Ancient Egyptian Ethics and Hindu Beliefs Quiz

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What ethical concepts did Ma’at represent in ancient Egypt?

Truth, order, and cosmic balance

In Hindu Ethics, what is the force produced by a person's actions in one life that influences their future lives?

Karma

Which ancient civilization viewed ethics based on the holy book Qur'an?

Muslims

What are the chief ends of Hindu ethics according to the text?

<p>Wealth, desire, righteousness, and liberation</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Conformity to the law' is emphasized in the ethics of which group?

<p>Muslims</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was considered the first moral philosopher in ancient Greece?

<p>Socrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient king claimed to be divinely chosen for office?

<p>Lipit-Ishtar</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Hammurabi's main goal as a ruler based on the text?

<p>To eliminate evil and the wicked</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the goddess personifying truth, order, and cosmic balance in Egyptian ethics?

<p>Ma’at</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient king was characterized as one who 'did inquire, examine, judge, perceive and lead aright'?

<p>Gilgamesh</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what ancient location did the earliest monarchs like Gilgamesh and Lipit-Ishtar rule?

<p>Sumer</p> Signup and view all the answers

'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' is most famously associated with which ancient king's code?

<p>Hammurabi</p> Signup and view all the answers

What philosophical view did Epicurus found?

<p>Hedonism</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Plato, how is perfection attained?

<p>By practicing the four cardinal virtues</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Socrates claim about the unexamined life?

<p>It is not worth living for human beings</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, known to teach about the highest end of man?

<p>To practice self-denial and be passionless</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Aristotle believe was man's chief end?

<p>Being educated and happy</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Christian Ethics, what is Christianity based on?

<p>The worship of Jesus Christ</p> Signup and view all the answers

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