Exam 1

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  The analogy of a cave. 

B  The analogy of wax melting in his hands.

C  The analogy of a ship setting out to sea. 

D  The analogy of an old house that needs to be torn down.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  a very dark place

B  The visible world

C  the divided world

D  The invisible world

A  light

B  the Good

C  ignorance

D  the source of shadows

A  It is always wrong to prosecute one’s father. 

B  It doesn’t prove that the god’s exist.

C  It lacks specific details about the situation.

D  Its just an example not a definition

A  helpful and hurtful

B  universal and relative

C  godly and ungodly

D  loved by the gods and hated by the gods

A  Should a person prosecute his father? or Should he let his father go free?

B  Is an action pious because the gods approve of it?

C  Do the gods approve of an action because it is pious?

D  Is an action pious because the gods approve of it? or Do the gods approve of an action because it is pious?

A  All 

B  Most  

C  Dilemma 

D  Zeus 

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the people of Athens corrupted the youth

B  Meletus was not a good teacher

C  he didn’t like children

D  if he corrupted the youth, he would, in turn, harm himself

A  he practiced religion

B  he prayed everyday

C  he was moral

D  he believed he served the gods

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  an imaginary object the represent physical objects.

B  a definition or idea that is reflected in physical objects

C  a physical object that is reflected in imaginary objects 

D  a shadow on the wall of the cave.

A  Skepticism employ’s mere possibilities

B  Skepticism assumes that we must be certain to have knowledge

C  Skepticism doubts the material world.

D  Skepticism is based on skeptical beliefs

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  He did not want to go to heaven

B  He did not believe in the afterlife.

C  He doesn’t know what death is, so there is no reason to fear it.

D  He thought that the gods were unconcerned with his life and so would not send him to Hades. 

A  a philosopher

B  an oracle

C  a sage

D  a soothsayer

A  Sixth sense

B  Sense of touch

C  Sight              

D  Hearing

A  a computer simulated version of the real world.

B  pictures on the wall.

C  shadows

D  projected film images. 

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  The matrix is like a brain in a vat.

B  There is an oracle in both.

C  The matrix is like a dream that feels real. 

D  Both discuss the nature of the Trinity.

A  To have a good life one must know God.

B  To have a good life one must pursue wisdom.

C  To have a good life one must achieve as much pleasure as possible.

D  To have a good life one must avoid work. 

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  They don’t know anything.

B  They are wise about matters related to their craft, but assume that they know many other things, which they don’t actually understand. 

C  They’re good at math, but not other sciences.

D  They make beautiful sculptures, but don’t know what they mean.

A  He wanted to display the fact that he was indeed the wisest man in all Greece.

B  He wanted to show that a skillful debater could win any side of any argument.

C  He wanted to expose their lack of wisdom and encourage them to live the examined life.

D  He hoped to show them that they really are wise, but they just don’t know it yet.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  In the cave.

B  In a separate, immaterial realm.

C  In our sensory experience.

D  In physical objects.

A  I think, therefore I am.

B  To be is to be perceived.

C  Every created thing has both mental and physical properties.

D  Nothing exists except bodies in motion.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE