The Ethics of Ambiguity; Quiz

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When an individual aims at a goal that will be achieved beyond his own death, what does Beauvoir claim the individual should expect from the time given to the goal? (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 4-5, The Present and the Future, Ambiguity and Conclusion)

The individual should expect a festival be given in his honor.

The individual should not expect anything of that time for which he worked.

The individual should expect those who share his vision accept his means.

The individual should expect his virtues to be challenged through his effort.

What does Beauvoir claim to be the violence committed by opponents to the Nazi occupation of France. (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 4-5, The Present and the Future, Ambiguity and Conclusion)

To defeat the German military.

To create a state of violence that made collaboration impossible.

To chase out their German occupiers.

To inspire the nation to overthrow the occupation.

What contradiction does Beauvoir suggest will come to those who fight for a cause due to the complexity of the world? (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 1-3, The Aesthetic Attitude, Freedom and Liberation, The Antinomies of Action)

In order to win an urgent victory, one may be brought to face a humiliating defeat.

In order to win an urgent victory, one may be brought to leaving a valued friend.

In order to win an urgent victory, one may be brought to the point of fighting against valid causes.

In order to win an urgent victory, one may be brought to sacrifice his principles.

What comes to the individual at the point he begins to notice the conflicts of the adult world, according to Beauvoir? (from Chapter 2, Personal Freedom and Others)

The individual must at last assume his subjectivity.

The individual can pursue freedom or seriousness.

The individual has the choice of holding to existentialist myths or accepting his ambiguity.

The individual faces the daunting challenge of pursuing ethics that have none of the inconsistencies that have plagued societies through history.

According to Beauvoir, if every man is free: (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 1-3, The Aesthetic Attitude, Freedom and Liberation, The Antinomies of Action)

He cannot will himself free.

He must work to free other men.

His will must remain free.

He is free to oppress the freedom of others.