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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. In Letter XII, what does Seneca notice about one of his properties?
(a) It is not rented.
(b) It has burned down.
(c) It is delapidated.
(d) The tenants changed it without permission.

2. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?
(a) To be clearer in his next lease.
(b) That he is aging.
(c) That he needs to find new tenants.
(d) To rebuild closer to water.

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

4. According to Letter XLI, what lives in each man's soul?
(a) Evil.
(b) Desire.
(c) Divine power.
(d) Dark thoughts.

5. What does Seneca say about slaves?
(a) Not to pity them.
(b) Use them for the hardest work.
(c) Don't get too close to them emotionally.
(d) They are people too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Seneca, is deliberate and prepared?

2. According to Seneca, who doesn't care if he is rich or poor?

3. What type of studies does Letter XII use as an example?

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

5. What is an example of unrehearsed communication?

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