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.
from nothing, nothing comes
d.
everything exists
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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Answers
2. E
3. C
4. C
5. E
6. E
7. D
8. E
9. C
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