Question 1

Democritus believed all of the following except:

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A)  thinking took place in the brain
B)  the body had five sensory systems
C)  there was no life after death
D)  the soul survived the death of the body

Question 2

For Aristotle,sensory experience:

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A)  was the only thing necessary for attaining knowledge
B)  was unnecessary for attaining knowledge
C)  was necessary but not sufficient for attaining knowledge
D)  inhibited the attainment of knowledge

Question 3

Which of the following was not believed by the Pythagoreans?

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A)  illness resulted from a disruption of the harmonious blending of bodily elements
B)  numbers and numerical relationships were real and exerted an influence on the empirical world
C)  nothing in the empirical world is perfect
D)  when the body dies so does the soul

Question 4

Compare and contrast Plato's and Aristotle's views of acquisition of knowledge.

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Question 5

Parmenides believed that knowledge is attained only through rational thought because sensory experience provides:

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A)  additional information
B)  illusion
C)  logic
D)  the only true reality

Question 6

For Socrates,essences were:

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A)  impossible to determine
B)  verbal definitions
C)  transcendental truths
D)  unimportant

Question 7

Empedocles suggested that everything in the world,including humans,was made of:

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A)  fire
B)  matter and spirit
C)  atoms
D)  earth,fire,air and water

Question 8

According to the author of your text,magic,religion,philosophy,and science can all be viewed as efforts to:

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A)  satisfy irrational desires
B)  exploit other human beings
C)  predict and control nature
D)  deal with the supernatural

Question 9

The force that transforms matter into a particular form is its ____ cause.

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A)  material
B)  formal
C)  efficient
D)  final

Question 10

What aspect of Aristotle's philosophy became the cornerstone of most modern theories of learning?

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A)  the reminiscence theory of knowledge
B)  the laws of association
C)  the notion of common sense
D)  the assumption that the souls of the living organisms are arranged in a hierarchy

Question 11

Who was the first to emphasize natural explanations and to minimize supernatural explanations?

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A)  Heraclitus
B)  Anaximander
C)  Thales
D)  Democritus

Question 12

Projecting human attributes onto nature is called:

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A)  anthropomorphism
B)  animism
C)  primitivism
D)  vitalism

Question 13

Viewing all of nature as though it were alive is called:

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A)  anthropomorphism
B)  animism
C)  primitivism
D)  mysticism

Question 14

According to the Hippocrates,physicians assign supernatural causes to a disease in order to:

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A)  charge larger fees for their services
B)  make the disease more comprehensible to their patient
C)  mask their ignorance concerning the nature of the disease
D)  cure the disease more effectively

Question 15

According to Aristotle,the ultimate goal of humans was to:

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A)  reproduce
B)  exercise common sense
C)  engage in active reasoning
D)  embrace the form of good

Question 16

Gorgias believed all of the following except:

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A)  if animals could describe their gods,those gods would have animal characteristics
B)  there is no objective way of determining truth
C)  each person can be aware only of his or her own private perceptions
D)  all things are equally false

Question 17

According to Aristotle,the ____kept an object moving or developing in its prescribed direction until its full potential was reached.

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A)  entelechy
B)  instincts
C)  form of the good
D)  rational mind

Question 18

For Plato,all knowledge was:

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A)  personal opinion
B)  innate
C)  derived from sensory experience
D)  culturally determined

Question 19

For Aristotle,the essence of an object could be known by experiencing individual manifestations of the object.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Socrates used the method of ____ to determine what all examples of a concept such as beauty had in common.

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A)  Sophistry
B)  inductive definition
C)  introspection
D)  logical deduction

Exam 2: The Early Greek Philosophers

Socrates used the method of ____ to determine what all examples of a concept such as beauty had in common.

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Democritus believed all of the following except:

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Empedocles suggested that everything in the world,including humans,was made of:

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For Aristotle,sensory experience:

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What aspect of Aristotle's philosophy became the cornerstone of most modern theories of learning?

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According to Aristotle,the ____kept an object moving or developing in its prescribed direction until its full potential was reached.

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Parmenides believed that knowledge is attained only through rational thought because sensory experience provides:

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For Socrates,essences were:

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Who was the first to emphasize natural explanations and to minimize supernatural explanations?

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The force that transforms matter into a particular form is its ____ cause.

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Which of the following was not believed by the Pythagoreans?

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According to Aristotle,the ultimate goal of humans was to:

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Compare and contrast Plato's and Aristotle's views of acquisition of knowledge.

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Gorgias believed all of the following except:

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According to the Hippocrates,physicians assign supernatural causes to a disease in order to:

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According to the author of your text,magic,religion,philosophy,and science can all be viewed as efforts to:

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Viewing all of nature as though it were alive is called:

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For Aristotle,the essence of an object could be known by experiencing individual manifestations of the object.

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