Question 1

In the Renaissance world view, the world may is like a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  book 
B)  apple 
C)  ladder to the heavens 
D)  fast flowing stream or river 
A)  book 
B)  apple 
C)  ladder to the heavens 
D)  fast flowing stream or river

Question 2

Believing that a magnet's power to attract metal objects is the result of an internal power inherent and natural to magnets and not the result of an external spell or demon best illustrates the point of view known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Renaissance naturalism. 
B)  Vegetative soul. 
C)  Skepticism. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  Renaissance naturalism. 
B)  Vegetative soul. 
C)  Skepticism. 
D)  none of these.

Question 3

William of Ockham:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the real existence of universals and forms. 
B)  rejected the idea that the soul has distinct mental faculties like will or intellect. 
C)  Separated faith and reason by arguing that only faith provides knowledge of the immortal soul. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  rejected the real existence of universals and forms. 
B)  rejected the idea that the soul has distinct mental faculties like will or intellect. 
C)  Separated faith and reason by arguing that only faith provides knowledge of the immortal soul. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Box 4.1 "Postmodernism" mentions the phrase, "as above, so below". This phrase describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that human social status on earth ought to reflect the divine hierarchical order of the heavens. 
B)  the newly developed agricultural theory regarding the planting of crops on steep European hillsides. 
C)  the idea that college and university students should be organized by seniority from senior to first year students. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  the idea that human social status on earth ought to reflect the divine hierarchical order of the heavens. 
B)  the newly developed agricultural theory regarding the planting of crops on steep European hillsides. 
C)  the idea that college and university students should be organized by seniority from senior to first year students. 
D)  none of these.

Question 5

Dante's "Divine Comedy" is an allegorical tale of an imaginary trip through Hell. Dante's Hell is arranged on ________ lines, with sins at different levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic 
B)  Aristotelian 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Post-modern 
A)  magnetic 
B)  Aristotelian 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Post-modern

Question 6

How did the rise of cities in the middle ages affect the development of science and technology?

Accepted Answer

The rise of cities in the Middle Ages ha

Question 7

Aquinas sharply broke with Neoplatonic faculty psychology when he claimed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mental faculties were organized in a hierarchy 
B)  soul and body form a natural unity 
C)  introspection is the best way to know the soul 
D)  the soul is entombed in the body 
A)  the mental faculties were organized in a hierarchy 
B)  soul and body form a natural unity 
C)  introspection is the best way to know the soul 
D)  the soul is entombed in the body

Question 8

In the Renaissance, the world was viewed as a book. To understand nature then one had to:

Accepted Answer

A)  look for signs and decipher their meaning. 
B)  use close observations, seeking out similarities and resemblances. 
C)  use hermeneutics. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  look for signs and decipher their meaning. 
B)  use close observations, seeking out similarities and resemblances. 
C)  use hermeneutics. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

As a voice for Christian Neoplatonic philosophy, St. Bonaventure believed:

Accepted Answer

A)  In the whole person, rejecting the idea of a physical body. 
B)  In the whole person, rejecting the idea of the soul. 
C)  The essence of a person was the soul and it had 2 sorts of knowledge. 
D)  The essence of a person was the body and it had 7 sorts of knowledge. 
A)  In the whole person, rejecting the idea of a physical body. 
B)  In the whole person, rejecting the idea of the soul. 
C)  The essence of a person was the soul and it had 2 sorts of knowledge. 
D)  The essence of a person was the body and it had 7 sorts of knowledge.

In the Renaissance world view, the world may is like a(n):

Believing that a magnet's power to attract metal objects is the result of an internal power inherent and natural to magnets and not the result of an external spell or demon best illustrates the point of view known as:

William of Ockham:

Box 4.1 "Postmodernism" mentions the phrase, "as above, so below". This phrase describes:

Dante's "Divine Comedy" is an allegorical tale of an imaginary trip through Hell. Dante's Hell is arranged on ________ lines, with sins at different levels.

How did the rise of cities in the middle ages affect the development of science and technology?

Aquinas sharply broke with Neoplatonic faculty psychology when he claimed that:

In the Renaissance, the world was viewed as a book. To understand nature then one had to:

As a voice for Christian Neoplatonic philosophy, St. Bonaventure believed:

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

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Exam 4: The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

In the Renaissance world view, the world may is like a(n):

Believing that a magnet's power to attract metal objects is the result of an internal power inherent and natural to magnets and not the result of an external spell or demon best illustrates the point of view known as:

William of Ockham:

Box 4.1 "Postmodernism" mentions the phrase, "as above, so below". This phrase describes:

Dante's "Divine Comedy" is an allegorical tale of an imaginary trip through Hell. Dante's Hell is arranged on ________ lines, with sins at different levels.

How did the rise of cities in the middle ages affect the development of science and technology?

Aquinas sharply broke with Neoplatonic faculty psychology when he claimed that:

In the Renaissance, the world was viewed as a book. To understand nature then one had to:

As a voice for Christian Neoplatonic philosophy, St. Bonaventure believed:

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

Filters