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According to the myth, if the rock is victorious, that is because it causes Sisyphus to...
despair
collapse
die
rejoice
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Existentialism emphasises
isolation
all of these
freedom of choice
responsibility
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What does the phrase "I think, therefore I am" mean?
I am able to use my senses, therefore I exist.
I believe in things.
Being able to use rationality to ask questions means I exist
I can use my brain to develop my thoughts.
4
Nietzsche was concerned with
truth, nihilism, and meaning of existence.
happiness, purpose and pleasure
God, religion and thought
questioning why we lie
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Personal experience and acting on one's own are essential in arriving at
the truth
Heaven
happiness
freedom
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In a universe deprived of illusions, man feels like a...
Stranger
God
Criminal
Prisoner
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According to Rousseau, man is __________, and everywhere he is in chains.
born as master
born a sinner
born free
born a slave
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What religious values would an existentialist have?
spiritualist - Believes in a spirituality in all things
God didn't make the world with any purpose
Catholic - We should all follow a prescribed religion
Hate God - religion makes us stupid
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According to Descartes, what is the essential problem/question we must ask?
How do we know we exist?
What is our purpose?
How do we establish the truth?
How do we decide what's right and wrong?
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What are the major themes of existentialism?
Human free will
Science can explain our lives
Happiness and pleasure
Humans rely on structure
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Man is torn between his desire to confront death and his
passion to live
desire to reach Heaven
lack of concern
desire for power
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Who said "God is dead"?
All of the above
Nietzsche
Rousseau
Camus
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Instress is
Every single thing in the universe has its own energy.
Every single thing in the universe is beautiful
Every single thing in the universe is a gift from God
Every single thing in the universe is unique.
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What is the major belief of Absurdism?
All of the above
Dignity is found in helping humanity
Humans have free will
The universe is uncaring
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Agnosticism is
Belief in God
Hating God
Rejecting all beliefs
Denying proof of the existence of God
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Some consider this person an atheist since he questioned organised religions and God.
Camus
Nietzsche
Rousseau
Descartes
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Sisyphus' silent joy is contained therein. His _____ belongs to him.
heart
fate
soul
choice
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Absurdism is most closely related to the myth of
Achilles
Prometheus
Sisyphus
Hercules
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Rousseau thought that
we should all sin
everyone is innocent
nobody is innocent
everyone has sinned
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What are existentialists searching for?
Happiness
Their true self
God
Equality
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What is Descartes's philosophy?
monotheism
relativism
taoism
dualism
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Inscape is
every single thing in the universe has a unique essence
every single thing in the universe has a unique energy
every single thing is valued
every single thing is beautiful and made by God
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We are struck by the absurd when we become aware of the destructive element of
Time
Love
Life
Peace
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Atheism is
hating God
belonging to religion
belief in the supernatural
denial of the existence of God
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An existential crisis is when an individual questions
the very foundations of their life
the contents of their refrigerator
the love of their God
the scientific makeup of this world
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According to Sartre, to act in bad faith is to...
fulfil a role to the extent that you lose who you are
act according to our free will, with full responsibility
question everything
tell a lie
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The greatest English teacher in the world is
J. Murray
J. Murray
All of the Above
J. Murray
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An existentialists would compare the world to
a slaughterhouse
a merry-go-round
graveyard
a game
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The existentialists believes that life's values and beauty are bound upon
God
the individual
nature
the community
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In Rousseau's "perfect government" one who refuses to obey the general will (multiple answers)
have to leave the community
be forced to be free
be excluded from the community
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Rousseau thinks that men can ... (2 correct answers)
direct existing forces
direct newly created forces
combine forces that exist
be forceful
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Sisyphus's entire being is toward accomplishing ______.
happiness
nothing
greatness
fame
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Arya was in a car wreck & told friends it was "wrong place at the wrong time". She believes in
The laws of the dragons
Fate
The wrath of the Mad King
Free will
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Nihilism suggests that life
is a rollercoaster
is what we make of it
is meaningless
is filled with actions we will regret
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Daenerys laughs at the predictions made by fortune cookies. She most likely believes in...
Fate
The spirits
Free will
Happiness
