Which statement most closely describes Stoicism? a. It was ...

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Question 1

Which of the following statements is most accurate?
 
  a. Mesopotamia and Egypt were both the birthplace of civilization and the spiritual ancestors of the West.
  b. Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization, but only the Greeks and the Romans were spiritual ancestors of the West.
  c. Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization, but the Hebrews and the Greeks were the spiritual ancestors of the West.
  d. The Greeks and the Romans were the spiritual ancestors of the West because they totally ignored the older civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
  e. Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hebrewsand the Greeks were all spiritual ancestors of the West.

Question 2

Which statement most closely describes Stoicism?
 
  a. It was founded by Epicurus.
  b. It later became very popular with the Celts and Germans.
  c. It maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature.
  d. It posited a belief in a material afterlife.
  e. It argued that one should free oneself from public activities and responsibilities.

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Answer 1

c

Answer 2

c

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