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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 does Seneca say cannot be learned only through reading?
(a) Writing.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Mythology.

2. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?
(a) Hecato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Homer.

3. What includes the studies of literature, rhetoric and history?
(a) Liberal arts.
(b) Still life art.
(c) Bachelor of arts.
(d) Fine arts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people become slaves, according to Seneca?

2. Who finances the celebration that is held at the time Letter XVII is written?

3. In Letter LXXXIII, whose logic does Seneca question?

4. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?

5. Who says in Chapter XVII that wise men should avoid the festival that is being celebrated?

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