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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Philosophy (MA Philosophy) .
| 51. |
Sartre claims that if existence precedes essence, then |
| A. | there is no determinism. |
| B. | man is free. |
| C. | there is no such thing as human nature. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 52. |
In Sartre's view, humans are responsible for |
| A. | their actions. |
| B. | their passions. |
| C. | both a and b. |
| D. | neither a nor b. |
| Answer» C. both a and b. | |
| 53. |
Sartre claims that the value of one's affection is determined by |
| A. | the way one acts. |
| B. | the way one feels. |
| C. | the way one thinks. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» A. the way one acts. | |
| 54. |
Sartre claims that a person is nothing more than |
| A. | a rational animal. |
| B. | a series of undertakings. |
| C. | a collection of unrealized potential. |
| D. | a cog in a machine. |
| Answer» B. a series of undertakings. | |
| 55. |
Sartre claims that according to existentialism, there is no reality except in |
| A. | passion. |
| B. | action. |
| C. | contemplation. |
| D. | appetite. 63. which existentialist is often called the "grandfather of existentialism" and the "socrates of |
| Answer» B. action. | |
| 56. |
Existentialism Is a Humanism is a work by |
| A. | martin heidegger |
| B. | jean-paul sartre |
| C. | soren kierkegaard |
| D. | friedrich nietzsche |
| Answer» B. jean-paul sartre | |
| 57. |
Which Existentialist is often called the "Grandfather of Existentialism" and the "Socrates of Copenhagen"? |
| A. | martin heidegger |
| B. | jean-paul sartre |
| C. | albert camus |
| D. | soren kierkegaard |
| Answer» D. soren kierkegaard | |
| 58. |
Which Existentialist preferred to think of his philosophy as "Absurdism" and himself as an "Absurdist"? |
| A. | soren kierkegaard |
| B. | friedrich nietzsche |
| C. | martin heidegger |
| D. | albert camus |
| Answer» A. soren kierkegaard | |
| 59. |
Which of the following concepts was invented by Kierkegaard? |
| A. | absolute mind |
| B. | repetition |
| C. | recollection |
| D. | dialectic |
| Answer» B. repetition | |
| 60. |
which of the following movements has Kierkegaard least influenced? |
| A. | protestant theology |
| B. | analytic philosophy |
| C. | existentialism |
| D. | postmodernism |
| Answer» B. analytic philosophy | |
| 61. |
Existential philosophy has such a widespread and rapid impact on society because |
| A. | we inherently sense its truth |
| B. | it is compatible with christian theology |
| C. | it eliminated the middle man |
| D. | we inherently sense its truth |
| Answer» C. it eliminated the middle man | |
| 62. |
In Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard discusses |
| A. | the dialectic between allegiance to god and allegiance to god\s law in his heart |
| B. | ethical relativism |
| C. | antinomianism |
| D. | the elevation of the spirit of the law over the letter of the law |
| Answer» A. the dialectic between allegiance to god and allegiance to god\s law in his heart | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is not true about Sartre's conception of consciousness? |
| A. | consciousness can be an object of the phenomenological description. |
| B. | consciousness does not only mirror the external reality, but also creates an array of possibilities. |
| C. | consciousness is a property of the self. |
| D. | consciousness is sometimes overwhelmed by freedom. |
| Answer» A. consciousness can be an object of the phenomenological description. | |
| 64. |
According to Sartre, freedom |
| A. | is the free will possessed by every human individual. |
| B. | results from our free choice. |
| C. | is one of the most desirable goals that humans are striving for. |
| D. | is something we cannot escape from. |
| Answer» A. is the free will possessed by every human individual. | |
| 65. |
Which of the following illustrates Sartre's notion of "bad faith"? |
| A. | one blames her past for what she is today. |
| B. | one rejects to be responsible for the war which he was only forced to get involved in. |
| C. | one believes that human life is determined by a kind of divine providence. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 66. |
Sartre claimed that "hell is other people" because |
| A. | he believed the mere presence of others robs one of one\s freedom. |
| B. | he believed others are existentially inferior to oneself. |
| C. | he believed others are a part of our society. |
| D. | he believed others are merely objects like tables and chairs. |
