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Fatalism Trivia Quiz

Fate versus Free Will - quotes.

A multiple-choice quiz by ear_ring. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate."
Which famous psychologist said this? Hint

Victor Frankl

Sigmund Freud

Carl Jung

Alfred Adler

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Question 2 of 10

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

destroys

rewards

ignores

drags

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Question 3 of 10

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

life

art

science

free will

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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

Bertrand Russell

Mark Twain

Charles Darwin

Richard Dawkins

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Question 5 of 10

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

Accident

Coincidence

Falling in love

Happiness

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Question 6 of 10

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

providence

nothing

free will

themselves

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Question 7 of 10

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

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 8 of 10

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

gain

pleasure

risk

sin

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Question 9 of 10

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

friends

pets

jobs

minds

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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

with two queens

proudly

unfairly

with an evil grin

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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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