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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. Who says there are four causes?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Aristotle.

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

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

4. What type of studies does Letter XII use as an example?
(a) Singing studies.
(b) Religious studies.
(c) Inner studies of oneself.
(d) Drama studies.

5. What does Seneca give advice about coping with in Letter LXXVIII?
(a) Grief.
(b) Love.
(c) Religious faith.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Letter XLI, what lives in each man's soul?

3. What is symptomatic of excessive attachment to the body, according to Seneca?

4. What ailment, according to Letter LIV, has become very serious for Seneca?

5. According to Letter XL, what clue do people give as to whether they are organized or disorganized?

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