Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Epictetus, those things within our power include:

our impulses.

our bodies.

our reputation.

all of the above.

Epictetus claims that if the wife and children of a virtuous man were to die, he should feel:

righteous indignation.

moderate grief.

undisturbed.

envy of those who still have their loved ones.

Epictetus claims that the only thing one can call one's own is:

the way one deals with one's impressions.

one's family.

one's friends.

one's body.

Epictetus claims if an event is not in our control, it:

cannot be good.

cannot be evil.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Epictetus claims that when someone strikes you, what really angers you is:

the force of the blow.

their malicious intentions.

your own judgment.

the insult involved.

Epictetus recommends that we act:

according to our passions.

so as to do whatever comes naturally, without much thought.

only after careful reflection on the consequences of our actions.

so as to benefit the greatest number.

Epictetus recommends that we refrain from:

laughing without restraint.

casually going to lectures.

having sex before marriage.

all of the above.

Epictetus claims that when our loved ones die we should:

think about how we feel when hearing about the death of other people's loved ones.

think of the ways in which our loved ones' were vicious.

think about other things.

none of the above.

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