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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters LXV, LXXVII, and LXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?
(a) Happy.
(b) A politician.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Lucky.

2. According to Seneca as he comforts Lucilius, what is the death of a friend a reminder to do?
(a) To appreciate your friends in life.
(b) To take better care of yourself.
(c) To send notes to the grieving family.
(d) Not to get close to people because they will only die.

3. What do people who attend the celebration discussed in Letter XVII do?
(a) Feast and get drunk.
(b) Watch acrobats and clowns.
(c) Praise Seneca.
(d) Discuss town issues.

4. Who does Seneca praise in Letter XI?
(a) Lucilius' father.
(b) Lucilius' friend.
(c) Lucilius' ancestors.
(d) Lucilius himself.

5. What purpose does fasting serve, according to Seneca?
(a) To be able to drink more.
(b) To prove a point to the public.
(c) To shed some excess pounds.
(d) To ward off gluttony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does noise affect Seneca's ability to study?

2. Which of Lucilius' friends dies?

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

4. Which word is the best meaning of apatheia?

5. What does Seneca say about the Stoic troubled by no external concerns?

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