Which Statement Most Closely Describes Stoicism

question 40

Multiple Choice

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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