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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. Whose first instinct is it to incorporate wisdom into his life and actions?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The priest.
(c) The philosopher.
(d) The literary scholar.

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

3. Who spends hours quibbling over meaningless logical puzzles, according to Seneca?
(a) Lucilius.
(b) Seneca and Lucilius together.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Many so-called philosophers.

4. To whom will a person who is well-acquainted with poetry or history often be impressive?
(a) To the small-minded masses.
(b) To the entire public.
(c) To the royalty.
(d) To himself only.

5. Who is Scipio?
(a) A renowned Roman general.
(b) His student.
(c) Seneca's arch enemy.
(d) Another Roman philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scipio volunteer to do?

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

3. In Letter XII, what does Seneca notice about one of his properties?

4. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?

5. Who suggests the correspondence between Seneca and his student should increase?

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