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Meditations True or False

1. Why does Marcus think it's a good idea to imagine earth from a high vantage point, like space? -> To recognize how puny and gross the world is
2. How does Marcus respond to things that are transient? -> He shuns them, because they are of no value
3. Marcus says that man is unique because of the "spark of divinity" in him. What is this spark? -> Reason
4. How does a man become free, according to Marcus? -> He makes a fortress of his mind and lets nothing in
5. Why does Marcus urge himself to think about death constantly? -> To make sure he has an heir, when the time comes

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