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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Fountainhead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?
(a) The relationship between emperor and citizen.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The relationship between brother and sister.

2. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Nihilism.
(c) Phenomenology.
(d) Agrarianism.

3. Which of the following subjects is NOT discussed in Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Disease.
(c) Death.
(d) Vice.

4. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?
(a) They both wrote books about themselves.
(b) They both wrote books about nature.
(c) They were both deeply religious men.
(d) They both wrote books about death.

5. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?
(a) Young men.
(b) Young women.
(c) Elderly women.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude does Seneca have toward slaves in "Slaves?"

2. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?

3. What accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?

4. What colorful phrase does Seneca provide as another way to describe asthma?

5. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"

(see the answer key)

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