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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What quote from Saint-Just does Beauvoir use to point out the paradox to the fight for freedom?
2. What does Beauvoir mean when she writes, "...festivals whose role is to stop the movement of transcendence?"
3. What are some of the causes that Beauvoir points out that oppressors will claim to defend in their battles against those who try to overthrow them?
4. How does Beauvoir compare the present to the future?
5. What does Beauvoir claim an individual must do to conquer an enemy with violence?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does ambiguity affect man when he faces failure and outrageousness, according to Beauvoir?
2. What does Beauvoir mean with the phrase "Antinomies of Action"?
3. How does Beauvoir show that the complexity of the world affects those who are fighting for a cause?
4. How does Beauvoir define the Aesthetic Attitude?
5. What is an example that Beauvoir uses to illustrate the "Antinomies of Action"?
6. What does Beauvoir mean when she says life id ambiguous?
7. How does Beauvoir criticize the claim that life is absurdity?
8. How does Beauvoir characterize freedom that is won through denying freedom to others?
9. What two views of how history affects the future does Beauvoir note?
10. Why does Beauvoir write that the only way way that the oppressed can fulfill his freedom is through revolt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Beauvoir concludes her book with a defense that her ethical principles regarding ambiguity are individualistic. Support or criticize her position with statements from her book and evidence from personal experiences and history.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the "adventurer" from the "passionate man" and give historical examples for each. Which lives freely and which has the greatest influence on general freedom? Which one does Beauvoir seem to favor? Use her comments to support your view.
Essay Topic 3
Are Beauvoir's writings on accepting the ambiguous nature of life practical today? Identify three principles she articulates in "The Ethics of Ambiguity" that you consider to be important to preserving freedom today. Write why you consider them to be important, what sort of affect the application of these principles on a broad basis would have on freedom and general society, and how you plan to implement these principles in your life.
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