Letters from a Stoic Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium Test | Final Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Seneca, what is the fruit of man's own efforts?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Peace between nations.
(c) Life.
(d) Love.

2. According to Seneca in Letter LXXXVIII, what should man not strive to become?
(a) A religious man.
(b) A good man.
(c) A learned man.
(d) A pleasant man.

3. What is symptomatic of excessive attachment to the body, according to Seneca?
(a) Frequent baths.
(b) Excessive primping.
(c) Frequent trips to community baths.
(d) Excessive concern with pain.

4. Where is Seneca when he writes Letter LXXXVI?
(a) At Lucilius' house.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) On vacation.
(d) In bed at home recuperating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Seneca, what should a person use to guide his life?

2. In his example of suffering for the sake of knowledge, who does Seneca say was executed for blasphemy?

3. Who ran away in Letter CVII that made Lucilius grieve?

4. According to Posidinus, who ruled in the past time?

5. Whose first instinct is it to incorporate wisdom into his life and actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How, according to Letter LXXXIII, does Seneca spend his day?

2. List and explain three types of people who, according to Seneca, find philosophy attractive for the wrong reasons.

3. What advice does Seneca give Lucilius about coping with illness and the sometimes severe symptoms that accompany it?

4. What is the purpose of technology, according to Seneca?

5. According to Seneca, what destroyed man's harmonic relationship with nature and what was the result?

6. What advice does Seneca give for staying safe?

7. Why does Seneca say the Stoic account of causation is better than both Aristotle's and Plato's?

8. What lesson can be learned from the city that burned?

9. Which city burned and how did it affect Seneca?

10. What is the value of a liberal arts education, according to Seneca?

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