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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 does Seneca say the gods give man the capacity for?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Scientific study.
(c) Love.
(d) Life.

2. How does Seneca describe the soul of someone who writes in a rambling fashion?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Thoughtful.
(c) Stream of consciousness.
(d) Drunken.

3. What does Scipio volunteer to do?
(a) Care for the ailing Seneca.
(b) Go into exile.
(c) Kill Seneca.
(d) Help teach Seneca.

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

5. What does "diurnal" mean?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) A study schedule that is daily.
(c) Active in day; inactive at night.
(d) A twice a day journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the "Aeneid?"

2. What is the topic of Letter III?

3. What holiday is celebrated at the time Letter XVII is written?

4. What does Seneca say is the worst noise of all?

5. What do people who attend the celebration discussed in Letter XVII do?

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