| Answer» C. he believed others are a part of our society. | |
| 67. |
Who believed that man makes himself. |
| A. | husserl |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | heidegger |
| D. | kierkegaard |
| Answer» B. sartre | |
| 68. |
Which philosopher wrote this famous book Either/Or |
| A. | husserl |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | heidegger |
| D. | kierkegaard |
| Answer» D. kierkegaard | |
| 69. |
Man is condemned to be free |
| A. | husserl |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | heidegger |
| D. | kierkegaard |
| Answer» B. sartre | |
| 70. |
Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward |
| A. | husserl |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | plato |
| D. | kierkegaard |
| Answer» D. kierkegaard | |
| 71. |
Brentano’s understanding of philosophy as |
| A. | radical science |
| B. | rigorous science |
| C. | philosophy of science |
| D. | cognitive science |
| Answer» A. radical science | |
| 72. |
Philosophy as Rigorous Science book by |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» D. husserl | |
| 73. |
The major theme repeated in phenomenology is |
| A. | back to the texts |
| B. | back to the things themselves |
| C. | becoming |
| D. | continue in traditions |
| Answer» B. back to the things themselves | |
| 74. |
first stage of Husserl’s philosophy dealing |
| A. | psychologism |
| B. | existentialism |
| C. | descriptive phenomenology |
| D. | transcendental phenomenology |
| Answer» A. psychologism | |
| 75. |
Second stage of Husserl’s philosophy dealing |
| A. | psychologism |
| B. | existentialism |
| C. | descriptive phenomenology |
| D. | transcendental phenomenology |
| Answer» C. descriptive phenomenology | |
| 76. |
Third stage of Husserl’s philosophy dealing |
| A. | psychologism |
| B. | existentialism |
| C. | descriptive phenomenology |
| D. | transcendental phenomenology |
| Answer» D. transcendental phenomenology | |
| 77. |
Transcendental subjectivity is the notion of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | heidegger |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» D. husserl | |
| 78. |
The Devil and the Good Lord wrote by |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» B. sartre | |
| 79. |
Husserl’s new conception of intentional content |
| A. | noema |
| B. | pure |
| C. | dasein |
| D. | being |
| Answer» A. noema | |
| 80. |
Fear and Trembling is the work of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» A. kierkegaard | |
| 81. |
Critique of Dialectical Reason is the work of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» B. sartre | |
| 82. |
Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology is the work of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» D. husserl | |
| 83. |
Philosophical Fragments is the work of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» A. kierkegaard | |
| 84. |
phenomonolgy means the study of |
| A. | subjectivity |
| B. | appearance |
| C. | essence |
| D. | consciousness |
| Answer» B. appearance | |
| 85. |
According to phenomenology the nature of truth is |
| A. | objective |
| B. | experimental |
| C. | transcendental |
| D. | subjective |
| Answer» D. subjective | |
| 86. |
who employ the term phenomenology for the first time |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | lambert |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» B. lambert | |
| 87. |
Give the name of the philosopher who used the notion intentionality for the first time |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» C. brentano | |
| 88. |
Husserl employs the notion of natural attitude in order to |
| A. | approve geomaterial truths |
| B. | to negate the life world |
| C. | to criticize the view of modern science |
| D. | to affirm logical facts |
| Answer» C. to criticize the view of modern science | |
| 89. |
bracketing is a process of |
| A. | suspend the real world |
| B. | reinstate natural attitude |
| C. | suspend life world |
| D. | suspend essence |
| Answer» B. reinstate natural attitude | |
| 90. |
Being for-itself is the mode of |
| A. | existence of consciousness, |
| B. | existence of knowledge |
| C. | existence of perception |
| D. | existence of the unconsciousness |
| Answer» A. existence of consciousness, | |
| 91. |
“Man is condemned to be free.” Are the words of |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» B. sartre | |
| 92. |
Author of Philosophy of Arithmetic |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | brentano |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» D. husserl | |
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