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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 is the characteristic of Lucilius' friend that Seneca does not hold against him?
(a) He blushes.
(b) He speaks too quickly.
(c) He drinks too much.
(d) He is overweight.

2. Whose estate does Seneca ride past in Letter LV?
(a) Antonius.
(b) Lucilius.
(c) Vatia.
(d) Claudius.

3. What happens to Seneca's work ethic and studies once he moves to the country?
(a) He stops all together.
(b) They improve.
(c) He finds himself distracted by nature.
(d) He studies less, but says it really isn't distraction since he is focusing on nature.

4. What has suffered a great deal between Letters XII and XXVII?
(a) Lucilius' fortune.
(b) Euripides overall health.
(c) Epicurius' mental health.
(d) Seneca's physical health.

5. Why do people become slaves, according to Seneca?
(a) It is punishment for a crime.
(b) It is by their merit.
(c) It is by their fortune.
(d) It is their choice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in Chapter XVII that wise men should avoid the festival that is being celebrated?

2. How does one perfect his own soul, according to Seneca?

3. What affects Seneca's exercise time according to Letter LXXXIII?

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

5. What specific things might a philosopher lack that could tarnish philosophy's reputation among outsiders?

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