Question 1

Nietzsche argues that great art exclusively manifests a Dionysian openness to chaos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Schopenhauer believed that music is a direct representation of the Will,and that experiencing it allowed us to get in touch the most basic truth about ourselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Aesthetic questions are limited to the realm of formally produced art,such as music and paintings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Socrates,in Plato's Symposium argues that the seeker of beauty will come to recognize that

Accepted Answer

A)  the beauty in every form is one and the same. 
B)  there are many different forms of beauty,each unique unto itself. 
C)  the ultimate value of the beauty in things we can sense. 
D)  God is beauty. 
A)  the beauty in every form is one and the same. 
B)  there are many different forms of beauty,each unique unto itself. 
C)  the ultimate value of the beauty in things we can sense. 
D)  God is beauty.

Question 5

You are an administrator in a school system charged with designing a new high school curriculum.You are under pressure,for economic reasons,to include only "essential" subjects in the curriculum.
You're aware that most of your colleagues believe that "essential" subjects are limited to math,science,communication arts,and history-but not art.In light of this,you decide to write a letter,in the form of an essay to your colleagues in defense of including art classes and art appreciation in the curriculum,because of art's essential,educational value.
Your essay should include,but is not limited to,the views of Schiller,Schopenhauer and Nietzsche,although you're not limited to these points of view.
If you've had a personal experience of the educational power of art,share that as well.
Be specific about how educational values are linked to aesthetic values-be these Apollonian or Dionysian.
Also be specific about what "arts" and "art appreciation" you would include-formal art,and/or popular art?

Accepted Answer

This essay requires that students think

Question 6

According to Immanuel Kant,truly appreciating a work of art is primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  an emotional response to that work of art. 
B)  an intellectual response to that work of art. 
C)  a spiritual response to that work of art. 
D)  an arbitrary and subjective response to that work of art. 
A)  an emotional response to that work of art. 
B)  an intellectual response to that work of art. 
C)  a spiritual response to that work of art. 
D)  an arbitrary and subjective response to that work of art.

Question 7

The fact that we are so often moved emotionally by characters and events in works of fiction indicates that we really believe these characters and events are true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Aristotle believed that the cathartic nature of drama

Accepted Answer

A)  was a reason for why it should be banned. 
B)  was based in its allowing us to escape from thinking of painful,everyday life. 
C)  was ultimately destructive. 
D)  allowed the actors and audience us to purify ourselves of certain emotions. 
A)  was a reason for why it should be banned. 
B)  was based in its allowing us to escape from thinking of painful,everyday life. 
C)  was ultimately destructive. 
D)  allowed the actors and audience us to purify ourselves of certain emotions.

Question 9

Even today,the highest praise for any work of art is still the statement,"It's beautiful."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Plato argued that much of Homer's poetry should be censored,because

Accepted Answer

A)  of its violence. 
B)  of its undignified portrayals of the gods. 
C)  of its accurate depiction of the gods,which might shock. 
D)  it was not philosophical enough. 
A)  of its violence. 
B)  of its undignified portrayals of the gods. 
C)  of its accurate depiction of the gods,which might shock. 
D)  it was not philosophical enough.

Question 11

Because our own natures are both individual and transpersonal,according to Nietzsche,we need

Accepted Answer

A)  to go beyond art,in attaining direct contact with reality. 
B)  Apollonian art alone. 
C)  Dionysian art alone. 
D)  both Apollonian and Dionysian art. 
A)  to go beyond art,in attaining direct contact with reality. 
B)  Apollonian art alone. 
C)  Dionysian art alone. 
D)  both Apollonian and Dionysian art.

Question 12

Schiller claimed that beauty can help us to develop morally because

Accepted Answer

A)  in the experience of beauty,we discover that our interests and those of others can coincide. 
B)  in the harmony of beauty,we can understand the rationality of moral behavior. 
C)  we learn again to observe quietly,like small children. 
D)  we come to appreciate the transcendent form of goodness. 
A)  in the experience of beauty,we discover that our interests and those of others can coincide. 
B)  in the harmony of beauty,we can understand the rationality of moral behavior. 
C)  we learn again to observe quietly,like small children. 
D)  we come to appreciate the transcendent form of goodness.

Nietzsche argues that great art exclusively manifests a Dionysian openness to chaos.

Schopenhauer believed that music is a direct representation of the Will,and that experiencing it allowed us to get in touch the most basic truth about ourselves.

Aesthetic questions are limited to the realm of formally produced art,such as music and paintings.

Socrates,in Plato's Symposium argues that the seeker of beauty will come to recognize that

According to Immanuel Kant,truly appreciating a work of art is primarily

The fact that we are so often moved emotionally by characters and events in works of fiction indicates that we really believe these characters and events are true.

Aristotle believed that the cathartic nature of drama

Even today,the highest praise for any work of art is still the statement,"It's beautiful."

Plato argued that much of Homer's poetry should be censored,because

Because our own natures are both individual and transpersonal,according to Nietzsche,we need

Schiller claimed that beauty can help us to develop morally because

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Exam 11: Beauty

Nietzsche argues that great art exclusively manifests a Dionysian openness to chaos.

Schopenhauer believed that music is a direct representation of the Will,and that experiencing it allowed us to get in touch the most basic truth about ourselves.

Aesthetic questions are limited to the realm of formally produced art,such as music and paintings.

Socrates,in Plato's Symposium argues that the seeker of beauty will come to recognize that

According to Immanuel Kant,truly appreciating a work of art is primarily

The fact that we are so often moved emotionally by characters and events in works of fiction indicates that we really believe these characters and events are true.

Aristotle believed that the cathartic nature of drama

Even today,the highest praise for any work of art is still the statement,"It's beautiful."

Plato argued that much of Homer's poetry should be censored,because

Because our own natures are both individual and transpersonal,according to Nietzsche,we need

Schiller claimed that beauty can help us to develop morally because

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters