What does the term "renaissance" mean?

rebirth (of the Classical Period)

What is "a posteriori" knowledge?

knowledge obtained through experience

Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God claims...

The idea of God confirms his existence

Aquinas argues that God's existence is demonstrated by...

the fact that there had to be a "first mover" of everything

What happened to the prisoners in Plato's cave?

they mistakenly thought their world was the sole real world

Thomas Hobbes believed that life without a governmental authority would be...

solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Why was the contemplation of emotions so important for the Stoics?

key to life was not letting emotions control one's self

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History of Philosophy Assessment Quiz

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1
Where does the story of western philosophy begin?
the caves of northern Spain and southern France
France during the Enlightenment
Ancient Rome
Turkey and Ancient Greece
2
What does the term "renaissance" mean?
rebirth (of the Classical Period)
none of the above
it refers to Christian thought
the protestant ethic
3
What is the process of asking questions about definitions and concepts, born in Ancient Greek Philosophy?
Milesian Philosophy
Socratic Method
Atomist Philosophy
there is no term
4
Who argued "cogito ergo sum," or the idea that "I think, therefore I am"?
Rene Descartes
Plato
Thomas Hobbes
William James
5
What kind of philosophy begins to dominate in the modern period?
Pragmatism
Philosophy of Religion
Platonism and Aristotelianism
rationalism versus empiricism
6
What is "a posteriori" knowledge?
knowledge obtained through experience
knowledge based on faith
knowledge obtained through reason
the lack of knowledge
7
Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God claims...
What is important is to take a leap of faith
Religion is part of a subjective, not objective, realm
The idea of God confirms his existence
What matters is one's pragmatic concerns to believe or not
8
The notion of a "tabula rasa" is associated with...
none of these
this has to do with art
empiricism
rationalism
9
How did Pythagoras understand reality?
as boundless
as comprised of air as the basic substance
he did not study this question
in mathematical terms
10
Aquinas argues that God's existence is demonstrated by...
it does not need to be demonstrated, just felt
There is no such philosopher
he did not argue for the existence of God
the fact that there had to be a "first mover" of everything
11
Who said we are just "bundles of perception"?
Aristotle
David Hume
Thales
John Dewey
12
What happened to the prisoners in Plato's cave?
they mistakenly thought their world was the sole real world
none of the above
That is where they put criminals in the Ancient Greek period
they had questioned authority too much
13
The Sophists made a living by...
upsetting Socrates
there was no such group of people in the history of phil
teaching people how to seek wisdom
teaching rhetoric and debate
14
Thomas Hobbes believed that life without a governmental authority would be...
he advocated for anarchism
he was not a social contract theorist
a good life
solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
15
Epistemology is...
the study of reality
the study of morality
the study of knowledge
the study of language
16
What did the renaissance humanists value?
the Catholic church
the priority of science
the priority of the individual
none of these describe renaissance humanism
17
What is the etymological root of "philosophy"
love of wisdom
endless babble
none of the above
crazy talk
18
Who is generally considered the first western philosopher?
Thales
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
19
Why was the contemplation of emotions so important for the Stoics?
key to life was not letting emotions control one's self
catharsis is important in daily life
it helped one enjoy art more
emotions were not discussed in stoic philosophy
20
What does "teleology" mean?
it refers to the natural sciences
it refers to primitive math
end or goal/purpose, design
it is not even a word
21
The first person on record to actually call himself a philosopher was...
Thales
Pythagoras
Plato
Anaximander
22
Which philosopher arguably had the greatest impact on our own political thought and society?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
George Berkeley
William James
23
Who said "man is the measure of all things"?
Hegel
Protagoras
Kant
Socrates
24
Aristotle is important in the history of philosophy for (among other things)...
establishing the second university
being a handsome guy
developing laws of logic
writing about elephants
25
What is "metaphysics"?
the study of right and wrong
The study of physics
the study of knowledge
The study of reality
26
What does "to be is to be perceived" refer to?
all of the above
qualities exist in the mind
the idealism of George Berkeley
objects are just ideas in the mind

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