View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CIV, CV, CVII, and CVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Seneca, what often brings the most unusual tragedies?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Freedom.

2. What is the characteristic of Lucilius' friend that Seneca does not hold against him?
(a) He is overweight.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He blushes.
(d) He speaks too quickly.

3. What does Seneca recommend avoiding in Letter VII?
(a) People without shoes.
(b) The masses.
(c) Religious zealots.
(d) Prostitutes.

4. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?
(a) His role as emperor.
(b) The sexually explicit plays he wrote.
(c) His inherited wealth.
(d) Years of public service.

5. How much duty does Seneca say one must must fulfill before his life ends?
(a) No set amount.
(b) At least one good deed per day.
(c) 25 years worth.
(d) Whatever the tax collector chooses to bill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher does Seneca quote in Letter II despite the fact that he does not particularly like him?

2. In Letter VII, what does Lucilius accuse Seneca of being?

3. Who does Seneca thank for sending him a book?

4. Who wrote the Iliad?

5. What does Seneca say in Letter XVI is of no interest to the wise man?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample