Liberal Learning Final Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A pair of glasses got left in the sun in Phoenix and the glass broke (true story). This is best
explained as a failure of the: - CORRECT ANSWER Material cause
The final cause of a tortilla us - CORRECT ANSWER To nourish
In the process of making something, the formal cause is most closely related to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER The final cause
In the process of making something, the efficient cause is most closely related to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER Material cause
A picture was printed by a talented artist who never saw a rhinoceros but who read the best
description of one available. It was printed to teach people the most complete information
about rhinos. But obviously it only kind of looks like a rhino. The biggest problem here is
with the: - CORRECT ANSWER The formal cause
The efficient cause of a wooden nightstand - CORRECT ANSWER Grandpa joe
Relative to a cookie, the efficient cause is - CORRECT ANSWER The baker
The efficient cause of this test is - CORRECT ANSWER Sr. Maria Frassati
The "why" if a new project is - CORRECT ANSWER Final cause
Which of the causes of anything is often the most open-ended and up for argument? -
CORRECT ANSWER The final cause
, Which TWO causes are INTRINSIC to a thing? - CORRECT ANSWER Material &
Formal cause
Which two causes are EXTRINSIC to a thing? - CORRECT ANSWER Final &
Efficient cause
When I say that the will seeks the good, the good is what, relative to the will? - CORRECT
ANSWER Final cause
Lady liberty is which cause in the cause of the statue - CORRECT ANSWER Formal
cause
The six blind men of Indostan were each wrong about the elephant because: - CORRECT
ANSWER They were each limited by their physical reach and what they could take in
through their senses.
The six blind men of Indostan were each RIGHT about the elephant because: - CORRECT
ANSWER Each accurately described the part of the elephant they could encounter to
the best of their ability.
In the categormatic parts of speech, an example of an "attributive" is a - CORRECT
ANSWER Verb
One word that Paschal used that might describe why it is that sloth and frantic activity are
both part of Acedia is: - CORRECT ANSWER Diversion
The proper name for the intellectual process by which we "extract" an essence from a series
of sense impressions: - CORRECT ANSWER Abstraction
In what sense are words "arbitrary"? - CORRECT ANSWER There is no inherent
connection between the sound/letter combo and the thing itself.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A pair of glasses got left in the sun in Phoenix and the glass broke (true story). This is best
explained as a failure of the: - CORRECT ANSWER Material cause
The final cause of a tortilla us - CORRECT ANSWER To nourish
In the process of making something, the formal cause is most closely related to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER The final cause
In the process of making something, the efficient cause is most closely related to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER Material cause
A picture was printed by a talented artist who never saw a rhinoceros but who read the best
description of one available. It was printed to teach people the most complete information
about rhinos. But obviously it only kind of looks like a rhino. The biggest problem here is
with the: - CORRECT ANSWER The formal cause
The efficient cause of a wooden nightstand - CORRECT ANSWER Grandpa joe
Relative to a cookie, the efficient cause is - CORRECT ANSWER The baker
The efficient cause of this test is - CORRECT ANSWER Sr. Maria Frassati
The "why" if a new project is - CORRECT ANSWER Final cause
Which of the causes of anything is often the most open-ended and up for argument? -
CORRECT ANSWER The final cause
, Which TWO causes are INTRINSIC to a thing? - CORRECT ANSWER Material &
Formal cause
Which two causes are EXTRINSIC to a thing? - CORRECT ANSWER Final &
Efficient cause
When I say that the will seeks the good, the good is what, relative to the will? - CORRECT
ANSWER Final cause
Lady liberty is which cause in the cause of the statue - CORRECT ANSWER Formal
cause
The six blind men of Indostan were each wrong about the elephant because: - CORRECT
ANSWER They were each limited by their physical reach and what they could take in
through their senses.
The six blind men of Indostan were each RIGHT about the elephant because: - CORRECT
ANSWER Each accurately described the part of the elephant they could encounter to
the best of their ability.
In the categormatic parts of speech, an example of an "attributive" is a - CORRECT
ANSWER Verb
One word that Paschal used that might describe why it is that sloth and frantic activity are
both part of Acedia is: - CORRECT ANSWER Diversion
The proper name for the intellectual process by which we "extract" an essence from a series
of sense impressions: - CORRECT ANSWER Abstraction
In what sense are words "arbitrary"? - CORRECT ANSWER There is no inherent
connection between the sound/letter combo and the thing itself.
