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1.
According to Heraclitus, what is something you can't do twice?
Step into the same river
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Listen to a story the same way
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2.
Three of these French philosophers were friends. Who did not belong to them?
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What, among other things, was Socrates found to be guilty of by the Athenian people's court?
Spying for the rival city of Sparta
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Writing profane literature
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Continuing question 3, how did Socrates react to the verdict?
He held a powerful speech and won over the jurors' hearts.
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He instigated a rebellion and seized control over the city.
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He executed the death sentence himself by drinking hemlock.
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He fled Athens and settled in modern-day Italy.
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5.
Which philosopher was famous for being a recluse with a poodle as his dearest companion?
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Albert Camus compared human existence to the fate of Greek hero Sisyphus. What did Sisyphus do?
He tried to roll a boulder over a hill in eternity.
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He continually failed to reach the food and drink that surrounded him.
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He crafted wings to fly with, but fell when he rose too close to the sun.
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He listened to the temptatious song of Circe while safely tied to a mast.
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7.
Marcus Aurelius was one of the great stoic philosophers. What was his other profession?
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Who is "dead", according to Friedrich Nietzsche?
9.
Laozi is associated with which Chinese religious and philosophical tradition?
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What does "cogito, ergo sum" mean?
"I think, therefore I am."
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"I know that I know nothing."
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"To see is to believe."
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11.
Which philsopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great?
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Which view is most closely associated with Niccolò Machiavelli?
Everyone is born good; society makes people bad.
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The ends justify the means.
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The journey is the goal.
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13.
What is Enlightenment, according to Immanuel Kant?
The way out of self-imposed immaturity
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The way that Jesus works in the heart of man
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A useful tool to maintain power
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14.
Where is Diogenes said to have lived?
On top of Mount Olympus
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Which statement most closely reflects Positivism?
Only that is true which can be scientifically proven.
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One should ignore the bad and focus on the good things in life.
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People should be judged by their economic output.
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Great quiz, btw.