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He is like a short-lived pest bothering to others.
He feeds on the verbal refuse of his targets.
He flits from argument to argument.
He persuades and reproaches the people of Athens.
Answer: He persuades and reproaches the people of Athens.
Question: Epicurus advised against unnecessary extravagant desires because
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such desires distract one from worshipping the gods.
such desires are impossible to control once they are indulged.
such desires invite pain.
Such desires cheapen the human existence.
Answer: such desires invite pain.
Question: Stoicism is difficult for many to achieve because it requires a complete lack of emotion.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which Hellenistic philosophy would say that we should only seek to control what is within our power to control?
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Epicureanism
Hedonism
Utilitarianism
Stoicism
Answer: Stoicism
Question: Of the following, Socrates believed what about the soul?
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It does not exist.
It is material.
It is immortal.
It was explained in the Christian Bible.
Answer: It is immortal.
Question: What is the first step in the Socratic Method?
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Socrates poses a question.
Socrates questions the response.
A companion revises an answer.
A companion gives an answer.
Answer: Socrates poses a question.
Question: Which Hellenistic philosophy would say that a good life is a life free of trouble?
Answer Options:
Epicureanism
Skepticism
Stoicism
Deontology
Answer: Epicureanism
Question: How is Aristophanes’ Clouds an unfair portrait of Socrates?
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It portrays him as a lecherous old man.
It portrays him as a boy-Eros.
It portrays him as a buffoonish Sophist.
It portrays him as an angry militant.
Answer: It portrays him as a buffoonish Sophist.