Question 1

Marx claims that workers are not only estranged from the products of their labor but from __________ as well.

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A)  Themselves. 
B)  Their co-workers. 
C)  Their employers. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 2

Mill claims that the object or purpose of On Liberty is to

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A)  Defend freedom of thought and expression. 
B)  Assert one principle for determining when society is warranted in interfering with an individual's liberty. 
C)  Defend the liberty of the press. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

Marx's manuscript focuses on the fact that

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A)  Workers are exploited by their employers. 
B)  Workers are alienated from the objects they produce. 
C)  Capitalism is inherently unstable. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 4

Do you think that your own college education has satisfied or is likely to satisfy Hook's criteria for a liberal education? Explain.

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Question 5

Socrates claims that he has made an agreement with the city by

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A)  Moving there as a young person. 
B)  Becoming a philosopher. 
C)  Going to jail. 
D)  Residing there as an adult.

Question 6

What does Nussbaum mean by "cultivating humanity"?

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Question 7

Hook claims that democracy presupposes

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A)  A college education. 
B)  Broad literary competence. 
C)  An intelligent electorate. 
D)  Knowledge of advanced mathematics.

Question 8

Dewey claims that the foundation of democracy is in the belief in equal natural abilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why does Nussbaum say that "the narrative imagination is not uncritical"?

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A)  Because the first of the abilities that she lists is critical thinking. 
B)  Because when you imagine you are somewhere else, you may be critical of the place. 
C)  Because when you imagine you are someone else, you bring your own judgments along. 
D)  Because when you imagine you are someone else, you should not try to criticize them.

Question 10

According to King, __________ also practiced civil disobedience.

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A)  Socrates. 
B)  Early Christians. 
C)  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 11

What is the key notion of democracy, according to Dewey? How is this connected to education?

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Question 12

Mill claims that governments are justified in using force to prevent individuals from harming themselves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the distinction between an unjust law and unjust application of a law? What difference does this make to Socrates' decision?

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Question 14

If all mankind minus one person were of one opinion, Mill argues that mankind would not be justified in silencing that one person.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Dewey claims that political democracy

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A)  Is all that there is. 
B)  Is an end in itself. 
C)  Is a means to an end. 
D)  Is an illusion.

Question 16

Socrates argues that the city is like a parent because it has given him his

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A)  Birth. 
B)  Upbringing. 
C)  Education. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 17

Dewey claims that the basic democratic freedom is

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A)  Freedom of thought. 
B)  Freedom of action. 
C)  Free will. 
D)  Free elections.

Question 18

What is the basic democratic freedom? How does it relate to freedom of action?

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Question 19

According to Dewey, the foundation of democracy is

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A)  The belief in equal natural abilities. 
B)  The belief in free will. 
C)  The belief in equality of opportunity. 
D)  The freedom to elect whomever one pleases.

Question 20

To use your narrative imagination, you would

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A)  Think about being someone else and try to understand that person's emotions and wishes. 
B)  Tell a story that takes place somewhere far away using real information about the place. 
C)  Imagine what might happen in the future and make plans for today based on that. 
D)  Think critically about your own culture and about an unfamiliar one.

Exam 10: Society

Marx claims that workers are not only estranged from the products of their labor but from __________ as well.

Mill claims that the object or purpose of On Liberty is to

Marx's manuscript focuses on the fact that

Do you think that your own college education has satisfied or is likely to satisfy Hook's criteria for a liberal education? Explain.

Socrates claims that he has made an agreement with the city by

What does Nussbaum mean by "cultivating humanity"?

Hook claims that democracy presupposes

Dewey claims that the foundation of democracy is in the belief in equal natural abilities.

Why does Nussbaum say that "the narrative imagination is not uncritical"?

According to King, __________ also practiced civil disobedience.

What is the key notion of democracy, according to Dewey? How is this connected to education?

Mill claims that governments are justified in using force to prevent individuals from harming themselves.

What is the distinction between an unjust law and unjust application of a law? What difference does this make to Socrates' decision?

If all mankind minus one person were of one opinion, Mill argues that mankind would not be justified in silencing that one person.

Dewey claims that political democracy

Socrates argues that the city is like a parent because it has given him his

Dewey claims that the basic democratic freedom is

What is the basic democratic freedom? How does it relate to freedom of action?

According to Dewey, the foundation of democracy is

To use your narrative imagination, you would