Philosophy 101 quiz 2

a question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as __________ a) the socratic method b) the socratic jest c) a debate d) an argument

A

according to parmenides, reality is __________ a) uncreated b) fluctuating c) created d) illusory

A

parmenides argues that reality consists of the __________ a) one b) finite c) infinite d) many

A

thales's great contribution to philosophy and science is (are) his __________, whereby he sought natural and simple explanations for natural phenomena a) method b) scientific instruments c) thought d) conjecture

A

__________ asserts, "moderation is the greatest virtue." a) democritus b) heraclitus c) parmenides d) anaximander

B

the reductio ad absurdum shows an assumption to be __________ a) tenuous b) false c) true d) certain

B

according to socrates, a clear sign that a person has __________ is her exclusive pursuit of social status, wealth, power, and pleasure a) exceptional desires b) philosophical ambition c) an unhealthy soul d) worldly wisdom

C

atheism and __________ is the contradiction regarding the gods that socrates says his accusers put forth a) dedication to the good of athens b) cross-examination c) creating new divinities d) questioning the oracle

C

sophists were __________ a) poets b) public servants c) itinerant professors d) religious prophets

C

parmenides is famous for, among other things, his systematic __________ a) employment of inductive argument b) employment of fallacious argument c) interpretation of astronomical signs d) employment of deductive argument

D

true or false? according to ancient atomism, atoms consist of neutrons and protons

false

true or false? at his trial, socrates declares he prefers exile to death

false

true or false? socrates admits he is an atheist

false

true or false? socrates is a committed sophist

false

true or false? socrates is more concerned with his social standing than with philosophy

false

true or false? thales thought there was one substance in the universe

false

true or false? cultural relativism implies that social reformers such as martin luther king jr. were wrong

true

true or false? parmenides asserts, "all things are one."

true

true or false? socrates continues to philosophize while awaiting his execution

true

true or false? subjective relativism is the view that truth depends on what the individual accepts as true, not on the way things are

true