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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters LXXXIII, LXXXVI, and LXXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Seneca, what is death?
(a) An unconscious state of non-existence or a better state than life.
(b) A doorway into a wonderful after life.
(c) Nothing but an unconscious state of non-existence.
(d) The gateway to Heaven and an opportunity to meet the gods.

2. Why does Seneca say he considered suicide once?
(a) He felt worthless.
(b) To escape his illness.
(c) Out of consideration for his parents.
(d) He didn't feel loved or needed by society.

3. What does Seneca say prepares the mind for philosophy?
(a) Liberal arts.
(b) Fine arts.
(c) Religion.
(d) Meditations.

4. Who, according to Seneca, is deliberate and prepared?
(a) A priest.
(b) A public servant.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A general.

5. Seneca says that a philosopher must distinguish himself from others with virtue, but what must the philosopher obey when doing so?
(a) The emperor and no one else.
(b) Seneca's laws.
(c) Society's conventions.
(d) No one.

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. How does Seneca spend most of his day?

3. What is symptomatic of excessive attachment to the body, according to Seneca?

4. Who says there are five causes?

5. Which word is the best meaning of apatheia?

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