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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. What is a syllogism?

2. Why does Seneca say he considered suicide once?

3. According to Seneca, who has a misguided interest in philosophy?

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

5. Who says there are four causes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Seneca give Lucilius about coping with illness and the sometimes severe symptoms that accompany it?

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

4. What is the concept of causation according to Aristotle?

5. Why does Seneca believe only a philosopher can appreciate wisdom?

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

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

8. Who was Scipio and why does Seneca praise him?

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

10. What is the Stoic concept of causation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Seneca's life on Nero's court.

Essay Topic 2

Outline the history of Stoicism.

Essay Topic 3

Who was Posidonius? Discuss the issue Seneca had with one of his claims and talk about the many roles of Posidonius.

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