Question 1

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?"F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

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

Question 3

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 4

___ 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)  VelazquezF) virtueG) MarvellH) MacLeishI) epicureansJ) BacchusK) EpictetusL) VonnegutM) MahatmaN) HinayanaO) enduranceP) SocratesQ) stoicismR) HemingwayS) AristotleT) A) and E)
U) D) and I)

Question 5

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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

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 7

___ carpe diem

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonism
B)  Becket
C)  Epicurus
D)  Frankl
E)  VelazquezF) virtueG) MarvellH) MacLeishI) epicureansJ) BacchusK) EpictetusL) VonnegutM) MahatmaN) HinayanaO) enduranceP) SocratesQ) stoicismR) HemingwayS) AristotleT) B) and G)
U) C) and P)

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.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

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)  VelazquezF) virtueG) MarvellH) MacLeishI) epicureansJ) BacchusK) EpictetusL) VonnegutM) MahatmaN) HinayanaO) enduranceP) SocratesQ) stoicismR) HemingwayS) AristotleT) E) and K)
U) I) and L)

Question 10

Zeno was the first major advocate of stoicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 diningF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 theseF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonism
B)  Becket
C)  Epicurus
D)  Frankl
E)  VelazquezF) virtueG) MarvellH) MacLeishI) epicureansJ) BacchusK) EpictetusL) VonnegutM) MahatmaN) HinayanaO) enduranceP) SocratesQ) stoicismR) HemingwayS) AristotleT) R) and S)
U) A) and B)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Considered the acknowledged leader of Tibetan Buddhism:

Accepted Answer

A)   Hinayana
B)   Gandhi
C)   Lao-tzu
D)   Tao Te Ching
E)   the Dalai LamaF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Hedonists do not believe that every pleasure is automatically good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Gandhi
B)   Socrates
C)   Aristotle
D)   Epicurus
E)   EpictetusF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 12: Happiness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Which of the following is not associated with epicureanism?

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

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Hedonists do not believe that every pleasure is automatically good.

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Considered the acknowledged leader of Tibetan Buddhism:

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Zeno was the first major advocate of stoicism.

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

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

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

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

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