of Cicero and his political rival?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus
c) Mark Antony
d) Pompey
Answer – a) Julius Caesar
5) Cicero’s extensive collection of speeches, letters, and dialogues is known as:
a) The Aeneid
b) The Iliad
c) The Cicero Papers
d) The Philippics
Answer – c) The Cicero Papers
6) Cicero’s political career reached its peak when he became:
a) Consul
b) Dictator
c) Tribune
d) Pontifex Maximus
Answer – a) Consul
7) Cicero is credited with introducing what term for the government system he supported?
a) Democracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Republic
d) Monarchy
Answer – c) Republic
8) Cicero’s philosophical works, such as “De Officiis,” emphasized:
a) Epicureanism
b) Stoicism
c) Skepticism
d) Cynicism
Answer – b) Stoicism
9) During which turbulent period did Cicero deliver his famous speeches against Catiline?
a) Social War
b) Punic Wars
c) Marian-Sullan conflicts
d) Spartacus uprising
Answer – c) Marian-Sullan conflicts
10) Cicero’s letters to his friend Atticus provide valuable insights into:
a) Military strategies
b) Political intrigue
c) Mythology
d) Agricultural practices
Answer – b) Political intrigue
11) Cicero’s treatise “De Republica” discusses:
a) The art of war
b) Political philosophy and governance
c) Epic poetry
d) Scientific discoveries
Answer – b) Political philosophy and governance
12) Cicero was declared an enemy of the state during the:
a) Catilinarian Conspiracy
b) Social War
c) Punic Wars
d) Spartacus uprising
Answer – a) Catilinarian Conspiracy
13) Cicero’s rhetorical work “De Oratore” explores the qualities of an ideal:
a) General
b) Orator
c) Philosopher
d) Historian
Answer – b) Orator
14) Which famous military leader and triumvir ordered Cicero’s execution?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Pompey
c) Crassus
d) Mark Antony
Answer – d) Mark Antony
15) Cicero’s execution in 43 BC was part of the:
a) Ides of March
b) Second Triumvirate proscriptions
c) Social War
d) Marian-Sullan conflicts
Answer – b) Second Triumvirate proscriptions
16) Cicero’s philosophical work “TusculanaeDisputationes” addresses:
a) Ethics and morality
b) Political theory
c) Metaphysics
d) Natural sciences
Answer – a) Ethics and morality
17) Cicero’s famous quote “O tempora! O mores!” translates to:
a) Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
b) Carpe diem
c) Veni, vidi, vici
d) In vino veritas
Answer – a) Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
18) Cicero’s correspondence with his friend Titus Pomponius Atticus spanned over how many years?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
Answer – c) 30
19) Cicero’s dialogues “On the Nature of the Gods” explores the theological views of:
a) Stoics
b) Epicureans
c) Skeptics
d) Platonists
Answer – a) Stoics
20) Which modern concept is often associated with Cicero’s idea of “natural law”?
a) Democracy
b) Human rights
c) Communism
d) Feudalism
Answer – b) Human rights