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Q. Marcus uses the image of the athlete to represent man because
Life is a hard contest
Sport is in the nature of man
It represents health and strength
Athletes were revered in the Roman Empire
Q. Marcus calls something a "violent stream." What is it?
Life
The Cosmos
Time
The Tiber
Q. Translate the term "scala naturae."
Scales of Nature
Natural Reptiles
Nature's Door
Ladder of Nature
Q. In the Meditations, Marcus uses the image of puppet-strings. Why would he do that?
To represent enslavement to impulses
To represent the manipulation by colleagues
To represent a false government
To represent the playful side of man
Q. At the end of his work, Marcus includes this bit: "...in life three acts can be the whole play" (12.36). To what is he referring?
Plays don't have to be five acts
Life can end at any time; we don't get to choose
The need to be adaptable, to overcome obstacles
There are no second chances in life