Question 1

Buber believed that in human contact he also found God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

According to Rousseau, one person founded civil society with his

Accepted Answer

A)  sword. 
B)  rifle. 
C)  stick. 
D)  invention of marriage. 
E)  invention of a primitive bank where people could keep their possessions safe. 
A)  sword. 
B)  rifle. 
C)  stick. 
D)  invention of marriage. 
E)  invention of a primitive bank where people could keep their possessions safe. C

Question 3

Schopenhauer was one of the three major secular existentialist philosophers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

James believed that humans and machines were alike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Marx and Lenin, though sharing the same economic philosophy, disagreed on one point. Lenin believed

Accepted Answer

A)  a limited amount of capitalism was necessary. 
B)  women should not be given advanced education. 
C)  some class distinction was healthy for society. 
D)  the classless society could come about only through revolution. 
E)  the classless would come about non-violently. 
A)  a limited amount of capitalism was necessary. 
B)  women should not be given advanced education. 
C)  some class distinction was healthy for society. 
D)  the classless society could come about only through revolution. 
E)  the classless would come about non-violently.

Question 6

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ determinism

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa 
A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa

Question 7

Trungpa defines freedom as a surrendering to reality and accepting things as they are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Philosopher William James believed that money is the root of all human motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Freud called the values imposed on us by family, society, and the law the dialectic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Freud's term for these values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ego. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  the invisible hand. 
D)  the id. 
E)  institutional determinism. 
A)  the ego. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  the invisible hand. 
D)  the id. 
E)  institutional determinism.

Question 11

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ escaped sacrifice

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa 
A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa

Question 12

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ regret and relief

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa 
A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa

Question 13

Punishment of Sisyphus:

Accepted Answer

A)  repeating one particular action over and over 
B)  exile from wife and children 
C)  death by drinking hemlock 
D)  being tied to a post in the town square, with children spitting on him and adults beating him with sticks 
E)  being forced to spend the rest of his life on a ship that never finds a port 
A)  repeating one particular action over and over 
B)  exile from wife and children 
C)  death by drinking hemlock 
D)  being tied to a post in the town square, with children spitting on him and adults beating him with sticks 
E)  being forced to spend the rest of his life on a ship that never finds a port

Question 14

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ money talks

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa 
A) Isaac 
B) Vonnegut 
C) Kierkegaard 
D) bourgeoisie 
E) Freud
F)phoenix
G)Crane
H)Schopenhauer
I)communism
J)unrestricted freedom
K)de Beauvoir
L)James
M)Hegel
N)Rousseau
O)no free choice
P)Marx
Q)Buber
R)Trungpa

Question 15

Libertines and Libertarians once belonged to the same political party but separated after a strong dispute at a 1912 conference in Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Said that whatever we do is determined by a system of rewards and punishments:

Accepted Answer

A)  Camus 
B)  Sartre 
C)  Buber 
D)  Freud 
E)  Skinner 
A)  Camus 
B)  Sartre 
C)  Buber 
D)  Freud 
E)  Skinner

Question 17

Signs of free will for James:

Accepted Answer

A)  the genomes 
B)  the heart and the soul 
C)  the ego and the superego 
D)  regret and relief 
E)  dreams 
A)  the genomes 
B)  the heart and the soul 
C)  the ego and the superego 
D)  regret and relief 
E)  dreams

Question 18

The chapter ends by suggesting that freedom can best be gained through

Accepted Answer

A)  organized citizens' forums. 
B)  removal of all government restrictions. 
C)  self-imposed limitations. 
D)  writing to legislators to let them know that their activities are being closely watched by their constituents. 
E)  calm acceptance of social and legal rules over which we have no control anyway. 
A)  organized citizens' forums. 
B)  removal of all government restrictions. 
C)  self-imposed limitations. 
D)  writing to legislators to let them know that their activities are being closely watched by their constituents. 
E)  calm acceptance of social and legal rules over which we have no control anyway.

Question 19

The idea that human behavior can be analyzed in terms of genetic investment is known as economic determinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If someone strikes you and your response is to draw out a sword and make him a knight, which of the following is most likely to say this was a sign of freewill?

Accepted Answer

A)  a determinist 
B)  a religious existentialist 
C)  a Marxist 
D)  a libertarian 
E)  an indeterminist 
A)  a determinist 
B)  a religious existentialist 
C)  a Marxist 
D)  a libertarian 
E)  an indeterminist

Buber believed that in human contact he also found God.

According to Rousseau, one person founded civil society with his

Schopenhauer was one of the three major secular existentialist philosophers.

James believed that humans and machines were alike.

Marx and Lenin, though sharing the same economic philosophy, disagreed on one point. Lenin believed

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ determinism

Trungpa defines freedom as a surrendering to reality and accepting things as they are.

Philosopher William James believed that money is the root of all human motivation.

Freud called the values imposed on us by family, society, and the law the dialectic.

Freud's term for these values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ escaped sacrifice

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ regret and relief

Punishment of Sisyphus:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ money talks

Libertines and Libertarians once belonged to the same political party but separated after a strong dispute at a 1912 conference in Paris.

Said that whatever we do is determined by a system of rewards and punishments:

Signs of free will for James:

The chapter ends by suggesting that freedom can best be gained through

The idea that human behavior can be analyzed in terms of genetic investment is known as economic determinism.

If someone strikes you and your response is to draw out a sword and make him a knight, which of the following is most likely to say this was a sign of freewill?

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Exam 16: Freedom

Buber believed that in human contact he also found God.

According to Rousseau, one person founded civil society with his

Schopenhauer was one of the three major secular existentialist philosophers.

James believed that humans and machines were alike.

Marx and Lenin, though sharing the same economic philosophy, disagreed on one point. Lenin believed

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ determinism

Trungpa defines freedom as a surrendering to reality and accepting things as they are.

Philosopher William James believed that money is the root of all human motivation.

Freud called the values imposed on us by family, society, and the law the dialectic.

Freud's term for these values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ escaped sacrifice

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ regret and relief

Punishment of Sisyphus:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at right.Use none more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ money talks

Libertines and Libertarians once belonged to the same political party but separated after a strong dispute at a 1912 conference in Paris.

Said that whatever we do is determined by a system of rewards and punishments:

Signs of free will for James:

The chapter ends by suggesting that freedom can best be gained through

The idea that human behavior can be analyzed in terms of genetic investment is known as economic determinism.

If someone strikes you and your response is to draw out a sword and make him a knight, which of the following is most likely to say this was a sign of freewill?

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

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Filters