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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CXIV, CXXII, and CXXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Beauty.

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

4. What is symptomatic of excessive attachment to the body, according to Seneca?
(a) Excessive primping.
(b) Excessive concern with pain.
(c) Frequent baths.
(d) Frequent trips to community baths.

5. Who thinks they are the most virtuous people, according to Senenca?
(a) The most wicked people.
(b) Governmental leaders.
(c) Slave owners.
(d) Religious leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Seneca as he comforts Lucilius, what is the death of a friend a reminder to do?

2. What does Seneca say happens to life when one focuses too much on trivial and fleeting activities?

3. Why does Seneca praise suicide?

4. What are Seneca's comments about the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?

5. What is the unusual transgression about, ending Letter LXXXVI?

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