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Existentialism

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

What is existentialism?

a)

a philosophy concerned with the meaning of life

b)

religion based on the pursuit of worldly pleasure

c)

a philosophy concerned with death

d)

a school of thought based on the idea nothing matters

2.

This philosophy was responding to what idea?

a)

Politics are inherently evil

b)

People are inherently good

c)

God gives meaning to life

d)

Heaven awaits those who repent

3.

Existentialism is defined by which of the following concepts?

a)

wealth, pleasure, honor= the good life

b)

living authentically

c)

Science will make everything better

d)

Accept that life "is what it is"

4.

These are all examples of Existentialist Principles except:

a)

Essence precedes existence

b)

The world we know is absurd and unfair

c)

Social values and structure should control the individual

d)

"Man makes himself"

5.

Where did this idea start?

a)

Africa

b)

The United States

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

6.

What is existentialism?

a)

emphasizes the existence of an individual as a free and responsible agent of society

b)

emphasizes how humans used science to prove how things came to be

c)

emphasizes the creation of the world which is a product of the big bang theory

d)

emphasizes the origin of the world

7.

When did existentialism begin?

a)

around the 16th and 17th centuries

b)

around the 18th century

c)

around the 14th and 15th centuries

d)

around the 19th and 20th centuries

8.

what is the notion of existentialism?

a)

humans spend their time doing recreational activities and not enough time trying to figure out where we came from

b)

humans existed first then spent their time trying to sculpt their essence or nature

c)

humans exist then spend their time tampering with scientific theories

d)

humans' existence was decided before they were born and have no say in their life choices

9.

an existentialist believes one should be able to make choices without the help of...

a)

the law

b)

ethnic rules

c)

traditions

d)

personal intellect

10.

what is human nature believed to be decided by?

a)

what the government says

b)

life choices

c)

what the parents say

d)

what Lauren says

11.

who is noted for bringing the most international attention to existentialism in the 20th century

a)

Kierkegaard

b)

Jean-Paul Sartre

c)

Hegel

d)

Simon De Beauvoir

12.

"The universe is unfathomable; individuals must assume responsibility without knowing right or wrong."


This worldview best describes ...

a)

Existentialism

b)

Atheism

c)

Absurdist Theory

d)

Agnosticism