quiz 2 On the Nature and Purpose of Morality; reflections on William Golding’s Lord of the Flies”

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Lord of the Flies was a reaction to The Coral Island showing boys as savage. (a) True (b) False
false

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Lord of the Flies was a reaction to The Coral Island showing boys as savage. (a) True (b) False
false
Simon symbolizes Philosophy. (a) True (b) False
true
“Maybe the beast is only us” is said by: (a) Ralph (b) Piggy (c) Jack (d) Simon (e) None of the above
simon
. Piggy’s glasses symbolize
reason
Defect in human nature: (a) Selfishness (b) Egotism (c) Original Sin (d) All of the above (e) None of the above
all of the above
Hobbes: life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and ______.
short
Morality emerges from social ____________. (a) Control (b) Stability (c) Contract (d) Compromise (e) All of the above
contract
. Morality is the most important subject (Pojman). (a) True (b) False
true
One purpose of morality:
reduce conflict
What does Beelzebub mean?
the lord of the flies