What is the difference in saying that something is pious because the gods love it and saying

What is the difference in saying that something is pious because the gods love it and saying that the gods love something because it is pious?

  1. What is the difference in saying that something is pious because the gods love it and saying that the gods love something because it is pious?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

6 points

 

QUESTION 2

  1. Socrates’ trial, conviction, and execution by the city of Athens for allegedly “corrupting the youth” suggests that

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.

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QUESTION 3

  1. For Plato, the process whereby an individual leaves his or her state of ignorance will occur by

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

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QUESTION 4

  1. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the Sun is to the shadows of the cave

    A.  

    as opinion is to knowledge

     

    B.  

    as emotion is to opinion

     

    C.  

    as fantasy is to reality

     

    D.  

    as reality is to illusion

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 5

  1. What is wrong with Euthyphro’s second definition of the pious?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

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QUESTION 6

  1. According to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the puppeteers holding up objects whose shadows are cast onto the cave wall may represent each of the following EXCEPT:

    A.  

    those who influence the way people understand the world around them

     

    B.  

    law givers and founders of nations

     

    C.  

     

    The philosophers who question, evaluate, and critically examine the authoritative opinions of their communities.

     

    D.  

    None of the above

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 7

  1. Which of the following views does Euthyphro adhere to?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.  

    The gods love a pious act because it is rational

     

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QUESTION 8

  1. If the betterment of the youth (i.e., education in the classical sense) requires a certain expertise, then

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.

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QUESTION 9

  1. According to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, philosophy

    A.  

    is hard work

     

    B.  

    examines our most basic assumptions

     

    C.  

    seeks to liberate us from “groupthink”

     

    D.  

    allows us to distinguish reality from mere appearances

     

    E.  

    All of the above

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 10

  1. One thing Socrates does NOT say during his defense speech at his trial is that

    A.  

    The wise man will not make judgments about other people, but respect all lifestyles equally, regardless of whether one lives an examined life or not.

     

    B.  

    Ever since childhood a little voice has warned me whenever I was about to be in danger.

     

    C.  

    I will never stop philosophyzing

     

    D.  

    Nobody knows whether death may not be the greatest good for a human being.

     

    E.  

    The unexamined life is not worth living.

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 11

  1. In the Allegory of the Cave, Socrates describes

    A.  

    a group of people existing in ignorance at the bottom of a cave

     

    B.  

    a group of philosophers enjoying themselves in the cave of ignorance

     

    C.  

    an individual finding the secrets of the universe in the bottom of a cave

     

    D.  

    None of the above

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 12

  1. In response to a question from Socrates’ friend Chaerephon, the oracle of Apollo at Delphi declared that

    A.  

    Socrates was fated to die a violent death

     

    B.  

    The Athenians should declare war against Sparta

     

    C.  

    No one was wiser than Socrates

     

    D.  

    Socrates had failed to worship the traditional gods.

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 13

  1. According to the Allegory of the Cave, the process of getting out of the cave is

    A.  

    disorienting, painful, and gradual

     

    B.  

    easy, fun, and quick

     

    C.  

    an act that curious humans do quite naturally on their own, without any compulsion

     

    D.  

    none of the above

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 14

  1. Which of the following views does Socrates adhere to?

    A.  

    The gods love a pious act because it is pious

     

    B.
    C.
    D.

6 points

 

QUESTION 15

  1. What is wrong with Euthyphro’s first definition of the pious?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

6 points

 

QUESTION 16

  1. Death, according to Socrates in the Apology,

    A.  

    is deprivation of sensation

     

    B.  

    leads directly to the afterlife

     

    C.  

    is either an eternal dreamless sleep or a journey to another world

     

    D.  

    invovles reincarnation into a new soul

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 17

  1. Socrates sought to refute the Delphic Oracle’s claim that no one was wiser than he because

    A.
    B.
    C.  

    as a believer in the city’s gods, Socrates did believe the oracle all along, but kept it to himself.

     

    D.

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QUESTION 18

  1. The main thing Socrates wants Euthyphro to teach him is

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

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QUESTION 19

  1. Socrates proposes that he be given free meals for life in the Prytaneum because

    A.  

    he exhorts his fellow citizens to love themselves for who they are, even if they are ignorant and in need of instruction.

     

    B.  

    he exhorts his fellow citizens to care for their souls by living the “examined life.”

     

    C.  

    his public refutations of political elites are so fun to watch

     

    D.  

    he promotes tolerance and respect for all opinions, even the most ignorant ones

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 20

  1. As a result of his questioning of politicians, poets, and craftsmen, Socrates concluded that

    A.  

    his own wisdom consisted in realizing that he was ignorant

     

    B.  

    they knew far more than he did about the good, the just, and the beautiful

     

    C.  

    everyone should pursue the occupation for which he or she is best suited

     

    D.  

    they all had complete self-knowledge

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 21

  1. If all that is pious is just, but not all that is just is pious, what is the relation between justice and piety?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

6 points

 

QUESTION 22

  1. The penultimate paragraph of Plato’s Myth of the Cave in your textbook suggests which of the following?

    A.  

    we are all philosophers

     

    B.  

    universal enlightenment is an achievable goal

     

    C.  

    universal enlightenment is NOT an achievable goal

     

    D.  

    mankind is generally favorable to philosophy

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 23

  1. “Human wisdom” (as opposed to “divine wisdom”) consists in

    A.  

    self-knowledge, or awareness of ignorance

     

    B.  

    technical skill

     

    C.  

    comprehensive knowledge of the good, the just, and the beautiful

     

    D.  

    ignorance of ignorance

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 24

  1. What is the goal of philosophy, according to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave?

    A.  

    Freedom

     

    B.  

    Independence

     

    C.  

    Truth

     

    D.  

    All of the above

     

6 points

 

QUESTION 25

  1. 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?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

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