Question 1

The author of Ecclesiastes wrote:

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A) "Live your life as a work of art." 
B) "All is vanity and vexation of spirit." 
C) "At any street corner, the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face." 
D) "We are put on this earth to help others, but what the others are here for I cannot say." 
A) "Live your life as a work of art." 
B) "All is vanity and vexation of spirit." 
C) "At any street corner, the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face." 
D) "We are put on this earth to help others, but what the others are here for I cannot say."

Question 2

The legend of Faust, dramatized by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe, is the story of a man who lived for his

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A) relationships. 
B) God. 
C) desires. 
D) investments. 
A) relationships. 
B) God. 
C) desires. 
D) investments.

Question 3

Tantalus, a Greek mythological hero,

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A) was forced to push a rock up a mountain for eternity. 
B) was condemned by the gods to be tied just out of reach of a bunch of grapes. 
C) was condemned to live the same life over and over. 
D) was a great biblical prophet who said, "Life is vanity and vexation." 
A) was forced to push a rock up a mountain for eternity. 
B) was condemned by the gods to be tied just out of reach of a bunch of grapes. 
C) was condemned to live the same life over and over. 
D) was a great biblical prophet who said, "Life is vanity and vexation."

Question 4

The German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling saw the whole of life

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A) as God's work of art, in which humans played no role. 
B) as tragic, since we all must die. 
C) as a comedy of human foolishness. 
D) as God's work of art, with us as God's apprentices. 
A) as God's work of art, in which humans played no role. 
B) as tragic, since we all must die. 
C) as a comedy of human foolishness. 
D) as God's work of art, with us as God's apprentices.

Question 5

What sort of story would you be likely to tell if you viewed your life as a Bildungsroman ?

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A story of your personal devel

The author of Ecclesiastes wrote:

The legend of Faust, dramatized by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe, is the story of a man who lived for his

Tantalus, a Greek mythological hero,

The German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling saw the whole of life

What sort of story would you be likely to tell if you viewed your life as a Bildungsroman ?

Philosophical Questions

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

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Exam 2: The Meaning of Life

The author of Ecclesiastes wrote:

The legend of Faust, dramatized by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe, is the story of a man who lived for his

Tantalus, a Greek mythological hero,

The German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling saw the whole of life

What sort of story would you be likely to tell if you viewed your life as a Bildungsroman ?

Philosophical Questions

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters