STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - ANSWER--
metaphysics.
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
How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have? -
ANSWER--three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except: -
ANSWER--Nicomachean Ethics
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - ANSWER--A specific
form in a particular hunk of matter.
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing? -
ANSWER--Where it came from.
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four
causes must you provide? - ANSWER--The formal cause.
, STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What did Aristotle say about all change? - ANSWER--It is a
movement from potentiality to actuality.
Which of the following is an example of what Aristotle called a
universal? - ANSWER--The property of being red.
What is a syllogism? - ANSWER--A kind of inference.
What is not true of Hinduism? - ANSWER--It has no scriptures
or holy writings.
What is the central doctrine of the Upanishads? - ANSWER--
The identity of Brahman and Atman.
What is the main cause of human suffering, according to
Siddhartha Gautama? - ANSWER--Ignorance and selfish
craving.
Which is not a characteristic of the Tao, for Taoists? -
ANSWER--Man can improve it.
, STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
According to Confucius, this principle governs both the well-
ordered family and the well-ordered state. - ANSWER--The
principle of the Mean.
Which would Mencius say true happiness consists in? -
ANSWER--Seeing parents and family alive and well and free
from anxiety.
What must one do to discover ultimate reality and truth,
according to Hui Neng, sixth patriarch of Ch'an Buddhism? -
ANSWER--Give up false attachments and selfish interests.
What Mahayana Buddhist view did Murasi Shikibu object to? -
ANSWER--Women must wait for reincarnation as a male
before they can achieve enlightenment.
Which did Dogen Zenji advocate? - ANSWER--The Parental
Mind.
What do samurai warriors believe in? - ANSWER--All of the
above.
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - ANSWER--
metaphysics.
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
How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have? -
ANSWER--three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except: -
ANSWER--Nicomachean Ethics
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - ANSWER--A specific
form in a particular hunk of matter.
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing? -
ANSWER--Where it came from.
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four
causes must you provide? - ANSWER--The formal cause.
, STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What did Aristotle say about all change? - ANSWER--It is a
movement from potentiality to actuality.
Which of the following is an example of what Aristotle called a
universal? - ANSWER--The property of being red.
What is a syllogism? - ANSWER--A kind of inference.
What is not true of Hinduism? - ANSWER--It has no scriptures
or holy writings.
What is the central doctrine of the Upanishads? - ANSWER--
The identity of Brahman and Atman.
What is the main cause of human suffering, according to
Siddhartha Gautama? - ANSWER--Ignorance and selfish
craving.
Which is not a characteristic of the Tao, for Taoists? -
ANSWER--Man can improve it.
, STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY| 154 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
According to Confucius, this principle governs both the well-
ordered family and the well-ordered state. - ANSWER--The
principle of the Mean.
Which would Mencius say true happiness consists in? -
ANSWER--Seeing parents and family alive and well and free
from anxiety.
What must one do to discover ultimate reality and truth,
according to Hui Neng, sixth patriarch of Ch'an Buddhism? -
ANSWER--Give up false attachments and selfish interests.
What Mahayana Buddhist view did Murasi Shikibu object to? -
ANSWER--Women must wait for reincarnation as a male
before they can achieve enlightenment.
Which did Dogen Zenji advocate? - ANSWER--The Parental
Mind.
What do samurai warriors believe in? - ANSWER--All of the
above.
