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Questions on Nihilism, Hedonism and Existentialism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

" True Morality " does not exist.

Which philosophy does this sentence belong to?

a)

Hedonism

b)

Nihilism

c)

Deontological

d)

Existentialism

2.

How many principles does Nihilism have in the slides?

a)

2

b)

9

c)

1

d)

3

3.

Which of these are the principles of Nihilism?

a)

Awareness of death against the desire for the continued existence

b)

Taking responsibility for your own actions.

c)

Everything is meaningless

4.

Our purpose of living is not decided by God or anyone else but ourselves.

Which philosophy does this statement belong to?

a)

Deontological

b)

Existentialism

c)

Nihilism

d)

Hedonism

5.

"Existence precedes essence", Believes that neither a God nor a definite model for what a human being should have to look like.

Whose theory is this?

a)

Albert Camus

b)

Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

c)

Soren Kierkegaard

d)

Jean-Paul Sartre

6.

Nihilism is its end, and there is no reason to pursue higher values.

Which forms of nihilism suit this statement?

a)

Passive Nihilism

b)

Ethical Nihilism

c)

Epistemological Nihilism

d)

Political Nihilism

7.

Which of these is the true definition of Isolation concern in Existentialism Insights?

a)

Desire to believe life is meaningful vs experiences that appear randomly

b)

Experience of free will vs external forces on behavior

c)

Awareness of inevitability of death against desire for continued existence

d)

Feel connected to others and the exprience of rejection

8.

Which philosophy comes from ancient Greek for “pleasure”?

a)

Deontological

b)

Existentialism

c)

Hedonism

d)

Nihilism

9.

An ethical assumption emphasizes an individual's joy as the primary cause of certain behavior.

Which type of Hedonism does this sentence belong to?

a)

Egotistical hedonism

b)

Normative Hedonism

c)

Altruistic hedonism

d)

Motivational Hedonism

10.

Which of the following defines Motivational Hedonism?

a)

The act of maximizing one’s own pleasure by seeking to help others

b)

Leaving pain an essential element, thus making the theory unpopular

c)

Pleasure should be people’s primary motivation and pain should be avoided

d)

Desires to encounter pleasure and to avoid pain guide all of our behavior