View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Revealed Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hegel's terminology, what does the term "sensibility" pertain to?
(a) A zeitgeist, a spirit of the times.
(b) A physiological apparatus for perception.
(c) An entity whose end is itself.
(d) A mental construct that organizes sensations.

2. What happens to the mind that gains a reprieve from the fear of death according to Hegel?
(a) The mind that is reprieved from fear of death reconciles death with meaninglessness.
(b) The mind that is reprieved from fear of death gains individuality.
(c) The mind that is reprieved from fear of death loses absolute freedom.
(d) The mind that is reprieved from fear of death loses meaning.

3. What becomes clear as the future becomes the past, according to Hegel?
(a) How free will is an illusion.
(b) How fate operates in every detail.
(c) How certain events were inevitable.
(d) How free men are in their decisions.

4. What does Hegel say self-consciousness can express as Absolute Spirit?
(a) The divine nature of fate.
(b) The perfection of man's will.
(c) The inevitable nature of self-consciousness.
(d) The inner divinity of man.

5. What are noumena according to Hegel?
(a) Events.
(b) Objects.
(c) Laws.
(d) Perceptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher influenced Hegel's use of categories?

2. What was Hegel's dread of death influenced by?

3. What is the stage after the "beautiful soul" in Hegel's view?

4. At the level of freedom and terror, what does self-consciousness have according to Hegel?

5. According to Hegel, what does each action lead to?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample