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Quiz: Simone de Beauvoir

  1. When was Simone de Beauvoir born?

    • 1908, Paris, France.
    • 1889, Vienna, Austria.
    • 1872, Trellech, Wales.
    • 1926, Poitiers, France.
    Answer

    1908, Paris, France. — Born: 1908, Paris, France..

  2. When did Simone de Beauvoir die?

    • 1986, Paris.
    • 27 April 1937, Rome.
    • 1975, New York, United States.
    • 1960, near Sens, France, in a car crash.
    Answer

    1986, Paris. — Died: 1986, Paris..

  3. What is Simone de Beauvoir known for?

    • The Second Sex, the ethics of ambiguity, and the analysis of woman as the Other.
    • Power knowledge, the panopticon, Madness and Civilization, and the History of Sexuality.
    • The Origins of Totalitarianism, Eichmann in Jerusalem, and the phrase the banality of evil.
    • The public sphere, communicative rationality, and the ideal speech situation.
    Answer

    The Second Sex, the ethics of ambiguity, and the analysis of woman as the Other. — Known for: The Second Sex, the ethics of ambiguity, and the analysis of woman as the Other..

  4. Which school of thought was Simone de Beauvoir part of?

    • Existentialism and feminism.
    • Analytic philosophy; logical atomism.
    • Analytic philosophy, in two acts.
    • Deconstruction; post structuralism.
    Answer

    Existentialism and feminism. — School: Existentialism and feminism..

  5. True or false: French thinker whose Second Sex of 1949 founded modern feminist philosophy with the line one is not born, but becomes, a woman.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — From the entry's summary.