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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 is an oxymoron?
(a) Someone who does not understand Oxystoicism.
(b) A combination of contradictory words or phrases.
(c) A theory related to oxygen.
(d) Someone who does not practice virtue at all.

2. How does noise affect Seneca's ability to study?
(a) It does not affect it at all.
(b) He has a hearing disability and is slightly distracted by a constant, steady hum.
(c) He is very distracted by noise from crowds.
(d) He is very distracted by the smallest noise.

3. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?
(a) To rebuild closer to water.
(b) That he is aging.
(c) That he needs to find new tenants.
(d) To be clearer in his next lease.

4. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?
(a) His role as emperor.
(b) His inherited wealth.
(c) The sexually explicit plays he wrote.
(d) Years of public service.

5. According to Seneca, where are the sharpest pains?
(a) In the heart.
(b) In the smallest area of the body.
(c) In the eye/temple area because they are close to the brain.
(d) In the nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Seneca praise in Letter XI?

2. What does Seneca recommend avoiding in Letter VII?

3. What kind of ailments does Seneca say become more obvious as they worsen?

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

5. What does Seneca admit that he cares less about as he ages?

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