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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. Which city does Seneca say is so filled with wicked people that it could be a threat to even a wise man's soul?
(a) Athens.
(b) Rome.
(c) Parma.
(d) Croton.

2. Which of Lucilius' friends dies?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Flaccus.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Tibius.

3. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?
(a) Happy.
(b) A politician.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Miserable.

4. What is the specific distraction Seneca discusses in Letter XL?
(a) Alcohol and food.
(b) Long hair.
(c) Talking too fast or too slow.
(d) Company with the opposite sex.

5. According to Stoic thought, what is the formless substance with "unlimited potential?"
(a) Mass.
(b) Matter.
(c) Cause.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ailments does Seneca say are not as obvious as they worsen?

2. How did Seneca's ancestors treat their slaves?

3. Who wrote the "Aeneid?"

4. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?

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

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