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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters XXXIII, XXXVIII, XL, XLI, XLVI, XLVII, XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests the correspondence between Seneca and his student should increase?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Lucilius.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Zeno.

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

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

4. In Letter XVI, what kind of life is said to have no direction?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Unphilosophicla.
(d) Hard working.

5. How did Seneca's ancestors treat their slaves?
(a) With mental torture.
(b) With physical abuse.
(c) Emotionless.
(d) With respect.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Seneca states that a virtuous man is not concerned with the loss of a friend because:

5. Who, according to Seneca, is deliberate and prepared?

(see the answer key)

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