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Quiz about Fatalism
Quiz about Fatalism

Fatalism Trivia Quiz


Fate versus Free Will - quotes.

A multiple-choice quiz by ear_ring. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ear_ring
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
342,913
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
463
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Question 1 of 10
1. "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate."
Which famous psychologist said this?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Plutarch said: "Fate leads him who follows it, and _______ him who resists." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "All _______ is a revolt against man's fate". Andre Malraux Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals." Which famous person said this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "_______ is God's way of remaining anonymous", according to Einstein. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in _______". Honore de Balzac. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which US president said this? "Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest ________". Scott Adams Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our ..." Jacques Delille Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Terry Pratchett: "Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing _______ all along." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Which famous psychologist said this?

Answer: Carl Jung

Alfred Adler expressed a similar view when he said: "Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it."
2. Plutarch said: "Fate leads him who follows it, and _______ him who resists."

Answer: drags

He also said: "I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."
3. "All _______ is a revolt against man's fate". Andre Malraux

Answer: art

"And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own." - another quote from this French author.
4. "It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals." Which famous person said this?

Answer: Bertrand Russell

Russell was an agnostic and sceptic. I also see blind idealism as rather dubious.
5. "_______ is God's way of remaining anonymous", according to Einstein.

Answer: Coincidence

"To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate made me an authority myself" - another humorous quote from Einstein. :)
Also, remember his most famous "God does not play dice".
6. "Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in _______". Honore de Balzac.

Answer: providence

"Fate remains wholly unexorable" - author unknown.
7. Which US president said this? "Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Can a politician be a fatalist? "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way," said the same president.
8. "Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest ________". Scott Adams

Answer: pleasure

"If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?" Scott Adams is a cartoonist and writer.
This is called "psychological hedonism". Of course, masochists, who long for pain and suffering, are exception of this rule :)
9. "Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our ..." Jacques Delille

Answer: friends

We didn't choose our ancestry or background. But we can choose our education and worldview.
10. Terry Pratchett: "Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing _______ all along."

Answer: with two queens

I think this is the most beautiful quotation of all. I think this means that we cannot predict the future and that this adds surprise to our living.
Source: Author ear_ring

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