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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. Why does Seneca say he decided not to commit suicide?
(a) He fell in love with a woman.
(b) For his father's sake.
(c) He snapped out of his depression.
(d) He was too afraid.

2. Who was Posidinius?
(a) God of an ancient river.
(b) A sea god.
(c) A historian.
(d) A sailor.

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

4. According to Seneca in Letter XXXIII, what does Stoic writing generally lack?
(a) Grammatical errors.
(b) Use of Latin.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Quotable quotes.

5. What does Seneca name as never too great for a man to endure, thanks to nature's way of minimizing them?
(a) Pains.
(b) Heartbreaks.
(c) Loves.
(d) Choices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spends hours quibbling over meaningless logical puzzles, according to Seneca?

2. For Stoics, what are two basic elements found in any object?

3. What does Seneca admit that he cares less about as he ages?

4. What does Seneca say about slaves?

5. According to Seneca, what often brings the most unusual tragedies?

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