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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. What do people who attend the celebration discussed in Letter XVII do?
(a) Feast and get drunk.
(b) Praise Seneca.
(c) Discuss town issues.
(d) Watch acrobats and clowns.

2. What is duty that Seneca states all men are bound to eventually carry out?
(a) Death.
(b) Public service.
(c) Civic responsiblity.
(d) Taxes.

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

4. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Kindness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Seneca, what should a person use to guide his life?

2. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?

3. What does Seneca say cannot be learned only through reading?

4. What does Seneca say happens to life when one focuses too much on trivial and fleeting activities?

5. What includes the studies of literature, rhetoric and history?

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