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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which line of studies does Seneca say tends to have a special temptation to vanity?

2. What is caused by the flaunting of one's possessions?

3. According to Stoic thought, what is the formless substance with "unlimited potential?"

4. What does Seneca called the past age?

5. Who does Posidinus credit for the invention for various technological innovations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fault does Seneca find in Zeno's logic that a good man will not drink to excess?

2. What is Seneca's criticism of the typical liberal arts scholar?

3. How does Seneca feel about moving to improve studies?

4. What lesson can be learned from the city that burned?

5. What does Seneca say causes envy and how can envy be avoided?

6. Which city burned and how did it affect Seneca?

7. Why does Seneca move to the country and what effects result from the move?

8. What is the purpose of technology, according to Seneca?

9. According to Seneca, what destroyed man's harmonic relationship with nature and what was the result?

10. Why does Seneca object to Posidinus' claims that philosopher's ruled during the Golden Age and were responsible for many new technological innovations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Seneca's views on the importance of speech pace.

Essay Topic 2

What is philosophy? What are ethics and what is the importance of ethics in philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss "apatheia."

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