STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FINAL STUDY LATEST COMPLETE 154 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM)
LATEST UPDATES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Philosophy provides the ______________ required to craft a life inspiring in its
challenges and rich in its fulfillment - ANSWER: conceptual tools
Philosophy can, most of all, help a person to think more _______ - ANSWER: critically
The ancient Greek idea of eudaemonia(happiness) is based on achieving
__________________ - ANSWER: one's full potential
The term dialectical means ____________________________________________ -
ANSWER: analyzing ideas in relation to the opposites
The word "philosophy" comes from two Greek roots that mean ______ and ______ -
ANSWER: "love" and "wisdom"
Socrates came closest to capturing the essence of philosophy when he said, "The
unexamined life _________________________________" - ANSWER: is not worth
living
The role of premises in an argument is to ________________________________ -
ANSWER: give reason for a conclusion
A deductive argument's purpose is to _______________________________ -
ANSWER: prove that a conclusion is true
Unsound arguments can be persuasive because they often appeal to our emotions
and prejudices and/or support conclusions that we want to believe are accurate.
These types of arguments are known as __________________ - ANSWER: fallacies
Which branch of philosophy is defined as the study of the ultimate characteristics of
reality or existence? - ANSWER: metaphysics
Ancient Greek stories of the gods served most importantly to _______. - ANSWER:
encourage people to be religious
The significance of the polis in ancient Greek philosophy was as a place ______ -
ANSWER: "all of the above":
of learning from one another
where people could share ideas
for justice to be established
, The pre-Socratic philosophers were mainly interested in ____________________ -
ANSWER: the ultimate nature of reality
The Socratic method is mainly a method of _____________ - ANSWER: "all of the
above":
Learning
Teaching
Questioning
Socrates thought of himself as an intellectual "midwife"
because___________________ - ANSWER: he helped people give birth to their own
understanding
The sophists were basically_________ - ANSWER: rhetoricians
To value living an "examined life" assumes that_______ - ANSWER: "all of the
above":
the truth lies within all of us
people normally don't think enough
no greater good than ethical living
Socrates thought that "there is no teaching, only remembering" because
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________ - ANSWER: people can arrive at truths without being told
them because they already "know" them. They just need to "remember" them with
the right guidance
Socrates thought that no one knowingly does evil because_______________ -
ANSWER: evil is the result of ignorance AND everyone is naturally drawn to the good
What does Socrates say to defend himself against the charges of Meletus? -
ANSWER: Meletus had no first hand knowledge of any of Socrates' teaching
Socrates was an archetypal thinker in that he
________________________________________________________ - ANSWER:
helped others achieve wisdom and improve their souls
According to Socrates, in order to live a life of purpose and value, we must begin to
examine ______________ - ANSWER: our self
Socrates thought that the soul is immortal because it ___________ - ANSWER: is
unchangeable
Plato had a concept of a three-part self constituted by the elements of
__________________ - ANSWER: reason, appetite, and spirit
FINAL STUDY LATEST COMPLETE 154 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ACTUAL EXAM)
LATEST UPDATES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Philosophy provides the ______________ required to craft a life inspiring in its
challenges and rich in its fulfillment - ANSWER: conceptual tools
Philosophy can, most of all, help a person to think more _______ - ANSWER: critically
The ancient Greek idea of eudaemonia(happiness) is based on achieving
__________________ - ANSWER: one's full potential
The term dialectical means ____________________________________________ -
ANSWER: analyzing ideas in relation to the opposites
The word "philosophy" comes from two Greek roots that mean ______ and ______ -
ANSWER: "love" and "wisdom"
Socrates came closest to capturing the essence of philosophy when he said, "The
unexamined life _________________________________" - ANSWER: is not worth
living
The role of premises in an argument is to ________________________________ -
ANSWER: give reason for a conclusion
A deductive argument's purpose is to _______________________________ -
ANSWER: prove that a conclusion is true
Unsound arguments can be persuasive because they often appeal to our emotions
and prejudices and/or support conclusions that we want to believe are accurate.
These types of arguments are known as __________________ - ANSWER: fallacies
Which branch of philosophy is defined as the study of the ultimate characteristics of
reality or existence? - ANSWER: metaphysics
Ancient Greek stories of the gods served most importantly to _______. - ANSWER:
encourage people to be religious
The significance of the polis in ancient Greek philosophy was as a place ______ -
ANSWER: "all of the above":
of learning from one another
where people could share ideas
for justice to be established
, The pre-Socratic philosophers were mainly interested in ____________________ -
ANSWER: the ultimate nature of reality
The Socratic method is mainly a method of _____________ - ANSWER: "all of the
above":
Learning
Teaching
Questioning
Socrates thought of himself as an intellectual "midwife"
because___________________ - ANSWER: he helped people give birth to their own
understanding
The sophists were basically_________ - ANSWER: rhetoricians
To value living an "examined life" assumes that_______ - ANSWER: "all of the
above":
the truth lies within all of us
people normally don't think enough
no greater good than ethical living
Socrates thought that "there is no teaching, only remembering" because
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________ - ANSWER: people can arrive at truths without being told
them because they already "know" them. They just need to "remember" them with
the right guidance
Socrates thought that no one knowingly does evil because_______________ -
ANSWER: evil is the result of ignorance AND everyone is naturally drawn to the good
What does Socrates say to defend himself against the charges of Meletus? -
ANSWER: Meletus had no first hand knowledge of any of Socrates' teaching
Socrates was an archetypal thinker in that he
________________________________________________________ - ANSWER:
helped others achieve wisdom and improve their souls
According to Socrates, in order to live a life of purpose and value, we must begin to
examine ______________ - ANSWER: our self
Socrates thought that the soul is immortal because it ___________ - ANSWER: is
unchangeable
Plato had a concept of a three-part self constituted by the elements of
__________________ - ANSWER: reason, appetite, and spirit
