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Being and Time by Martin Heidegger - Exam
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  • 1. Being and Time, written by Martin Heidegger and first published in 1927, is a seminal work in existential philosophy and ontology that seeks to explore the nature of being. Heidegger's primary aim is to revive the question of 'being' itself, which he believes has been neglected since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through a phenomenological approach, he delves into the lived experience of individuals, emphasizing the importance of time and existence in understanding what it means to be. The work introduces key concepts such as 'Dasein,' which refers to the experience of being that is unique to humans, and examines how our awareness of our own mortality shapes our existence. Heidegger invites readers to reflect on the implications of being thrown into the world, the authenticity of one's existence, and the societal structures that influence self-understanding. The text is divided into sections that dissect the notions of existence, the significance of authenticity, and the relationship between being and time, making it a foundational text for both existentialism and later philosophical discourse, influencing countless thinkers and disciplines in its wake.

    What is the central question of Heidegger's 'Being and Time'?
A) The question of political power
B) The question of God's existence
C) The question of the meaning of Being
D) The question of ethical responsibility
  • 2. What is the term for the human way of being, according to Heidegger?
A) Soul
B) Cogito
C) Dasein
D) Substance
  • 3. What does Heidegger mean by 'Being-in-the-world'?
A) A religious concept of creation
B) A physical location inside a planet
C) Dasein's fundamental state of engagement with the world
D) A state of pure consciousness
  • 4. What is the fundamental structure of Dasein's being?
A) Matter (Hyle)
B) Thought (Cogito)
C) Care (Sorge)
D) Spirit (Geist)
  • 5. What does Heidegger mean by 'thrownness' (Geworfenheit)?
A) A mathematical concept
B) Dasein's facticity and finding itself in a world
C) A state of ecstatic joy
D) A physical act of propulsion
  • 6. What is 'projection' (Entwurf) in Heidegger's thought?
A) A cinematic technique
B) A psychological defense mechanism
C) Dasein's understanding of its possibilities
D) A plan for future construction
  • 7. What is the primary mood that reveals Dasein's thrownness?
A) Happiness (Freude)
B) Surprise (Überraschung)
C) Anxiety (Angst)
D) Anger (Zorn)
  • 8. What is the object of anxiety (Angst), according to Heidegger?
A) Social embarrassment
B) Being-in-the-world itself
C) The concept of death
D) A specific threatening entity
  • 9. What is 'being-towards-death' (Sein-zum-Tode)?
A) A medical study of dying
B) Dasein's awareness of death as its ownmost possibility
C) A philosophical rejection of life
D) A desire for self-destruction
  • 10. What is 'resoluteness' (Entschlossenheit)?
A) Dasein's authentic choosing of itself
B) A military strategy
C) Stubbornness in opinion
D) A quick decision-making process
  • 11. What is temporality (Zeitlichkeit) for Heidegger?
A) The primordial meaning of Care and horizon for Being
B) The measurement of clock time
C) A psychological perception of duration
D) A theory of relativity
  • 12. What is the fundamental ontological basis for history?
A) Historical documents
B) Archaeological evidence
C) Collective memory
D) Dasein's historicity
  • 13. What does Heidegger criticize as the traditional concept of time?
A) A sequence of now-points
B) A divine creation
C) A psychological illusion
D) A cyclical pattern
  • 14. What is the relationship between time and Being?
A) Time is an illusion of Being
B) Time is the horizon for the understanding of Being
C) Being and time are identical
D) Being creates time
  • 15. What method does Heidegger primarily use in 'Being and Time'?
A) Hermeneutics of suspicion
B) Empiricism
C) Dialectics
D) Phenomenology
  • 16. What does Heidegger mean by 'destruction' of the history of ontology?
A) A nihilistic attitude
B) Physical destruction of texts
C) A critical deconstruction of traditional concepts
D) Complete rejection of previous philosophy
  • 17. What is the ontological difference?
A) The difference between beings and Being
B) The difference between mind and body
C) The difference between subject and object
D) The difference between appearance and reality
  • 18. What does Heidegger mean by 'world' (Welt)?
A) The referential totality of significance
B) A social environment
C) The universe as a whole
D) The physical planet Earth
  • 19. What does Heidegger mean by 'the They' (das Man)?
A) The collective unconscious
B) A group of philosophers
C) A specific political party
D) The anonymous public that dictates everyday existence
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