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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. Who objects to Posidinus' claims about past rulers and technological inventions?
(a) Lucilius.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Plato.
(d) Vatia.

2. Who, according to Seneca, is deliberate and prepared?
(a) A priest.
(b) A wise man.
(c) A general.
(d) A public servant.

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

4. How does Seneca say slaves should be corrected?
(a) By taking something away, like food.
(b) With physical punishment.
(c) Verbally.
(d) Mental torture.

5. According to Seneca as he comforts Lucilius, what is the death of a friend a reminder to do?
(a) To send notes to the grieving family.
(b) To take better care of yourself.
(c) To appreciate your friends in life.
(d) Not to get close to people because they will only die.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Letter XLI, where is the soul from?

2. In Letter LXXXIII, whose logic does Seneca question?

3. Which of Seneca's friends grieved the burning of the town discussed in Letter XCI?

4. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?

5. How long does it take Seneca to read the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?

(see the answer key)

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