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Simone Weil by Simone Weil
Contributed by: Lea
  • 1. What is the full title of Simone Weil's notable work?
A) Gravity and Grace
B) The Myth of Sisyphus
C) Being and Time
D) The Second Sex
  • 2. In which field did Simone Weil primarily gain recognition?
A) Biology
B) Physics
C) Psychology
D) Philosophy
  • 3. Which war did Simone Weil serve as a volunteer?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Spanish Civil War
D) Korean War
  • 4. Simone Weil had a strong interest in which religious tradition?
A) Islam
B) Judaism
C) Christianity
D) Hinduism
  • 5. What did Simone Weil believe about compassion?
A) It is a weakness
B) It is irrelevant in philosophy
C) It should be avoided in politics
D) It entails a deep understanding of suffering
  • 6. In her writings, what did Weil believe about attention?
A) It requires discipline
B) It is irrelevant
C) It leads to distraction
D) It is a form of prayer
  • 7. Where was Simone Weil born?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) England
  • 8. In what year did Simone Weil pass away?
A) 1950
B) 1943
C) 1945
D) 1939
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