Question 1

___ carpe diem

Accepted Answer

A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle 
A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle

Question 2

___ believed that government must not stand in the way of reason

Accepted Answer

A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle 
A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle

Question 3

According to Aristotle's theory, happiness is not measured moment by moment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" could well be spoken by an epicurean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it, using none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Poet who thought Andrew Marvell had the wrong slant on what constitutes happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle 
A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle

Question 6

Which of the following lines expresses a hedonistic view of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  "To feel the always coming on/The always rising of the night" 
B)  "he should not place himself in a position to lose that" 
C)  "foster child of silence and slow time" 
D)  "Gather ye rose-buds while ye may" 
E)  "Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?" 
A)  "To feel the always coming on/The always rising of the night" 
B)  "he should not place himself in a position to lose that" 
C)  "foster child of silence and slow time" 
D)  "Gather ye rose-buds while ye may" 
E)  "Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?"

Question 7

Epicurus was greatly interested in the hedonistic approach to life. At length he rejected it. One of his major reasons was that

Accepted Answer

A)  no one could live long enough to experience all possible pleasures. 
B)  the hedonist failed to distinguish between what was and what was not permitted by law. 
C)  he could not condone the amount of fasting required by the hedonists. 
D)  he believed that conformity to the demands of society was in the long run more conducive to peace of mind; no dedicated hedonist had ever been recognized for intellectual achievements. 
A)  no one could live long enough to experience all possible pleasures. 
B)  the hedonist failed to distinguish between what was and what was not permitted by law. 
C)  he could not condone the amount of fasting required by the hedonists. 
D)  he believed that conformity to the demands of society was in the long run more conducive to peace of mind; no dedicated hedonist had ever been recognized for intellectual achievements.

Question 8

To find the roots of unhappiness, the stoic advises, we must

Accepted Answer

A)  look inward. 
B)  refuse to believe that fate has caused it. 
C)  be suspicious of friends who seem overly concerned about our well-being. 
D)  reevaluate the packaged opinions delivered up by smooth-talking TV commentators. 
E)  review the past history of family relationships, especially unresolved conflicts. 
A)  look inward. 
B)  refuse to believe that fate has caused it. 
C)  be suspicious of friends who seem overly concerned about our well-being. 
D)  reevaluate the packaged opinions delivered up by smooth-talking TV commentators. 
E)  review the past history of family relationships, especially unresolved conflicts.

Question 9

Gandhi was assassinated after he converted to Islam and denounced the Hindu faith in front of a temple.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

After being freed from slavery, he spent his life as a teacher:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gandhi 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Epicurus 
E)  Epictetus 
A)  Gandhi 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Epicurus 
E)  Epictetus

Question 11

Hedonists do not believe that every pleasure is automatically good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Although Gandhi and King died for their beliefs, theirs were happy lives according to which standards?

Accepted Answer

A)  epicurean 
B)  Aristotelian 
C)  hedonistic 
D)  economic 
E)  none of these 
A)  epicurean 
B)  Aristotelian 
C)  hedonistic 
D)  economic 
E)  none of these

Question 13

___ thought that if you didn't choose the good, you really didn't know it.

Accepted Answer

A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle 
A) hedonism 
B) Becket 
C) Epicurus 
D) Frankl 
E) Velazquez
F)virtue
G)Marvell
H)MacLeish
I)epicureans
J)Bacchus
K)Epictetus
L)Vonnegut
M)Mahatma
N)Hinayana
O)endurance
P)Socrates
Q)stoicism
R)Hemingway
S)Aristotle

Question 14

Aristippus believed people do not enjoy working but do so only to earn enough money to have pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For hedonists, pleasure has to be experienced through the senses alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The painting Los Borrachos (The Drunkards) by Diego Velazquez is a good visual representation of epicureanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Zeno was the first major advocate of stoicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not associated with epicureanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  accepts a modified version of hedonism 
B)  discipline and moderation 
C)  intellectual activity as a source of pain 
D)  intellectual activity as a source of pleasure 
E)  love of the arts and gourmet dining 
A)  accepts a modified version of hedonism 
B)  discipline and moderation 
C)  intellectual activity as a source of pain 
D)  intellectual activity as a source of pleasure 
E)  love of the arts and gourmet dining

Question 19

Considered the acknowledged leader of Tibetan Buddhism:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hinayana 
B)  Gandhi 
C)  Lao-tzu 
D)  Tao Te Ching 
E)  the Dalai Lama 
A)  Hinayana 
B)  Gandhi 
C)  Lao-tzu 
D)  Tao Te Ching 
E)  the Dalai Lama

Question 20

Aristotle might have told Olympic athletes that if they could achieve complete happiness, they would never need to compete again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

___ carpe diem

___ believed that government must not stand in the way of reason

According to Aristotle's theory, happiness is not measured moment by moment.

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" could well be spoken by an epicurean.

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it, using none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Poet who thought Andrew Marvell had the wrong slant on what constitutes happiness.

Which of the following lines expresses a hedonistic view of life?

Epicurus was greatly interested in the hedonistic approach to life. At length he rejected it. One of his major reasons was that

To find the roots of unhappiness, the stoic advises, we must

Gandhi was assassinated after he converted to Islam and denounced the Hindu faith in front of a temple.

After being freed from slavery, he spent his life as a teacher:

Hedonists do not believe that every pleasure is automatically good.

Although Gandhi and King died for their beliefs, theirs were happy lives according to which standards?

___ thought that if you didn't choose the good, you really didn't know it.

Aristippus believed people do not enjoy working but do so only to earn enough money to have pleasure.

For hedonists, pleasure has to be experienced through the senses alone.

The painting Los Borrachos (The Drunkards) by Diego Velazquez is a good visual representation of epicureanism.

Zeno was the first major advocate of stoicism.

Which of the following is not associated with epicureanism?

Considered the acknowledged leader of Tibetan Buddhism:

Aristotle might have told Olympic athletes that if they could achieve complete happiness, they would never need to compete again.

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___ carpe diem

___ believed that government must not stand in the way of reason

According to Aristotle's theory, happiness is not measured moment by moment.

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" could well be spoken by an epicurean.

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it, using none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Poet who thought Andrew Marvell had the wrong slant on what constitutes happiness.

Which of the following lines expresses a hedonistic view of life?

Epicurus was greatly interested in the hedonistic approach to life. At length he rejected it. One of his major reasons was that

To find the roots of unhappiness, the stoic advises, we must

Gandhi was assassinated after he converted to Islam and denounced the Hindu faith in front of a temple.

After being freed from slavery, he spent his life as a teacher:

Hedonists do not believe that every pleasure is automatically good.

Although Gandhi and King died for their beliefs, theirs were happy lives according to which standards?

___ thought that if you didn't choose the good, you really didn't know it.

Aristippus believed people do not enjoy working but do so only to earn enough money to have pleasure.

For hedonists, pleasure has to be experienced through the senses alone.

The painting Los Borrachos (The Drunkards) by Diego Velazquez is a good visual representation of epicureanism.

Zeno was the first major advocate of stoicism.

Which of the following is not associated with epicureanism?

Considered the acknowledged leader of Tibetan Buddhism:

Aristotle might have told Olympic athletes that if they could achieve complete happiness, they would never need to compete again.

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters