2. How long does it take Seneca to read the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?
(a) One year.
(b) One sitting.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

3. How does Seneca say a wise man should act toward the festival celebrated in Letter XVII?
(a) Should enjoy all to its fullest.
(b) Should avoid it all together, stay away.
(c) Should avoid excess, but participate.
(d) Should abstain from drinking, but over eat.

4. Why, according to Seneca, shouldn't old age frighten a wise man?
(a) A wise man doesn't fear death.
(b) Because old and wise go together.
(c) Because his mind is too far gone to be scared.
(d) Because he knows he will go to heaven.

5. According to Seneca, if one begins taking lessons other than philosophy, what happens?
(a) His life will be governed by that subject rather than philosophy.
(b) He becomes a well-rounded man.
(c) He diversifies his talents.
(d) He becomes known as a Renaissance Man.

6. Which city does Seneca say is so filled with wicked people that it could be a threat to even a wise man's soul?
(a) Athens.
(b) Croton.
(c) Parma.
(d) Rome.

7. What is there little value in if one cannot share it with friends, according to Seneca?
(a) Ceremonies.
(b) Money.
(c) Gladiator battles.
(d) Learning.

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

9. What does Seneca say about the Stoic troubled by no external concerns?
(a) The heart.
(b) The soul.
(c) The body.
(d) The mind.

10. Who does Seneca praise in Letter XI?
(a) Lucilius himself.
(b) Lucilius' father.
(c) Lucilius' friend.
(d) Lucilius' ancestors.

11. How should an owner be seen by his slaves, according to Seneca?
(a) Feared.
(b) With no emotion.
(c) Hated.
(d) Loved.

12. According to Seneca, what is man's only pride?
(a) His face.
(b) His mind.
(c) His soul.
(d) His body.

13. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Hecato.

14. What is an example of unrehearsed communication?
(a) Public oratory.
(b) Letter writing.
(c) A speech.
(d) Music.

15. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?
(a) That he needs to find new tenants.
(b) That he is aging.
(c) To be clearer in his next lease.
(d) To rebuild closer to water.