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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters LXXXIII, LXXXVI, and LXXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is praised for his virtue and dedication to studies in Letter II?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Lucilius.
(c) Plato.
(d) Seneca.

2. Who, according to Seneca, is deliberate and prepared?
(a) A priest.
(b) A wise man.
(c) A public servant.
(d) A general.

3. What does Seneca recommend avoiding in Letter VII?
(a) Religious zealots.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) The masses.
(d) People without shoes.

4. How should an owner be seen by his slaves, according to Seneca?
(a) Hated.
(b) Feared.
(c) With no emotion.
(d) Loved.

5. According to Seneca in Letter XXXIII, what does Stoic writing generally lack?
(a) Quotable quotes.
(b) Grammatical errors.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Use of Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Seneca say he considered suicide once?

2. According to Seneca in Letter LXXXVIII, what should man not strive to become?

3. What kinds of noises are more distracting, according to Senenca?

4. What does Seneca say cannot be learned only through reading?

5. How does Seneca say slaves should be corrected?

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