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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters XXXIII, XXXVIII, XL, XLI, XLVI, XLVII, XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?
(a) A politician.
(b) Happy.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Lucky.

2. Seneca states that a virtuous man is not concerned with the loss of a friend because:
(a) He never gets emotionally attached.
(b) He didn't have any friends anyway.
(c) He can easily replace the friend.
(d) He never shares.

3. According to Letter XL, what clue do people give as to whether they are organized or disorganized?
(a) How their house or apartment looks.
(b) A glance at one's kitchen.
(c) Their hairstyle and grooming.
(d) How fast or slow they talk.

4. What is the topic of Letter III?
(a) Money.
(b) Investing.
(c) Greed.
(d) Friendship.

5. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?
(a) His inherited wealth.
(b) Years of public service.
(c) The sexually explicit plays he wrote.
(d) His role as emperor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is there little value in if one cannot share it with friends, according to Seneca?

3. Seneca says that a philosopher must distinguish himself from others with virtue, but what must the philosopher obey when doing so?

4. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?

5. Why, according to Seneca, shouldn't old age frighten a wise man?

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