Skip to main content
United States
Jump To
Support
Register or Log In
Support
Register or Log In
Instructors
Browse Products
Getting Started
Students
Browse Products
Getting Started
Return to Philosophy: The Quest for Truth 11e Student Resources
Self-Quiz 8.1
Epicurus: Moderate Hedonism
Quiz Content
*
not completed
.
According to Epicurus, death is nothing to us because as long as we exist, death is not with us, but when death comes, then
we have eternal life.
correct
incorrect
we do not exist.
correct
incorrect
we still exist.
correct
incorrect
we feel pain.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The aim of a blessed life, according to Epicurus, is
a profligate life.
correct
incorrect
the soul's freedom from sensation.
correct
incorrect
suffering.
correct
incorrect
the soul's freedom from disturbance.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Epicurus argues that the standard by which we judge every good is
pain.
correct
incorrect
death.
correct
incorrect
pleasure.
correct
incorrect
disturbance.
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
According to Epicurus, excessive drinking, reveling, and luxurious eating
can produce a pleasant life.
correct
incorrect
should be preferred over simple pleasures.
correct
incorrect
cannot produce a pleasant life.
correct
incorrect
help make the soul truly free.
correct
incorrect
Previous Question
Submit Quiz
Next Question
Reset
Exit Quiz
Review & Submit
Submit Quiz
Are you sure?
You have some unanswered questions. Do you really want to submit?
Back to top
Printed from , all rights reserved. © Oxford University Press, 2024
Select your Country