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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters XC and XCI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seneca give advice about coping with in Letter LXXVIII?
(a) Religious faith.
(b) Illness.
(c) Love.
(d) Grief.

2. What do the friends Seneca talks about in Letter LXV compare to concepts by Aristotle and Plato?
(a) The Stoic concept of causation.
(b) Seneca's thoughts about death.
(c) Zeno's concept of relationships.
(d) Arelius' thoughts about life.

3. What does Seneca called the past age?
(a) The Silver Age.
(b) The Golden Age.
(c) The Platonic Age.
(d) The Bronze Age.

4. How did Seneca's ancestors treat their slaves?
(a) Emotionless.
(b) With physical abuse.
(c) With respect.
(d) With mental torture.

5. Who was Posidinius?
(a) A sea god.
(b) God of an ancient river.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A historian.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Seneca, what was the goal of technological inventions of the past age?

2. According to Letter XLI, where is the soul from?

3. Why does Seneca say he considered suicide once?

4. What does Seneca admit that he cares less about as he ages?

5. According to Seneca, what often brings the most unusual tragedies?

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