Question 1

According to Plato,the ideal form of government is

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy. 
B)  oligarchy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy. 
A)  democracy. 
B)  oligarchy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy.

Question 2

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work.
-Protagoras

Accepted Answer

A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity 
A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity

Question 3

Match the Islamic scholar with the corresponding accomplishment.
-Avicenna

Accepted Answer

A) argued that vision occurred through signals or rays originating in objects that im-pressed themselves on the eyes 
B) described and promoted Indo-Arabic numerals 
C) described the Floating Man thought experiment 
A) argued that vision occurred through signals or rays originating in objects that im-pressed themselves on the eyes 
B) described and promoted Indo-Arabic numerals 
C) described the Floating Man thought experiment

Question 4

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work.
-Zeno

Accepted Answer

A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity 
A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity

Question 5

The Achilles and the tortoise paradox,proposed by the philosopher Zeno,is an illustration of what concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infinity, particularly the idea that any linear distance contains an infinite number of intermediary points between its start and end. 
B)  Geometric ratios, particularly the fact that for any right-angled triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides. 
C)  Ambiguity, particularly the often uncertain relationship between stability and change. 
D)  Pragmatics, particularly the pointlessness of speculating about the ultimate nature of the universe and the need to focus on human experience. 
A)  Infinity, particularly the idea that any linear distance contains an infinite number of intermediary points between its start and end. 
B)  Geometric ratios, particularly the fact that for any right-angled triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides. 
C)  Ambiguity, particularly the often uncertain relationship between stability and change. 
D)  Pragmatics, particularly the pointlessness of speculating about the ultimate nature of the universe and the need to focus on human experience.

Question 6

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work.
-Heraclitus

Accepted Answer

A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity 
A) argued it was pointless to attempt to understand the ultimate nature of the uni-verse and better to focus on human experience 
B) discussed the sometimes ambiguous relationship between stability and change 
C) argued that individuals should pursue socially responsible happiness rather than worry about the whims of the gods 
D) explored the concept of infinity

Question 7

Avicenna's Canon of Medicine described the most effective treatments for various diseases,including more than 700 herbal and chemical remedies.Avicenna considered this list of treatments to be

Accepted Answer

A)  a complete and unchangeable list of all effective remedies for disease. 
B)  open to revision and extension by him alone. 
C)  open to revision and extension on the basis of systematic tests of new remedies. 
D)  open to revision and extension only if new humors were discovered. 
A)  a complete and unchangeable list of all effective remedies for disease. 
B)  open to revision and extension by him alone. 
C)  open to revision and extension on the basis of systematic tests of new remedies. 
D)  open to revision and extension only if new humors were discovered.

Question 8

Match the description with the corresponding institution.
-The Garden

Accepted Answer

A) Center for teaching and learning established by Plato 
B) School in Athens directed by Aristotle 
C) School in Athens founded by Epicurus 
A) Center for teaching and learning established by Plato 
B) School in Athens directed by Aristotle 
C) School in Athens founded by Epicurus

Question 9

Which of the following best describes Aristotle's conception of the contents and capacities of the rational psyche?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contains innately within it ideal forms whose essential natures are imperfectly and incompletely hinted at by the appearances of everyday experience. 
B)  It starts out completely empty like a blank slate, and all of its ideas and concepts are the result of empirical experiences impacting it. 
C)  Although originally empty of specific memories, it contains within itself innate categories into which experiences can be classified. 
D)  It contains innately within itself memories from previous incarnations, which may be "remembered" following certain later experiences. 
A)  It contains innately within it ideal forms whose essential natures are imperfectly and incompletely hinted at by the appearances of everyday experience. 
B)  It starts out completely empty like a blank slate, and all of its ideas and concepts are the result of empirical experiences impacting it. 
C)  Although originally empty of specific memories, it contains within itself innate categories into which experiences can be classified. 
D)  It contains innately within itself memories from previous incarnations, which may be "remembered" following certain later experiences.

Question 10

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes.
-formal cause

Accepted Answer

A) the actions or interactions that bring the caused thing into being 
B) the idea or plan behind a caused thing 
C) the purpose for which the thing is caused 
D) the substance out of which something is made 
A) the actions or interactions that bring the caused thing into being 
B) the idea or plan behind a caused thing 
C) the purpose for which the thing is caused 
D) the substance out of which something is made

Question 11

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes.
-material cause

Accepted Answer

A) the actions or interactions that bring the caused thing into being 
B) the idea or plan behind a caused thing 
C) the purpose for which the thing is caused 
D) the substance out of which something is made 
A) the actions or interactions that bring the caused thing into being 
B) the idea or plan behind a caused thing 
C) the purpose for which the thing is caused 
D) the substance out of which something is made

Question 12

Which philosopher served as tutor to a teenaged Alexander the Great,instilling in him a lifelong respect for learning and education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Democritus 
D)  Aristotle 
A)  Plato 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Democritus 
D)  Aristotle

Question 13

The humoral theory holds that health and illness result from the balance or imbalance of four substances,or humors,in the human body.These humors are

Accepted Answer

A)  blood, yellow bile, black bile, psyche. 
B)  blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm. 
C)  spirit, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm. 
D)  spirit, yellow bile, black bile, psyche. 
A)  blood, yellow bile, black bile, psyche. 
B)  blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm. 
C)  spirit, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm. 
D)  spirit, yellow bile, black bile, psyche.

