EIC Time and Money: Aristotle, Buddha, Weber

1. What did Siddhartha realize about the world?

• a. All people are happy
• b. Suffering is necessary for spiritual growth
• c. Money and luxury are the most important things in life
• d. Many people in the world are suffering

2. What did Siddhartha do for 49 days?

• a. Eat a lot of rich foods

• b. Sleep for long periods of time

• c. Think and not eat

• d. Travel to other countries

3. What did Siddhartha realize about balance?

• a. That it is not important in life
• b. That it is better to always eat too much
• c. That it is better to always eat too little
• d. That balance is important

4. What is the middle way, and how does it relate to Siddhartha's teachings?

• a. The extreme way of living life
• b. Avoiding balance and always pursuing extremes
• c. Finding the compassionate, reasonable middle way
• d. Giving up on life's struggles and challenges

5. What is the golden mean, according to Aristotle?

• a. The extreme of a particular virtue
• b. The desirable middle ground between two extremes (bad behaviors)
• c. The total absence of moral character

6. Between the extremes of dishonesty and being too blunt, what is the golden mean?

• a) Lying

• b) Dishonesty

• c) Tactful

• d) Timidity

7. What is the virtue that represents the golden mean between recklessness (not enough fear) and cowardice (too much fear)?

• a) Arrogance

• b) Honesty

• C) Courage

8. What is the golden mean of pride between the extremes of timidity and arrogance?

• a) Timidity
• b) Arrogance
• c) Self-confidence

9. What is the belief of Protestants regarding buying a ticket to heaven?

• a) They believe that you can buy a ticket to heaven
• b) They believe that you cannot buy a ticket to heaven
• c) They believe that buying a ticket to heaven is optional
• d) They have no opinion on buying a ticket to heaven.

10. What is the main difference between Catholicism and Calvinist Protestantism in terms of showing who goes to heaven?

• a) Catholicism has clear rituals or signs, while Calvinist Protestantism does not
• b) Calvinist Protestantism has clear rituals or signs, while Catholicism does not
• c) Both Catholicism and Calvinist Protestantism have clear rituals or signs
• d) Neither Catholicism nor Calvinist Protestantism have clear rituals or signs