31 The correct answer is ‘practical’: The speaker says, ‘Stoicism … is the most practical of
all philosophies and therefore the most appealing’.
‘Greatest’ is incorrect as
it does not make
sense in the gap without a reason for (because of) its appeal (attraction).
32 The correct answer is ‘publication’: The speaker says, ‘we still have access to these ideas,
despite the fact that that the … Stoics never wrote anything down for publication’.
‘Meditations’ is incorrect as this is the title of a philosopher’s work.
33 The correct answer is ‘choices’: To support this point, the speaker quotes Epictetus who
said, ‘external events I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them, I do control’.
‘Emotions’ is incorrect as you cannot make emotions.
34 The correct answer is ‘negative’: The speaker refers to Nassim Nicholas Taleb who ‘defines
a Stoic as someone who has a different perspective on experiences which most of us would see
as wholly negative’.
35 The correct answer is ‘play’: The speaker says that
‘ George Washington … put on a
play based on the life of Cato to inspire his men’.
‘Neighbours’ is incorrect as these people
introduced George Washington to Stoicism. Also, the gap has ‘a’ in front, so the answer must
be singular.
36 The correct answer is ‘capitalism’: The speaker says that ‘Adam Smith’s theories on
capitalism were significantly influenced by the Stoicism …’.
‘Theories’ is incorrect as this is
another term for ‘ideas’ and you cannot have ideas on ideas.
37 The correct answer is ‘depression’: The speaker says that Stoicism had a profound
influence on Albert Ellis, ‘who invented Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, which is … most
commonly used to treat depression’.
