Please Do Not Write On This Quiz Introduction To Philosophy Quiz One: Chapter 1

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Introduction to Philosophy
Quiz One: Chapter 1
Determine whether each of the following claims is True (A) or False (B) (One Point Each)
1. According to your text, studying philosophy promises to give all serious students satisfying answers to the deepest
questions pertaining to the world and the meaning of life.
2. Critical thinking is a skill that encourages people to resist change and to passionately defend their most fundamental
beliefs.
3. There is no real difference between “having” a philosophy and “doing” philosophy.
4. In philosophy, an argument is defined as "a contentious dispute."
5. According to Plato, there is no truth about justice, for everyone has a different opinion about it
6. In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners were glad when their friend told them about the world outside the
cave.
7. The goal of Socrates’ method of dialectic is to achieve wisdom through deep meditation and solitary inquiry.
8. Socrates believed that “it was better to commit wickedness than to suffer it.”
9. Socrates believed that “the most important task in life is the care of the soul.”
10. Socrates promised his students success in the pursuit of wealth, political power and reputation.
Multiple Choice Questions (One point each)
11. “Philosophy,” literally defined, means:

A. love and acquisition of knowledge.
B. love and pursuit of wisdom.
C. love and practice of rhetoric.
D. critical thinking.
E. none of the above
12. A central aim of philosophy is:
A. to prove that others are ignorant and foolish
B. to rid the mind of any and all assumptions
C. to learn how to win arguments and influence people
D. acquire self understanding
13. In a deductive argument, an author’s aim is to
A. demonstrate that the premises, if true, make the conclusion very likely
B. show that the premises, if true, guarantee that the conclusion must be true.
C. establish a claim by threatening their opponent with violence
D. trick others into accepting a claim for irrelevant reasons
14. In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the shadows represented
A. our doubts and lack of confidence in our own worth.
B. the fact that truth is elusive and cannot be found.
C. the gods.
D. imperfect and confused representations of a higher reality.
15. According to Socrates, __________ is considered the true identity of the person.
A. soma or body
B. psyche or mind
C. arête or excellence
D. pathos or passion
E. all of the above
16. The Socratic Method is
A. a method using dynamic questions and the conceptual analysis of key terms.
B. a method by which answers are generated not by the teacher, but by the student.
C. often compared, by Socrates, to the methods used by a midwife or sculptor
D. an educational technique whereby participants are first made aware of their ignorance in order to better search
for truth.
E. all of the above
17. Socrates believed he was wiser than anyone else in Athens because he
A. had found the ultimate truth, using the Socratic method.
B. knew he was ignorant.
C. did not believe in any god.
D. realized that all opinions are equally true.
18. Socrates undermines Thrasymachus's definition of justice by
A. showing that it leads to a contradiction.
B. arguing that most people would be unlikely to accept it.
C. demonstrating that it would violate the laws of Athens.
D. arguing that adopting it would lead to social instability.
19. Three of the six criteria the book discussed for evaluating philosophical claims are
A. cultural consensus, emotional satisfaction, logical sophistication.
B. clarity, consistency, comprehensiveness.
C. centrality, authoritativeness, persuasiveness.
D. compatibility, conviction, competance.
20. Expressing two assertions that could not both be true under any possible circumstances is known as
A. a logical inconsistency.
B. a self-referential inconsistency.
C. the false dichotomy fallacy.
D. the fallacy of affirming the consequent.
Matching Questions: Match the branch of philosophy with the definition.
A. metaphysics
B. epistemology
C. ethics
D. aesthetics
E. logic
21. The study of the ultimate characteristics of reality or existence.

22. The study of moral values and principles.
23. The branch of philosophy that seeks to establish the rules for correct reasoning and valid arguments.
24. The study of knowledge.
25. The study of beauty, art, and taste.
Answer problems 26 and 27 on the provided answer sheet

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26. Both Lawhead (the author of our text) and Bertrand Russell (in his essay, “The Value of Philosophy”) identify a
number of benefits of studying philosophy. Describe at least two such benefits, including at least one that is not
“practical.” (5 points)
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27. Choose one of the following prompts, A or B. (5 points)
A. Explain (in approximately one paragraph) what Socrates meant when he said, "A good person cannot be harmed
by others," and then argue for or against this thesis.
B. Explain (in approximately one paragraph) some of Plato's philosophical beliefs as illustrated by the Allegory of
the Cave. Provide illustrations from your own experience and/or contemporary society to demonstrate the
current relevance of Plato’s allegory.
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Multiple Choice Questions (One point each)

11. “Philosophy,” literally defined, means:

Matching Questions: Match the branch of philosophy with the definition.

21. The study of the ultimate characteristics of reality or existence.

Answer problems 26 and 27 on the provided answer sheet

27. Choose one of the following prompts, A or B. (5 points)

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