STRAIGHTERLINE PHILOSOPHY FINAL EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What is the cause of change for Empedocles? - (ANSWER)Love and strife.
Three of Plato's more enlightening and well-known dialogs are: - (ANSWER)Apology, Republic and Meno
What is a syllogism? - (ANSWER)A kind of inference
What did Aristotle say about all change? - (ANSWER)It is a movement from potentiality to actuality
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four causes must you provide? - (ANSWER)The
formal cause.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather than the person's beliefs? -
(ANSWER)Argumentum ad Hominem
Where do the Forms exist, according to Plato? - (ANSWER)In a separate, immaterial realm.
What did Anaxagoras do? - (ANSWER)He introduced the matter\mind distinction to philosophy.
Plato had three famous theories: - (ANSWER)The Theory of Knowledge, The Theory of Love and
Becoming, The Theory of Forms.
What did the Atomists do? - (ANSWER)They distinguished between atomic properties and relational
properties.
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - (ANSWER)A specific form in a particular hunk of matter.
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more? -
(ANSWER)False dilemma
, STRAIGHTERLINE PHILOSOPHY FINAL EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people, Socrates thought the
pronouncement referred to the fact that he: - (ANSWER)was aware of his own ignorance.
Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions? - (ANSWER)They involve fundamental
concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person.
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenides? - (ANSWER)One and unchanging.
What does the branch of philosophy called epistemology study? - (ANSWER)Knowledge
According to Theano, what did Pythagoras claim? - (ANSWER)Everything is in accordance with number.
What are Thales, Anaximenes and Anaximander collectively known as? - (ANSWER)The Milesians
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories Aristotle used to describe the ways in which
humans think about things? - (ANSWER)Weight
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - (ANSWER)metaphysics.
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? - (ANSWER)Philosophical questions are
simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion is any better or worse than another is.
Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty? - (ANSWER)Aesthetics
What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational person? - (ANSWER)The premises
must be acceptable and they must logically support the conclusion.
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato? - (ANSWER)By reason.
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What is the cause of change for Empedocles? - (ANSWER)Love and strife.
Three of Plato's more enlightening and well-known dialogs are: - (ANSWER)Apology, Republic and Meno
What is a syllogism? - (ANSWER)A kind of inference
What did Aristotle say about all change? - (ANSWER)It is a movement from potentiality to actuality
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four causes must you provide? - (ANSWER)The
formal cause.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather than the person's beliefs? -
(ANSWER)Argumentum ad Hominem
Where do the Forms exist, according to Plato? - (ANSWER)In a separate, immaterial realm.
What did Anaxagoras do? - (ANSWER)He introduced the matter\mind distinction to philosophy.
Plato had three famous theories: - (ANSWER)The Theory of Knowledge, The Theory of Love and
Becoming, The Theory of Forms.
What did the Atomists do? - (ANSWER)They distinguished between atomic properties and relational
properties.
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - (ANSWER)A specific form in a particular hunk of matter.
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more? -
(ANSWER)False dilemma
, STRAIGHTERLINE PHILOSOPHY FINAL EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people, Socrates thought the
pronouncement referred to the fact that he: - (ANSWER)was aware of his own ignorance.
Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions? - (ANSWER)They involve fundamental
concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person.
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenides? - (ANSWER)One and unchanging.
What does the branch of philosophy called epistemology study? - (ANSWER)Knowledge
According to Theano, what did Pythagoras claim? - (ANSWER)Everything is in accordance with number.
What are Thales, Anaximenes and Anaximander collectively known as? - (ANSWER)The Milesians
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories Aristotle used to describe the ways in which
humans think about things? - (ANSWER)Weight
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - (ANSWER)metaphysics.
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? - (ANSWER)Philosophical questions are
simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion is any better or worse than another is.
Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty? - (ANSWER)Aesthetics
What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational person? - (ANSWER)The premises
must be acceptable and they must logically support the conclusion.
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato? - (ANSWER)By reason.
