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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters CXIV, CXXII, and CXXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Seneca say he decided not to commit suicide?
(a) He fell in love with a woman.
(b) For his father's sake.
(c) He was too afraid.
(d) He snapped out of his depression.

2. According to Seneca in Letter LXXXVIII, what should man not strive to become?
(a) A good man.
(b) A learned man.
(c) A pleasant man.
(d) A religious man.

3. At what time does Seneca say he has already experienced death?
(a) When doing yoga.
(b) Once in a brawl when he was younger.
(c) Before he was born.
(d) During meditation.

4. How did Seneca's ancestors treat their slaves?
(a) With mental torture.
(b) Emotionless.
(c) With respect.
(d) With physical abuse.

5. Who says that hope is the cause of fear?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Homer.
(c) Hecato.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is symptomatic of excessive attachment to the body, according to Seneca?

2. How does Seneca say he feels about his own life in the last letter?

3. According to Seneca, what is the fruit of man's own efforts?

4. What has suffered a great deal between Letters XII and XXVII?

5. According to Seneca in Letter XXXIII, what does Stoic writing generally lack?

(see the answer key)

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