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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Forerunners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plutarch is known as the first great what?
(a) Personal essayist.
(b) Storyteller.
(c) Playwright.
(d) Biographer.

2. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"
(a) The arena.
(b) The palace.
(c) The farm.
(d) The temple.

3. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?
(a) When one is getting ready to take a bath.
(b) When one is having sex.
(c) When one is falling asleep.
(d) When one is getting ready to eat.

4. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?
(a) Elderly women.
(b) Young men.
(c) Young women.
(d) Children.

5. What physical condition does Seneca discuss in a titular essay?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"

2. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?

3. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?

4. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

5. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?

(see the answer key)

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