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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 does Seneca praise in Letter XI?
(a) Lucilius' friend.
(b) Lucilius' father.
(c) Lucilius himself.
(d) Lucilius' ancestors.

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

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

4. What kind of people does Seneca warn Lucilius to steer clear of in Letter XLVIII?
(a) Drunken people.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Quibblers.
(d) Wealthy rulers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is an example of unrehearsed communication?

5. What is there little value in if one cannot share it with friends, according to Seneca?

(see the answer key)

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