Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.
A. Chrysippus maintained that the good man is always happy and the bad man unhappy, and that the good man's happiness differs in no way from God's.
B. He was less exclusively ethical in his interests than the later stories.
C. Cleanthes maintained that all souls survive until the next universal conflagration.
D. On the question, whether the souls survive death, there were conflicting opinions.
E. But Chrysippus maintained that this is true only of the souls of the wise.

  1. CBEDA

  2. ACDEB

  3. ADCEB

  4. BDEAC

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As we are not able to find the starting or concluding statement, let's look for links. C follows D as C gives Cleanthes opinion to the question in D. As E begins with 'but', therefore statement E gives a contrary opinion to the Cleanthes opinion. Thus, we have DCE link, which is found in option (3), hence, it is the answer.