Read the two quotations describing citizenship in ancient Greece and in ancient Rome and

Question

answer the question.
Ancient Greece
One [should] not even consider that a citizen belongs to himself, but rather that all [citizens]
belong
to the city; for each individual is a part of the city.
– Aristotle, Politics, Book I
Ancient Rome
Our country claims for itself one part of our birth. . . . It is sweet to follow your own interests, . . .
but none of us is born for himself alone.
– Cicero, On Duties
According to the quotations, how was citizenship in ancient Greece similar to citizenship in
ancient Rome?
(1 point)
Citizens did not have to follow the same laws as other people.
Neither quotation indicates that citizens were above the law.
Citizenship came with responsibilities people owed to the state.
The quotations indicate that citizenship came with the responsibility to sacrifice for the state and
to put its interests, and the
interests of everyone in it, before themselves.
Citizens were prohibited from speaking out against the government.
Neither quotation indicates that citizens were prohibited from speaking out against the
government, whether publicly or privately.
Citizenship was a symbolic status with no rights or privileges attached.
Neither quotation describes the rights, or lack thereof, attached to citizenship. Citizenship carried
with it rights such as the ability
to influence government through participation in public forums and voting, depending on the city
and culture

Answer 1

According to the quotations, citizenship in ancient Greece was similar to citizenship in ancient Rome in that citizenship came with responsibilities people owed to the state. Both Aristotle and Cicero emphasize the idea that individuals are part of a larger community (the city or country) and that their personal interests should be secondary to the interests of the state and fellow citizens.