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Stoic Philosophy Trivia Quiz

Is Stoicism a Western version of Buddhism?

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,630

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Zeno and Chrysippus believed that many of the sins were equal. Who was the German philosopher who also shared this similar thinking? Hint

Nietzsche

Kant

Hegel

Herder

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Question 2 of 10

2. Zeno thought "hegemonikon" of the rationality constituted the true self, and it was thought that a Stoic should conduct himself with apatheia. Did this mean he was to be entirely emotionless?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Zeno thought that much of mental perturbations arose due to the formation of judgments.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the student of Socrates that was most influential in the development of the Stoic and Cynic schools in Greece? Hint

Seneca

Plato

Eublides

Antisthenes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the rational type of pleasure that the Stoics thought was acceptable? Hint

harmonia

eupatheia

apatheia

sophrosyne

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Stoics compared the sinner to that of a man under water. Virtue was seen as a man arising from the depth of the waters and breathing (Pneuma) wisdom.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Adiaphora is the state between virtue and vice. The intentionality of the person determines the quality of the act.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Old Stoic school thought the soul was a unitary field of _______?

Hint

water

fire

metal

air

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Question 9 of 10

9. Chrysippus states that the present is composed of the present and future.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Zeno spoke of time as the extension of matter moving with varying speed. Time, then, is a continuum according to Zeno.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Zeno and Chrysippus believed that many of the sins were equal. Who was the German philosopher who also shared this similar thinking?

Answer: Kant

2. Zeno thought "hegemonikon" of the rationality constituted the true self, and it was thought that a Stoic should conduct himself with apatheia. Did this mean he was to be entirely emotionless?

Answer: no

For the Stoic, reason was to be a stable emotional state.

3. Zeno thought that much of mental perturbations arose due to the formation of judgments.

Answer: true

Chrysippus thought much of the emotions were also a form of judgment. Pathe' and thumos were also varied portions of the self that were in opposition to the hegemony of reason. This lack of integration was also the cause of mental perturbation of the self. Buddhism also tries to quell the judgments between good an evil and the formulation of concepts.

It is the busy quality of not only the emotions but also of the mind that needs to be quelled.

4. Who was the student of Socrates that was most influential in the development of the Stoic and Cynic schools in Greece?

Answer: Antisthenes

He claimed that the laws of the state are in general opposition to virtue. Also suspect with pleasure and the pursuit of wealth, Anthisthenes opposed everything in society during his time.

5. What is the rational type of pleasure that the Stoics thought was acceptable?

Answer: eupatheia

6. The Stoics compared the sinner to that of a man under water. Virtue was seen as a man arising from the depth of the waters and breathing (Pneuma) wisdom.

Answer: true

7. Adiaphora is the state between virtue and vice. The intentionality of the person determines the quality of the act.

Answer: true

8. The Old Stoic school thought the soul was a unitary field of _______?

Answer: fire

The Middle School of Stoics founded by Panaetius believed that the soul was composed of fire and air. Similarly, it can be said that the Easterners or Asians believed in the padma or centers of energies called cakras. Look for my quiz on the Kundalini Yoga.

9. Chrysippus states that the present is composed of the present and future.

Answer: true

10. Zeno spoke of time as the extension of matter moving with varying speed. Time, then, is a continuum according to Zeno.

Answer: true

The Demiourgos was the moving image of eternity. If there are many moments of nows, then each moment is a separate dimension in itself, making the dimensions of space infinite.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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