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Motivation Trivia Quiz

Here's a look at some of the forces that drive people.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,916

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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607

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Question 1 of 10

1. One famous musical states that "money makes the world go around".
What show? Hint

My Fair Lady

Guys and Dolls

West Side Story

Cabaret

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these following theorists emphasized instinct (along with childhood experience) as the primary motivating force in human behavior? Hint

B.F. Skinner

Carl Jung

Sigmund Freud

Alfred Adler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who emphasized the importance of fear when he said that "we have nothing to fear except fear itself"? Hint

Napoleon Bonaparte

Abraham Lincoln

Franklin Roosevelt

Winston Churchhill

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which theorist emphasized the importance of aggressive feelings in his work "On Aggression"? Hint

Havelock Ellis

Wilhelm Reich

Fritz Perls

Konrad Lorenz

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Fate" and Destiny" are often offered as primary forces in life. Who wrote: "no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should"? Hint

Max Ehrmann

Leonardo Da Vinci

Albert Einstein

Socrates

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which theorist spoke about the importance of territoriality in his book, "The Territorial Imperative"? Hint

Albert Ellis

Robert Ardrey

Gordon Allport

Theodore Reik

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Question 7 of 10

7. Another driving force in life is "the unknown." Who characterized this as "the dark at the top of the stairs"? Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Tennessee Williams

William Inge

Arthur Miller

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which theorist spoke about the disparity between the need to see ourselves as we want to be versus the need to see ourselves as we really are? Hint

Victor Frankl

Karen Horney

Anna Freud

Abraham Maslow

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Ambition" is a powerful force. In which play by Shakespeare is it characterized as a "grievous fault"? Hint

Julius Caesar

Othello

Hamlet

Macbeth

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who sang that "All You Need is Love"? Hint

The Beatles

Elton John

Elvis Presley

Bee Gees

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One famous musical states that "money makes the world go around". What show?

Answer: Cabaret

Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey (in the movie). Not exactly "the best things in life are free", is it?

2. Which of these following theorists emphasized instinct (along with childhood experience) as the primary motivating force in human behavior?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Freud emphasized instinctual energies and urges as the primary motives of life. So, too, the emphasis on importance of the first years of life is classic Freud.

3. Who emphasized the importance of fear when he said that "we have nothing to fear except fear itself"?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Did any president have as many dark matters on his plate as did FDR? The Great Depression and WW II certainly provided a basis for fear.

4. Which theorist emphasized the importance of aggressive feelings in his work "On Aggression"?

Answer: Konrad Lorenz

The book was a a popular seller when it was first released. (Lorenz is perhaps best known for his work on "imprinting".)

5. "Fate" and Destiny" are often offered as primary forces in life. Who wrote: "no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should"?

Answer: Max Ehrmann

Ehrman wrote the very fine poem "Desiderata." ("Go placidly amid the noise and haste", etc. This is a line from that poem.)

6. Which theorist spoke about the importance of territoriality in his book, "The Territorial Imperative"?

Answer: Robert Ardrey

Ardrey observed territorial behavior in animals before writing his book. (Hitler's reference to "Lebensraum" - "living space" - comes to mind.)

7. Another driving force in life is "the unknown." Who characterized this as "the dark at the top of the stairs"?

Answer: William Inge

Inge concluded, that we must respect - and confront - the darkness.

8. Which theorist spoke about the disparity between the need to see ourselves as we want to be versus the need to see ourselves as we really are?

Answer: Karen Horney

Horney spoke of the "idealized image"; we see ourselves - or try to - as we would like to be. The disparity between the two "images" causes problems.

9. "Ambition" is a powerful force. In which play by Shakespeare is it characterized as a "grievous fault"?

Answer: Julius Caesar

It's from the "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" speech.

10. Who sang that "All You Need is Love"?

Answer: The Beatles

No comment necessary - but it's a nice thought - especially after one watches the world news.

Source: Author robert362

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