Hellenism


 

  1. What are the four questions Sophie is asked for her Religious Knowledge Test?  Choose one and try to answer it yourself. 
  2. How long does the period of Hellenism last?  What came next? 
  3. Why did people experience doubt and uncertainty about their own philosophy of life? 
  4. What new direction was religious and philosophic thought heading? 
  5. What did the Cynics emphasize? 
  6. What is monism?
  7. Explain why, according to the Stoics, must man learn to accept his destiny? 
  8. What is the highest good according to the Epicureans?  What goal did they have?
  9. What does Plotinus call God?
  10. How does Plotinus’ view of the universe differ from Plato’s?
  11. What is a mystical experience? How are they described in the West? in the East? outside of religion?