Understanding Worldviews Quiz

Explore diverse philosophies and religions with this worldview quiz. From Stoicism to Taoism, discover key concepts in less than 70 characters.

#1

Which of the following is NOT a major world religion?

Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Shintoism
#2

Who is considered the founder of Taoism?

Confucius
Laozi
Siddhartha Gautama
Zoroaster
#3

Which ancient Greek philosopher is famous for his theory of forms?

Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Epicurus
#4

Who is the author of the philosophical work 'Meditations'?

Aristotle
Seneca
Marcus Aurelius
Epictetus
#5

Who is the author of the philosophical work 'The Critique of Pure Reason'?

Immanuel Kant
Friedrich Nietzsche
René Descartes
Søren Kierkegaard
#6

Who is the author of 'The Republic'?

Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Confucius
#7

What does the term 'cosmology' refer to?

The study of the origins and eventual fate of the universe
The study of the human mind
The study of planetary motion
The study of living organisms
#8

Which philosophical tradition emphasizes the concept of 'emptiness'?

Taoism
Zen Buddhism
Stoicism
Epicureanism
#9

Who wrote the famous work 'Being and Time'?

Martin Heidegger
Immanuel Kant
Baruch Spinoza
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
#10

Who is the author of the book 'The Art of War'?

Sun Tzu
Laozi
Confucius
Mencius
#11

Which philosopher is often associated with the idea of 'the will to power'?

Søren Kierkegaard
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jean-Paul Sartre
Albert Camus
#12

Who is known for the philosophical concept of 'existentialism'?

Sigmund Freud
Jean-Paul Sartre
Friedrich Nietzsche
John Locke
#13

What is the central idea of the philosophical concept of 'utilitarianism'?

Pleasure is the highest good
Existence precedes essence
Cogito, ergo sum
The categorical imperative
#14

In Hinduism, what is the term for the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth?

Samsara
Moksha
Karma
Dharma
#15

Who is known for the philosophical idea of 'tabula rasa'?

René Descartes
John Locke
Plato
Aristotle
#16

Who wrote the work 'The Prince'?

Machiavelli
Rousseau
Hobbes
Locke
#17

Which ancient philosopher is known for his paradoxes, including the famous paradox of the liar?

Heraclitus
Zeno
Parmenides
Epimenides

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