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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 the Stoic troubled by no external concerns?
(a) The soul.
(b) The mind.
(c) The heart.
(d) The body.

2. How much duty does Seneca say one must must fulfill before his life ends?
(a) 25 years worth.
(b) Whatever the tax collector chooses to bill him.
(c) No set amount.
(d) At least one good deed per day.

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

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

5. What is the unusual transgression about, ending Letter LXXXVI?
(a) Transplanting sheep organs.
(b) Transplanting trees.
(c) Transplanting human organs.
(d) Transplanting flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says there are four causes?

2. Who ran away in Letter CVII that made Lucilius grieve?

3. Why does Seneca say he decided not to commit suicide?

4. According to Letter XL, what clue do people give as to whether they are organized or disorganized?

5. What are Seneca's comments about the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?

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