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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters XI, XII, XV, XVI, XVIII, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday is celebrated at the time Letter XVII is written?
(a) Ides of March.
(b) Cinco de Mayo.
(c) Saturnalia.
(d) Festival of Bacchus.

2. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?
(a) Hecato.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Homer.

3. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?
(a) That he needs to find new tenants.
(b) To rebuild closer to water.
(c) That he is aging.
(d) To be clearer in his next lease.

4. Who is praised for his virtue and dedication to studies in Letter II?
(a) Lucilius.
(b) Plato.
(c) Zeno.
(d) Seneca.

5. What, according to Seneca, generally presents more opportunity to be tempted away from virtuous living?
(a) Public hangings.
(b) Theater.
(c) Mass crowds.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city does Seneca say is so filled with wicked people that it could be a threat to even a wise man's soul?

2. What do people who attend the celebration discussed in Letter XVII do?

3. What purpose does fasting serve, according to Seneca?

4. What is the characteristic of Lucilius' friend that Seneca does not hold against him?

5. What has suffered a great deal between Letters XII and XXVII?

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