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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 do the friends Seneca talks about in Letter LXV compare to concepts by Aristotle and Plato?
(a) The Stoic concept of causation.
(b) Seneca's thoughts about death.
(c) Arelius' thoughts about life.
(d) Zeno's concept of relationships.

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

3. What happens to Seneca's work ethic and studies once he moves to the country?
(a) He finds himself distracted by nature.
(b) He studies less, but says it really isn't distraction since he is focusing on nature.
(c) He stops all together.
(d) They improve.

4. What tends to either not last very long or to at least have periods of subsidence?
(a) Studies of other philosophies.
(b) Severe pains.
(c) Grief.
(d) Marriages.

5. Who does Seneca praise in Letter XI?
(a) Lucilius himself.
(b) Lucilius' ancestors.
(c) Lucilius' friend.
(d) Lucilius' father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Seneca warn Lucilius to steer clear of in Letter XLVIII?

2. According to Seneca, what often brings the most unusual tragedies?

3. How much duty does Seneca say one must must fulfill before his life ends?

4. What does Seneca say the gods give man the capacity for?

5. According to Seneca, what destroyed man's harmonic relationship with nature?

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