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Check-in, week 2: Philosophy of the Human Person

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is Socrates' student and considered one of the greatest Western philosophers of all time.

(a)  

2.

According to Plato, real knowledge must be...

a)

Flexible

b)

Eternal

c)

Ageless

d)

Limited

3.

According to Plato, true knowledge can be found in...

a)

World of appearances

b)

World of forms

4.

In the _____, we can find the ideal or perfect forms of things, while in the _____, we can only find imperfect copies, or shadows, of the ideal things.

a)

World of forms; world of appearances

b)

World of appearances; world of forms

c)

World of perfection; world of shadows

d)

World of God; world of Satan

5.

In the Allegory of the Cave, the shadows cast on the walls represented what was real and ideal.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

According to Plato, _____ is what we know based on experience, and _____ is what we know about the world of forms using our intellect.

a)

Knowledge; opinion

b)

Opinion; knowledge

c)

Ideas; knowledge

d)

Propaganda; ideas

7.

Which of the following is the lowest type of knowledge?

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

8.

This involves understanding using mathematical, scientific, and abstract thinking, and is developed by looking at the physical world and trying to understand it using the World of forms.

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

9.

Plato believed that mathematical truths resided in the World of Forms.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This refers to intellect gained by reflection and contemplation.

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

11.

This knowledge is a more grounded look at our world. Included in this type of knowledge is common sense and practical knowledge.

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

12.

True knowledge is divided into the following.

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

13.

Before gaining true knowledge, one must recognize his/her own ignorance, or...

a)

Illusion

b)

Belief

c)

Dianoia

d)

Noesis

e)

Aporia

14.

A truth value is the truth or falsehood of a statement in an argument.

a)

True

b)

False