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Jean-Paul Sartre: Life and Works

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"This quiz will briefly cover the hugely influential philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, from his personal life to his famous works. Hopefully you will learn a thing or two!"

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1. What European country was Sartre from?
    Answer: (One Word)


2. Sartre was an extremely important figure in the development of which of the following philosophical schools?
    Existentialism
    Functionalism
    Logical Positivism
    Post-structuralism


3. Sartre used many creative concepts in his philosophy, one of which is absolutely vital to his view of humanity. Which of the following is a famous three word concept of his which he explicitly states and explains in his work "L'existentialisme est un humanisme"?
    "Existence precedes essence"
    "Soul precedes conception"
    "Mind precedes body"
    "Death precedes life"


4. Which work of 1943 is one of Sartre's most famous philosophical works and is subtitled "An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology"?
    Being and Nothingness
    Being and Time
    Beyond Good and Evil
    Madness and Civilization


5. Sartre was always interested in seducing beautiful ladies. He entered an open relationship and lifelong friendship with which other thinker and social figure?
    Betty Friedan
    Adrienne Rich
    Simone de Beauvoir
    Camille Paglia


6. Sartre spent two years as a prisoner of war after being captured by German troops.
    True
    False


7. Sartre was an accomplished philosopher, literary critic, novelist, political activist and playwright. Which of his plays spawned the famous quote "Hell is other people" ("l'enfer, c'est les autres")?
    Les Mouches (The Flies)
    Huis Clos (No Exit)
    La Putain respectueuse (The Respectful Prostitute)
    Les Mains sales (Dirty Hands)


8. Which of the following thinkers was not a personal acquaintance of Sartre's at some time or another?
    Frantz Fanon
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    Maurice Merleau-Ponty
    Albert Camus


9. Sartre took many drugs, including psychoactives and hallucinogens.
    True
    False


10. Which of the following was ultimately responsible for Sartre's death?
    Oedema of the lung
    AIDS
    Pneumonia
    Car accident


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Compiled May 23 13