Existentialism and Film Final Exam Review

Flashcards for reviewing the Phil 149 course material.

According to the instructor’s argument, who is a vacillating knight of faith?

a. The tragic hero b. Barbie c. Inigo d. Johannes de Silentio e. Hegel

Inigo

Which philosopher’s ideal is the worldly saint?

a. Kierkegaard b. Dostoevsky c. Sartre d. Nietzsche e. Beauvoir

Dostoevksy

According to the instructor, which is most Dostoevskian?

a. The Princess Bride b. The Good Place c. Barbie d. Ex Machina e. Cléo from 5 to 7

The Good Place.

Who stinks (literally)?

a. Ivan b. Smerdyakov c. Dmitri d. Zosima e. Katya

Zosima

Beauvoir says that the advice to cultivate your garden is…

a. Superfluous b. Misguided c. Powerful d. Uninsightful e. Amusing

Superfluous

According to Kierkegaard, who has the greatest respect for the ethical?

a. Person in lower immediacy (aesthetic) b. Person in higher immediacy c. The knight of faith d. The tragic hero e. All of the above

The tragic hero.

Who helps Cléo find liberation?

a. Angèle b. Antoine c. José d. Bob e. The doctor

Antoine.

Which philosopher used the notion of autotelic activities?

a. Pascal b. Kierkegaard c. Dostoevsky d. Nietzsche e. Beauvoir

Beauvoir.

Who said to “live dangerously”?

a. Kierkegaard b. Dostoevsky c. Nietzsche d. Beauvoir e. Sartre

Nietzsche.

The instructor argued that Fyodor experiences which form of despair?

a. No self b. No awareness of self c. Can’t reconcile self d. Unsuccessful reconciliation e. Not in despair

No awareness of self

In Section 125, who tells of the death of God?

a. Kierkegaard b. A madman c. Nietzsche d. A scientist e. A saint

A madman.

Who said “my tears decide” who my neighbor is?

a. Kierkegaard b. Dostoevsky c. Nietzsche d. Beauvoir e. Sartre

Beauvoir

Which evaluative term does Nietzsche prefer?

a. Holiness b. Kindness c. Sanctity d. Love e. Health

Health.

Which evaluative term does Dostoevsky prefer?

a. Passion b. Kindness c. Sanctity d. Love e. Health

Love.

Which character is the most different at the end of the film vs. book?

a. Fyodor b. Grushenka c. Ivan d. Alyosha e. Smerdyakov

ivan

Which character tempts Alyosha and is compared to Judas?

a. Ivan b. Smerdyakov c. Rakitin d. Zosima e. Kolya

Rakitin.

Whom does Smerdyakov idolize?

a. Ivan b. Dmitri c. Fyodor d. Grigory e. Grushenka

Ivan.

Which philosopher would Beauvoir compare to the passionate person?

a. Pascal b. Kierkegaard c. Dostoevsky d. Nietzsche e. Sartre

Nietzsche

Which character is most similar to Inez (according to the instructor)?

a. Eleanor b. Chidi c. Tahani d. Jason e. Michael

Eleanor

The instructor argued that Westley’s existential situation is what?

a. Knight of faith b. Knight of resignation c. Lower immediacy d. Free spirit e. Tragic hero

Knight of faith

Which philosopher is most relevant to understanding the lyrics from "Ghost" by Justin Bieber? Since the love that you left is all that I get I want you to know that if I can't be close to you I'll settle for the ghost of you I miss you more than life (more than life) And if you can't be next to me Your memory is ecstasy I miss you more than life I miss you more than life

a. Beauvoir b. Kierkegaard c. Dostoevsky d. Nietzsche e. Sartre

Kierkegaard

Who is the “I” in the quote: "For the movement of faith must be made continually on the strength of the absurd… I for my part can indeed describe the movements of faith, but I cannot perform them."?

a. Johannes de silentio b. Kierkegaard c. Dostoevsky d. Ivan e. Abraham

Johannes de silentio.

Who tortures Garcin the most?

a. Inez b. Estelle c. Sartre d. The valet e. Michael

Inez.

In The Gay Science, what does Nietzsche criticize the dying Socrates for?

a. For endorsing Christian values

b. For failing to be an ubermensch

c. For embracing slave morality

d. For viewing life as a disease

e. For being too rational

For viewing life as a disease.

Which character is the biggest impediment to Cleo’s liberation?

a. Angele b. Dorothee c. Cab driver d. Raoul e. Antoine

Angele

Which formal feature is NOT used in Cleo from 5 to 7?

a. Mixing color and black and white photography

b. Subjective camera shots

c. Direct address to the camera (breaking the 4th wall)

d. Animation

e. Mixing diegetic and non-diegetic sound

Animation.

Who would tell you to cast yourself down like a grain of wheat?

a. Kierkegaard b. Dostoevsky c. Nietzsche d. Sartre e. Beauvoir

Dostoevsky.

Name the film this image of a card is from.

a. Barbie b. The Princess Bride c. Breathless d. The Brothers Karamazov e. Cleo from 5 to 7

Cleo from 5 to 7