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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. What does Seneca say about the Stoic troubled by no external concerns?
(a) The body.
(b) The heart.
(c) The soul.
(d) The mind.

2. Who does Seneca thank for sending him a book?
(a) Lucilius.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Petronius.
(d) His mother.

3. In Letter XII, what does Seneca's property remind him?
(a) That he is aging.
(b) That he needs to find new tenants.
(c) To rebuild closer to water.
(d) To be clearer in his next lease.

4. In Letter VII, what does Lucilius accuse Seneca of being?
(a) A loser.
(b) An illegitimate child.
(c) A corrupt politician.
(d) A hypocrite.

5. What does Lucilius ask Seneca to include in his letters?
(a) Investment information.
(b) Stoic aphorisms.
(c) A poem to read to his friend.
(d) An autograph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people become slaves, according to Seneca?

2. Seneca says that a philosopher must distinguish himself from others with virtue, but what must the philosopher obey when doing so?

3. What does Seneca recommend avoiding in Letter VII?

4. Why does Seneca say he took the ride in Letter LV?

5. Who says that excessive anger is a threat to one's sanity?

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