Philosophical Terms and Concepts Quiz

Repartee

• A quick and witty reply, often in an amusing and light-hearted way.
• Skill in delivering clever retorts during conversation.

Catechism

• Oral instruction, often used in a religious context.
• A manual of questions used for formal instruction.

Piety

• Deep respect or reverence, often towards religious beliefs or principles.
• Fidelity to natural obligations and duties.

Unctuous

• Displaying excessive, insincere earnestness, often in a way that is oily or smooth.
• Having a smooth and greasy surface.

Metaxis

• A state of simultaneously belonging to two distinct realities.

Ontology

• The philosophical study of existence, being, and reality.
• A theory about the nature of being and the kinds of things that have existence.

Pastiche

• A creative work that borrows heavily from the style of previous works.
• A composition created by blending elements from different sources.

Evanescence

• The quality of fading or disappearing quickly, like vapor.

Evocative

• Able to elicit a strong emotional response, often through the use of vivid imagery or language.

Simulacrum

• A copy or representation of something, often lacking authenticity or substance.

Banality

• The state of being commonplace, lacking originality, and lacking freshness.

Diegesis

• The method of storytelling in a fictional work, such as a novel or film.

Protectorate

• A state, territory, or country that is under the protection of a stronger nation.

Ribaldry

• Humor or language that is crude, vulgar, or indelicate.

Repartee

• A quick and witty reply
• An interchange of clever retorts
• Skill in repartee

Catechism

• Oral instruction
• A manual for catechizing
• A set of formal questions put as a test

Piety

• Fidelity to natural obligations
• Dutifulness in religion
• A conventional belief or standard

Unctuous

• A smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
• Smooth and greasy in texture or appearance

Metaxis

• The state of total and simultaneous belonging to two different autonomous worlds

Ontology

• A branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
• A particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

Pastiche

• A literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
• A musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works

Evanescence

• The process or fact of dissipating like vapor

Evocative

• Evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response

Simulacrum

• Image, representation
• An insubstantial form or semblance of something

Banality

• Something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty
• The quality or state of lacking new or interesting qualities

Diegesis

• The relaying of information in a fictional work (such as a film or novel) through a narrative

Protectorate

• Government by a protector
• The relationship of superior authority assumed by one over or state over a dependent one

Ribaldry

• A crude or offensive quality or element