Choose the correct answer
QUESTION 1
- In the Allegory of the Cave, Socrates describes
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a group of people existing in ignorance at the bottom of a cave |
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a group of philosophers enjoying themselves in the cave of ignorance |
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an individual finding the secrets of the universe in the bottom of a cave |
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None of the above |
QUESTION 2
- In response to a question from Socrates’ friend Chaerephon, the oracle of Apollo at Delphi declared that
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Socrates was fated to die a violent death |
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The Athenians should declare war against Sparta |
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No one was wiser than Socrates |
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Socrates had failed to worship the traditional gods. |
QUESTION 3
- According to the Allegory of the Cave, the process of getting out of the cave is
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disorienting, painful, and gradual |
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easy, fun, and quick |
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an act that curious humans do quite naturally on their own, without any compulsion |
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none of the above |
QUESTION 4
- Which of the following views does Socrates adhere to?
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The gods love a pious act because it is pious |
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PIETY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER |
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A PIOUS ACT IS PIOUS BECAUSE THE GODS LOVE IT |
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THE GODS LOVE A PIOUS ACT BECAUSE IT IS GRATIFYING |
QUESTION 5
- What is wrong with Euthyphro’s first definition of the pious?
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IT IS NOT A DEFINITION, BUT AT BEST A MERE EXAMPLE |
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IT IS TOO ABSTRACT |
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THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH EUTHYPHRO’S FIRST DEFINITION OF THE PIOUS |
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NONE OF THE ABOVE |
QUESTION 6
- Death, according to Socrates in the Apology,
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is deprivation of sensation |
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leads directly to the afterlife |
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is either an eternal dreamless sleep or a journey to another world |
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invovles reincarnation into a new soul |
QUESTION 7
- Socrates sought to refute the Delphic Oracle’s claim that no one was wiser than he because
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HE BELIEVED IT HAD TO BE FALSE BECAUSE SOCRATES KNEW THAT HE KNEW NOTHING, AND THEREFORE COULD NOT BE WISE |
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AS AN ATHEIST, SOCRATES WOULD NEVER TAKE SERIOUSLY ANYTHING AN ORACLE SAYS. |
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as a believer in the city’s gods, Socrates did believe the oracle all along, but kept it to himself. |
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ALL OF THE ABOVE |
QUESTION 8
- The main thing Socrates wants Euthyphro to teach him is
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WHY THE GODS QUARREL |
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WHAT JUSTICE IS |
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WHAT MAKES SOMETHING PIOUS |
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WHAT THE MANY BELIEVE PIETY TO BE |
QUESTION 9
- Socrates proposes that he be given free meals for life in the Prytaneum because
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he exhorts his fellow citizens to love themselves for who they are, even if they are ignorant and in need of instruction. |
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he exhorts his fellow citizens to care for their souls by living the “examined life.” |
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his public refutations of political elites are so fun to watch |
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he promotes tolerance and respect for all opinions, even the most ignorant ones |
QUESTION 10
- As a result of his questioning of politicians, poets, and craftsmen, Socrates concluded that
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his own wisdom consisted in realizing that he was ignorant |
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they knew far more than he did about the good, the just, and the beautiful |
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everyone should pursue the occupation for which he or she is best suited |
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they all had complete self-knowledge |
QUESTION 11
- If all that is pious is just, but not all that is just is pious, what is the relation between justice and piety?
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PIETY IS A PART OF JUSTICE. THE SAME RELATION WOULD HOLD BETWEEN NATIVE TEXANS AND AMERICANS WHEN ONE SAYS THAT ALL NATIVE TEXANS ARE AMERICANS BUT NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE NATIVE TEXANS. |
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JUSTICE IS A PART OF PIETY. THE SAME RELATION WOULD HOLD BETWEEN NATIVE TEXANS AND AMERICANS WHEN ONE SAYS THAT ALL NATIVE TEXANS ARE AMERICANS BUT NOT ALL AMERICANS ARE NATIVE TEXANS. |
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PIETY AND JUSTICE ARE REALLY ONE AND THE SAME, SO THAT ALL JUST ACTIONS ARE PIOUS AND ALL PIOUS ACTIONS ARE JUST. |
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PIETY AND JUSTICE ARE REALLY OPPOSITES, BECAUSE IF A PIOUS ACTION IS PIOUS BECAUSE THE GODS LOVE IT, AND THE GODS LOVE UNJUST ACTIONS (LIKE ZEUS SWALLOWING HIS OWN SONS), THEN PIETY AND INJUSTICE GO HAND IN HAND. |
QUESTION 12
- The penultimate paragraph of Plato’s Myth of the Cave in your textbook suggests which of the following?
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we are all philosophers |
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universal enlightenment is an achievable goal |
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universal enlightenment is NOT an achievable goal |
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mankind is generally favorable to philosophy |
QUESTION 13
- “Human wisdom” (as opposed to “divine wisdom”) consists in
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self-knowledge, or awareness of ignorance |
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technical skill |
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comprehensive knowledge of the good, the just, and the beautiful |
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ignorance of ignorance |
QUESTION 14
- What is the goal of philosophy, according to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave?
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Freedom |
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Independence |
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Truth |
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All of the above |
QUESTION 15
- Euthyphro finally defines the pious, not as what is beneficial to the gods, but as what is pleasing to them. What is wrong with this definition?
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IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO DEFINE THE PIOUS AS WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE GODS, RATHER THAN AS WHAT IS PLEASING TO THEM. |
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IT RETURNS US TO THE ORIGINAL DIFFICULTY. THAT QUALITY OR ESSENCE THAT IS SAID TO BE PLEASING TO THE GODS IS NOT PER SE DEFINED BY THIS FACT. |
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IT FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT THE GODS ARE ONLY PLEASED BY WHAT IS INTRINSICALLY JUST. |
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THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS FINAL DEFINITION. |