There is no driving force in the universe to make sense of life; each person defines themselves through their actions.
100
What is the time period (century) in which both Existentialism developed and Kafka wrote his major works?
What is the 19th century?
100
The thing that Gregor is transformed into
What is a bug/cockroach/vermin?
100
Field of study that Kafka pursued in college
Law
100
It was a philosophical trend that went into which two centuries?
What is 19th and 20th.
200
What is Angst?
What is anxiety, paranoia, negative feeling arising from the experience of human freedom.
200
Philosopher that helped popularize Existentialism?
What is Jean Paul Sarte?
200
Members of the Samsa household who undergo a metamorphosis besides Gregor
Grete and the father
200
What was Kafka's most influential piece?
Metamorphosis.
200
What social change influenced existentialism?
What is Industrialism.
300
What is Grotesque?
What is ugly and distorted rather than the beautiful.
300
Language that Kafka spoke and wrote in?
German
300
Gregor's occupation throughout the book
Traveling salesman
300
The member of Kafka's family who most impacted his writing
His father
300
It was a reaction to which two philosophies?
What is rationalism and empiricism.
400
What is the individual and their desire to make rational decisions in an irrational world?
What is Existence Precedes Essence.
400
When was Existentialism at its peak?
What is In the 1940's after World War II
400
Type of food that Gregor prefers to eat after his metamorphosis
Garbage/rotten food
400
A word describing a situation that is so nightmarish (characterized by spiritual anxiety, isolation, and senselessness) that is seems surreal
Kafkaesque
400
Wealth, Pleasure, and honor are ideas of Existentialism. True or False?
What is False.
500
What are all seven aspects of existentialism?
What is The look, the grotesque, existence precedes essence, the angst, difficulties of communication, hostile world, and the beyond good and evil.
500
Who is the father of Existentialism?
What is Soren Kierkegaard.
500
The object that Gregor fights to keep in his room after Grete and his mother begin removing his furniture from his room because they feel that he is crowded and needs space