Quick Quiz 1 Which of the following is offered by Mengzi as a reason evil shows up in society? a) Heaven’s anger. b) Ignorance of what is right. c) Competition.

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Quick Quiz 1 Which of the following is offered by Mengzi as a reason evil shows up in society? a) Heaven’s anger. b) Ignorance of what is right. c) Competition due to lack of sufficient goods. d) Failure to nourish our feelings. e) Pride and a desire for glory.

Quick Quiz 2 Dong Zhongshu convinced Emperor Wu to adopt Confucianism as the main state philosophy of which dynasty? a) Wu b) Han c) Chen d) Jing e) Zhao

Quick Quiz 3 Ethical Egoism is the thesis that: a) Only those with a strong ego can be moral. b) Actions are right as they improve the ego, wrong as they diminish it. c) One ought always to act from selfish motives. d) One ought always to act for one’s own benefit. e) No one should ever listen to their ego.

Quick Quiz 4 The psychological egoist can brush aside the examples of Mother Teresa and Pam Anderson because: a) Their actions are purely selfless and altruistic. b) Their actions are silly and embarrassing to all. c) Their actions are selfish because they’re motivated by fear or guilt. d) Their actions are selfish because they benefit things they care deeply about.

Quick Quiz 5 In Plato’s Republic, a shepherd named Gyges gains the ability to become invisible and immediately kills the king and takes over the kingdom. He uses what magical item to become invisible? a) A cloak. b) A hat. c) A ring. d) A wristwatch. e) A sandwich.

Quick Quiz 6 A psychological egoist has trouble explaining why: a) Folks don’t just admit they care only about themselves. b) People feel guilty for not helping others. c) Everyone doesn’t just steal and kill all the time. d) So many people are genuine altruists.

Quick Quiz 7 A main perk of Ethical Egoism is: a) It gives you good reasons to act morally. b) It creates a sense of satisfaction through helping others. c) It provides a calculus by which to make morally right decisions. d) It can be proven correct using “the scientific method.”

Quick Quiz 8 Xunzi was a … a) Confucian b) Mohist c) Legalist d) Realist e) Egoist

Quick Quiz 9 Who was known as the “second sage”? a) Confucious b) Mengzi c) Xunzi d) Han Fei e) Mo Tzu

Quick Quiz 10 Which of the following are among Mengzi’s ‘four cardinal virtues’? a) Courage b) Honor c) Deference d) Generosity e) Sympathy

Quick Quiz 11 Who among the following is an Ethical Egoist? a) Fredrick Nietzsche b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Ayn Rand e) Rene Descartes

Quick Quiz 12 Psychological Egoism is best described as a ________ theory. a) Ethical. b) Linguistic. c) Physicalist. d) Mentalist. e) Descriptive.

Quick Quiz Answers 1. B, C, & D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C & E 11. A & D 12. C