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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CIV, CV, CVII, and CVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What includes the studies of literature, rhetoric and history?
(a) Liberal arts.
(b) Bachelor of arts.
(c) Fine arts.
(d) Still life art.

5. Who suggests the correspondence between Seneca and his student should increase?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Marcus Aurelius.
(c) Lucilius.
(d) Seneca.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Seneca, what is the fruit of man's own efforts?

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

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

4. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?

5. What creates certain habits of study and thought which are actually useful?

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