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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Forerunners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Seneca die?
(a) He choked on a chicken bone.
(b) He died in old age of natural causes.
(c) He died from an asthma attack.
(d) He took his own life.

2. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way a man smells.
(b) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.

3. What reasoning does Plutarch offer in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Memories are nearly as good as the real person.
(b) There is little sense in praying, as there are no gods.
(c) There is no sense in mourning someone who was released quickly from their earthly prison.
(d) There is no sense in mourning such a bad person.

4. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 1113 B.C.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 208 A.D.
(d) 1007 A.D.

5. What did Kenko become in 1324?
(a) The emperor of Japan.
(b) An ambassador.
(c) A Buddhist monk.
(d) A blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?

2. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?

3. In "On Noise," what is necessary for a person to ignore the noise of the outside world?

4. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"

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

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