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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What topic does Seneca discuss in Letter XL?
(a) Love.
(b) Money.
(c) Death.
(d) Speech.
2. Who advises that one ought to imagine being watched by some great, virtuous figure at all times in order to check one's own behavior?
(a) Epicurius.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Plato.
3. Who finances the celebration that is held at the time Letter XVII is written?
(a) Local businesses.
(b) A traveling carnival.
(c) The state.
(d) Seneca.
4. What type of studies does Letter XII use as an example?
(a) Singing studies.
(b) Inner studies of oneself.
(c) Religious studies.
(d) Drama studies.
5. According to Seneca, what is man's only pride?
(a) His soul.
(b) His face.
(c) His body.
(d) His mind.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is an example of unrehearsed communication?
2. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?
3. In a large group of people, how might their vices seem, according to Seneca?
4. What purpose does fasting serve, according to Seneca?
5. What does Seneca recommend avoiding in Letter VII?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Seneca say about developing friendships?
2. Lucilius writes Seneca that his melancholy mood remained unchanged no matter how far he traveled from home. How does Seneca explain Lucilius' complaint?
3. What are Seneca's thoughts on fear and how to eliminate it from life?
4. What is a sedan chair and why does Seneca use one occasionally?
5. What is Seneca's thoughts on the phrase "cheerful poverty?"
6. What does Seneca say the unphilosophical life lacks and what does it have? Why is the life of a philosopher better?
7. What does Seneca tell Lucilius about the pace of speech?
8. What is the difference between physical and spiritual ailments, according the Seneca's seasick boat trip example?
9. According to Seneca, from where where does one's soul originate?
10. What is Seneca's opinion of Vatia? How does it differ from public opinion?
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