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

2. What does Seneca say cannot be learned only through reading?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Writing.

3. Who does Posidinus credit for the invention for various technological innovations?
(a) Mathematicians.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Historians.
(d) Gods.

4. What virtue does Seneca say does not perish or disappoint?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Fortune.

5. In his example of suffering for the sake of knowledge, who does Seneca say was executed for blasphemy?
(a) Homer.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom will a person who is well-acquainted with poetry or history often be impressive?

2. How long does it take Seneca to read the book he mentions in Letter XLVI?

3. In what kind of atmosphere does Seneca say in Lesson VLI that he prefers to study?

4. What does Seneca recount taking a ride on in Letter LV?

5. Which line of studies does Seneca say tends to have a special temptation to vanity?

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