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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. According to Seneca, what is death?

2. Who is Scipio?

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

4. What does Seneca admit that he cares less about as he ages?

5. To whom will a person who is well-acquainted with poetry or history often be impressive?

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 the value of a liberal arts education, according to Seneca?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Seneca say about people who have an excessive concern with pain?

9. What does Plato add to Aristotle's theory of causation?

10. What advice does Seneca give for staying safe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an aphorism and what is Seneca's opinion of them? What is his response to Lucilius when he requests aphorisms?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the theories of Stoicism with those of philosopher Epicurus.

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