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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. When does Seneca say that men that began to claim pieces of land as their property?
(a) When the emperor began giving it away.
(b) When gods told them to do so.
(c) When they became more self-aware.
(d) When greed entered the hearts of mankind.

2. Who ran away in Letter CVII that made Lucilius grieve?
(a) His dog.
(b) Some of his slaves.
(c) His wife and kids.
(d) His oldest daughter.

3. Who does Posidinus credit for the invention for various technological innovations?
(a) Historians.
(b) Mathematicians.
(c) Gods.
(d) Philosophers.

4. According to Seneca, what often brings the most unusual tragedies?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Fortune.

5. What is caused by the flaunting of one's possessions?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Letter XCI, what town was destroyed by fire?

2. According to his criticism in Letter CVIII, what does Seneca say literary scholars should do with philosophical theories?

3. Who does Seneca praise in Letter XI?

4. How does one perfect his own soul, according to Seneca?

5. What does Seneca encourage in Letter VI?

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