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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 happens to life when one focuses too much on trivial and fleeting activities?
(a) It ends earlier.
(b) It is fulfilled with recreation.
(c) It becomes meaningless and not worth living.
(d) It causes much sickness.

2. Who suggests the correspondence between Seneca and his student should increase?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Marcus Aurelius.
(c) Lucilius.
(d) Seneca.

3. How long does it take Seneca to read the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?
(a) One week.
(b) One sitting.
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

4. What type of studies does Letter XII use as an example?
(a) Singing studies.
(b) Religious studies.
(c) Inner studies of oneself.
(d) Drama studies.

5. Why does Seneca praise suicide?
(a) He likes to challenge the legal system.
(b) He is tired of being sick.
(c) It is active, not passive.
(d) To cut back on medical needs of the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in Chapter XVII that wise men should avoid the festival that is being celebrated?

2. According to Letter XL, what clue do people give as to whether they are organized or disorganized?

3. What has earned Seneca fame and respect among the citizens of Rome?

4. Which city does Seneca say is so filled with wicked people that it could be a threat to even a wise man's soul?

5. According to Seneca, what does an inordinate attachment to wealth or public opinion make a man?

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