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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters LIII, LIV, LV, LVI, and LXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Seneca say happens to life when one focuses too much on trivial and fleeting activities?
(a) It causes much sickness.
(b) It is fulfilled with recreation.
(c) It ends earlier.
(d) It becomes meaningless and not worth living.

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

4. What does Lucilius ask Seneca to include in his letters?
(a) Stoic aphorisms.
(b) A poem to read to his friend.
(c) Investment information.
(d) An autograph.

5. What is there little value in if one cannot share it with friends, according to Seneca?
(a) Gladiator battles.
(b) Learning.
(c) Money.
(d) Ceremonies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of studies does Letter XII use as an example?

3. What does Seneca recount taking a ride on in Letter LV?

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

5. What is the topic of Letter III?

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