QUIZ

A. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A broad category of ethical, metaphysical, epistemological, and political philosophies in
which human interests, values and dignity predominate
a. Materialism b. Stoicism
c. Theism d. Humanism
2. An ancient Greek philosophy which teaches the development of self-
control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions.
a. Hedonism b. Theism
c. Stoicism d. Humanism
3. First coined in English in the 17th Century to contrast with the earlier term Atheism
a. Materialism b. Theism
c. Stoicism d. Hedonism
4. Comes from the ancient Greek for ‘pleasure’
a. Materialism b. Theism
c. Stoicism d. Hedonism
5. A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a
pleasure-seeker
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. Zeno of Citium
c. Hedonist d. Aristotle
6. First materialist and atomists in Ancient Greece
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. Zeno of Citium
c. Hedonist d. Atomos
7. Development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions,
was developed by?
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. Zeno of Citium…
c. Hedonist d. Atomos
8. Declared the Greatest Happiness Principle
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. John Stuart Mill
c. Hedonist d. Zeno of Citium
 9. First philosopher who approached the problem of reality from a “scientific” lens
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. John Stuart Mill
c. Plato d. Aristotle
10. Said that in an attempt to understand reality and the external world, man must seek to
understand himself, too.
a. Democritus and Leucippus b. Zeno of Citium
c. Plato d. Aristotle

B. Essay.
11-15 explain what the “Good Life” is.

Answer:
D
C
B
D
C
A
B
B
D
C
11-15 (opinionated)