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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters LXV, LXXVII, and LXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Seneca praise suicide?
(a) To cut back on medical needs of the community.
(b) He is tired of being sick.
(c) He likes to challenge the legal system.
(d) It is active, not passive.

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

3. Who spends hours quibbling over meaningless logical puzzles, according to Seneca?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Seneca and Lucilius together.
(c) Lucilius.
(d) Many so-called philosophers.

4. What topic does Seneca discuss in Letter XL?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Death.
(d) Speech.

5. How did Seneca's ancestors treat their slaves?
(a) With respect.
(b) With mental torture.
(c) With physical abuse.
(d) Emotionless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?

2. What has suffered a great deal between Letters XII and XXVII?

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

4. Who says there are five causes?

5. How does one perfect his own soul, according to Seneca?

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