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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CIV, CV, CVII, and CVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes of people who live a quiet, private life which incites neither anger nor envy?
(a) They accomplish nothing.
(b) They are stoned.
(c) They remain safe.
(d) They are bored.

2. Who is chastised in Letter III for not discussing his personal matters?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Lucilius.
(c) Plato.
(d) Vatia.

3. Who finances the celebration that is held at the time Letter XVII is written?
(a) Local businesses.
(b) Seneca.
(c) A traveling carnival.
(d) The state.

4. Who does Seneca point out (in Letter CIV) had a wife and children who constantly nagged him?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Himself.
(d) Plato.

5. How long does it take Seneca to read the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?
(a) One sitting.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While looking for witty entertainment, what does Seneca stumble upon?

3. What kind of events does Seneca say upsets people the most?

4. For Stoics, what are two basic elements found in any object?

5. Which line of studies does Seneca say tends to have a special temptation to vanity?

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