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

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

3. How does one perfect his own soul, according to Seneca?
(a) By living according to his rational nature.
(b) By having faith in no more than three gods.
(c) By writing letters daily.
(d) By getting plenty of sleep.

4. Why do people become slaves, according to Seneca?
(a) It is punishment for a crime.
(b) It is by their fortune.
(c) It is their choice.
(d) It is by their merit.

5. According to Seneca, where are the sharpest pains?
(a) In the heart.
(b) In the eye/temple area because they are close to the brain.
(c) In the nose.
(d) In the smallest area of the body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Seneca warn Lucilius to steer clear of in Letter XLVIII?

2. According to Letter LXV, how do friends get Seneca to stop reading and writing while he is sick?

3. What tends to either not last very long or to at least have periods of subsidence?

4. What is duty that Seneca states all men are bound to eventually carry out?

5. According to Seneca, what is man's only pride?

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