Multiple Choice Quiz

Taylor claims that if the gods had implanted in Sisyphus an impulse to roll stones, they would have acted:

perversely.

mercifully

cruelly.

impermissibly.

According to Taylor, the most appalling feature of Sisyphus's life is that:

it involves very difficult labor.

it does not contain any variety.

his struggle comes to nothing.

it is filled with pain and devoid of pleasure.

According to Taylor, the life of Sisyphus represents the life of:

individuals.

nations.

the human race.

all of the above.

In Taylor's view, the point of living is:

to pursue pleasure and avoid pain.

to leave one's mark on the Earth after one's death.

to enrich the lives of others.

simply to be living.

Taylor claims that if Sisyphus's labors were to culminate in a beautiful and enduring temple:

his life would be both meaningful and desirable.

his life would be meaningful, but not desirable.

his life would be desirable, but not meaningful.

his life would be neither meaningful nor desirable.

According to Taylor, if the gods had implanted in Sisyphus an impulse to roll stones, Sisyphus's life:

is now the best life.

is now an even worse life.

is now meaningful.

is still meaningless.

In Taylor's view:

objective and subjective meaning are both crucial to a good life.

objective meaning is crucial to a good life, but subjective meaning is not.

subjective meaning is crucial to a good life, but objective meaning is not.

neither objective nor subjective meaning is crucial to a good life.

Taylor concludes that the meaning of life comes from:

God.

within us.

nature.

society.

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