Allegory of the Cave
What do the shadows on the cave wall represent?
a.
qualities
b.
the dead
c.
humanity’s fears
d.
sub-atomic particles
e.
ordinary physical objects
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Allegory of the Cave
What do the objects observed outside the cave represent?
a.
qualities
b.
physical objects
c.
Forms
d.
atoms and molecules
e.
philosophers
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Allegory of the Cave
What does the sun represent outside the cave?
a.
the Form of yellow
b.
the unseen law of nature
c.
for Form of the Good
d.
the Philosopher King
e.
nothing, or, it represents itself
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Allegory of the Cave
When someone enlightened returns to the cave, Plato says they
will be:
a.
bumbling and confused about cave life
b.
angry with those in the cave
c.
desirous to return to the world above
d.
a and b
e.
a and c
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Analogy of the Sun
What does the Form of the Good do?
a.
creates all the other Forms
b.
makes objects visible
c.
makes objects intelligible
d.
a and b
e.
all of the above
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Analogy of the Sun
The Principle of Self-Diffusion says:
a.
all evil will self-destruct
b.
entropy increases over time
c.
The Good wears away over time
d.
The Good logically must share
e.
good people will reproduce
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Analogy of the Sun
In the Scala Naturae, the top animal is:
a.
man
b.
angels
c.
the king
d.
the pope
e.
the lion
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Analogy of the Sun
The Principle of Sufficient Reason says:
a.
a good person never acts whimsically
b.
the universe must have a cause equal to or greater than itself
c.
every thing must have a cause equal to or greater than itself
d.
nothing exists or happens without a cause equal to or greater
than itself
e.
everything that exists (except God) or happens (except Free
Choice of the Will) has a cause equal to or greater than itself
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The Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is …
a)
How can God prevent evil?
b)
How can God permit us to do evil?
c)
How can God exist given that evil exists?
d)
How can God do evil?
e)
How much evil will God allow?
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The Problem of Evil
The conclusion of the argument from evil says
a)
No God exists
b)
No God is good
c)
No God is powerful
d)
No all-good, all-powerful God exists
e)
No all-knowing God exists
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The Problem of Evil
Why can’t God just restrain evil-doers?
a)
Because God is not that powerful
b)
Because God cannot look on evil, and so cannot
know who does evil
c)
Because God promised everyone, including
evil people, freedom
d)
Because then no one’s actions would be
morally significant
e)
Because restraining evil-doers is wrong
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The Problem of Evil
The problem with claiming evil is just a lack of
goodness is …
a)
Everyone knows evil exists
b)
Evil is necessary for moral development
c)
Fighting evil is the whole reason for religion
d)
‘Lack of goodness’ works just as well in the
argument
e)
It is insulting to folks who’ve experienced evil
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The Problem of Evil
The theistic response to the fact that there are
possible worlds where creatures have free will
but do right all the time is:
a)
That is not a fact
b)
Those worlds are boring
c)
If creatures don’t sin, why would we need
God?
d)
God can’t create those worlds, only creatures
can
e)
Freedom implies disobedience
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The Problem of Evil
In the argument, unnecessary evils are those evils
that …
a)
Are consequences of our free choices
b)
We can easily do without
c)
We call ‘natural evils’, like earthquakes and
tornados
d)
Arise from mistakes and misunderstandings
e)
The devil and his demons produce
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The Problem of Evil
The trouble with probabilistic arguments from evil is:
a)
All probability is subjective
b)
We can’t establish any associations between God and
evil
c)
Probability only results in opinion, not knowledge
d)
Probability only works in mathematics, not religion
e)
There is no trouble; that is the argument that works
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Answers
2. E
9. B, C, D, & E acceptable
3. C
10. C
4. C
11. D
5. E
12. D
6. E
13. D
7. D
14. D
8. E
15. C
16. B
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