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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 says that excessive anger is a threat to one's sanity?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Epicurius.
(c) Plato.
(d) Seneca.

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

3. What does Seneca say about slaves?
(a) They are people too.
(b) Not to pity them.
(c) Use them for the hardest work.
(d) Don't get too close to them emotionally.

4. In what kind of atmosphere does Seneca say in Lesson VLI that he prefers to study?
(a) A very well-lit one.
(b) A quiet one.
(c) A dark one.
(d) A busy one.

5. In Letter XII, what does Seneca notice about one of his properties?
(a) It is not rented.
(b) It is delapidated.
(c) The tenants changed it without permission.
(d) It has burned down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Seneca, if one begins taking lessons other than philosophy, what happens?

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

4. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?

5. What does Lucilius ask Seneca to include in his letters?

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