Question 14

Avicenna's The Book of the Cure (or The Book of Healing)was intended to provide the cure for

Accepted Answer

A)  madness. 
B)  epilepsy. 
C)  ignorance. 
D)  all known diseases. 
A)  madness. 
B)  epilepsy. 
C)  ignorance. 
D)  all known diseases.

Question 15

The notion that there is a limit to the divisibility of material objects is known as __________ and was formulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideal forms; Plato 
B)  ideal forms; Zeno 
C)  atomic theory; Democritus 
D)  atomic theory; Plato 
A)  ideal forms; Plato 
B)  ideal forms; Zeno 
C)  atomic theory; Democritus 
D)  atomic theory; Plato

Question 16

Match the description with the corresponding institution.
-Academy

Accepted Answer

A) Center for teaching and learning established by Plato 
B) School in Athens directed by Aristotle 
C) School in Athens founded by Epicurus 
A) Center for teaching and learning established by Plato 
B) School in Athens directed by Aristotle 
C) School in Athens founded by Epicurus

Question 17

Match the definition with the appropriate philosophical term.
-idealism

Accepted Answer

A) Behind everyday sensory experience lies something more fundamental and ulti-mate. 
B) Knowledge comes first and primarily through sensory experiences of the external world. 
C) Knowledge is the result of reason. 
D) Knowledge is the result of the innate faculties of the human mind. 
A) Behind everyday sensory experience lies something more fundamental and ulti-mate. 
B) Knowledge comes first and primarily through sensory experiences of the external world. 
C) Knowledge is the result of reason. 
D) Knowledge is the result of the innate faculties of the human mind.

Question 18

Islamic scholars who preserved and elaborated upon classical Greek philosophy also sought to make these ideas compatible with their monotheistic faith.During Europe's intellectual reawakening a similar process occurred and scholars interpreted these ideas so that they harmonized with

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  Christianity. 
D)  oligarchy. 
A)  Islam. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  Christianity. 
D)  oligarchy.

Question 19

The poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)by the Roman poet Lucretius is more than 200 pages long and celebrates the work of which philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pythagoras 
B)  Zeno 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  Aristotle 
A)  Pythagoras 
B)  Zeno 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  Aristotle

Question 20

Match the English language definition with its corresponding Greek word.
-psyche

Accepted Answer

A) "love of wisdom" 
B) mind 
C) reason 
A) "love of wisdom" 
B) mind 
C) reason

According to Plato,the ideal form of government is

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Protagoras

Match the Islamic scholar with the corresponding accomplishment. -Avicenna

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Zeno

The Achilles and the tortoise paradox,proposed by the philosopher Zeno,is an illustration of what concept?

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Heraclitus

Avicenna's Canon of Medicine described the most effective treatments for various diseases,including more than 700 herbal and chemical remedies.Avicenna considered this list of treatments to be

Match the description with the corresponding institution. -The Garden

Which of the following best describes Aristotle's conception of the contents and capacities of the rational psyche?

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes. -formal cause

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes. -material cause

Which philosopher served as tutor to a teenaged Alexander the Great,instilling in him a lifelong respect for learning and education?

The humoral theory holds that health and illness result from the balance or imbalance of four substances,or humors,in the human body.These humors are

Avicenna's The Book of the Cure (or The Book of Healing)was intended to provide the cure for

The notion that there is a limit to the divisibility of material objects is known as and was formulated by .

Match the description with the corresponding institution. -Academy

Match the definition with the appropriate philosophical term. -idealism

Islamic scholars who preserved and elaborated upon classical Greek philosophy also sought to make these ideas compatible with their monotheistic faith.During Europe's intellectual reawakening a similar process occurred and scholars interpreted these ideas so that they harmonized with

The poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)by the Roman poet Lucretius is more than 200 pages long and celebrates the work of which philosopher?

Match the English language definition with its corresponding Greek word. -psyche

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Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

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The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

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Exam 2: Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

According to Plato,the ideal form of government is

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Protagoras

Match the Islamic scholar with the corresponding accomplishment. -Avicenna

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Zeno

The Achilles and the tortoise paradox,proposed by the philosopher Zeno,is an illustration of what concept?

Match the classical Greek philosopher with the corresponding description of his work. -Heraclitus

Avicenna's Canon of Medicine described the most effective treatments for various diseases,including more than 700 herbal and chemical remedies.Avicenna considered this list of treatments to be

Match the description with the corresponding institution. -The Garden

Which of the following best describes Aristotle's conception of the contents and capacities of the rational psyche?

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes. -formal cause

Match the definition with the corresponding component of Aristotle's system of causes. -material cause

Which philosopher served as tutor to a teenaged Alexander the Great,instilling in him a lifelong respect for learning and education?

The humoral theory holds that health and illness result from the balance or imbalance of four substances,or humors,in the human body.These humors are

Avicenna's The Book of the Cure (or The Book of Healing)was intended to provide the cure for

The notion that there is a limit to the divisibility of material objects is known as __________ and was formulated by __________.

Match the description with the corresponding institution. -Academy

Match the definition with the appropriate philosophical term. -idealism

Islamic scholars who preserved and elaborated upon classical Greek philosophy also sought to make these ideas compatible with their monotheistic faith.During Europe's intellectual reawakening a similar process occurred and scholars interpreted these ideas so that they harmonized with

The poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)by the Roman poet Lucretius is more than 200 pages long and celebrates the work of which philosopher?

Match the English language definition with its corresponding Greek word. -psyche

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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The notion that there is a limit to the divisibility of material objects is known as and was formulated by .