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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CIV, CV, CVII, and CVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What includes the studies of literature, rhetoric and history?
(a) Still life art.
(b) Liberal arts.
(c) Fine arts.
(d) Bachelor of arts.

3. What are Seneca's comments about the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?
(a) He wholeheartedly agrees with the entire contents of the book.
(b) He disagrees with the entire contents of the book.
(c) He likes the gift, but not its contents.
(d) None - he wants to read it again.

4. What does Seneca name as never too great for a man to endure, thanks to nature's way of minimizing them?
(a) Pains.
(b) Loves.
(c) Choices.
(d) Heartbreaks.

5. Whose estate does Seneca ride past in Letter LV?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Vatia.
(c) Antonius.
(d) Lucilius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How should an owner be seen by his slaves, according to Seneca?

2. In Letter VII, what does Lucilius accuse Seneca of being?

3. When does Seneca say that men that began to claim pieces of land as their property?

4. What does Seneca say in Letter XVI is of no interest to the wise man?

5. In his example of suffering for the sake of knowledge, who does Seneca say was executed for blasphemy?

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