By Contrast with the Views of Socrates, Another Ancient Greek

question 29

Multiple Choice

By contrast with the views of Socrates, another ancient Greek notion of an afterlife is that:

• A)Moral persons are rewarded after they die.
• B)The kingdom of the dead is a dreary, unhappy place.
• C)It is very much like the life we know here.
• D)Individuals are reincarnated until they learn to indulge their desires no longer.
• E)God will resurrect everyone either to new life or to eternal death.

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