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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters XI, XII, XV, XVI, XVIII, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Seneca encourage in Letter VI?
(a) Contributions to poor slaves.
(b) Living in Rome.
(c) Suicide among the elderly.
(d) Lucilius come to live with him.

2. According to Seneca, who doesn't care if he is rich or poor?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A pagan priest.
(c) A public official.
(d) A Christian priest.

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

4. What purpose does fasting serve, according to Seneca?
(a) To be able to drink more.
(b) To prove a point to the public.
(c) To ward off gluttony.
(d) To shed some excess pounds.

5. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is there little value in if one cannot share it with friends, according to Seneca?

2. Which city does Seneca say is so filled with wicked people that it could be a threat to even a wise man's soul?

3. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?

4. What specific things might a philosopher lack that could tarnish philosophy's reputation among outsiders?

5. What holiday is celebrated at the time Letter XVII is written?

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