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Unit 2 Knowledge

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is it true or false that Aristotle is most known for the Allegory of the Cave?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to Plato, the form of a thing is more real than the thing itself.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Does the visible world contain the various objects that we see in our everyday life?

a)

Yes, it's true

b)

No, it's false

4.

Select the word that best matches the meaning. Nothing can be known with certainty; doubt

a)

Skepticism

b)

Philosophy

c)

Soul

d)

Knowledge

5.

Select the word that best describes the study of the fundamentals of nature, love, and wisdom.

a)

Soul

b)

Philosophy

c)

Abstract

d)

Rationalism

6.

Select the word that best matches the meaning. The specific parts, characteristics of a person/thing's identity

a)

Soul

b)

Essence

c)

Heart

d)

Spirit

7.

Select the word that best describes a map-like representation of a concept or object in its ideal state.

a)

Form

b)

Epistemology

c)

Atemporal

d)

Aspatial

8.

The concept that knowledge can be acquired through means not associated with sensory experience, or that things can be known

a)

Rationalism

b)

Eros

c)

Truth

d)

Intelligible

9.

What is the immaterial part of a human being or animal, believed to be immortal?

a)

Essence

b)

Nature

c)

Spirit

d)

Soul

10.

Study of knowledge, which distinguishes justified belief from mere opinion

a)

Philosophy

b)

Epistemology

c)

Sensitive Soul

d)

Rationalism

11.

What is the term for facts, information, skills, acquired by a person through experience or education, theoretical or practical understanding of a subject?

a)

Knowledge

b)

Nature

12.

What is beyond space?

a)

Asocial

b)

Aspatial

c)

Atypical

d)

Atemporal

13.

What are the basic or inherent features of a person or thing (had at birth)?

a)

Logos

b)

Eros

c)

Thymos

d)

Nature

14.

The "intelligible world" and "visible world" are concepts from...

a)

Aristotle's theory of a soul

b)

Plato's Allegory of the Cave

c)

Congresswoman A.O.C.

d)

David Hume's Intergalactic world

15.

According to Plato, which part of the soul guides our reasoning and critical thinking?

a)

Logos

b)

Thymos

c)

Eros

d)

Soul

16.

Transcending the tides of time...

a)

Aspatial

b)

Atypical

c)

Amoral

d)

Atemporal

17.

World of trickery, world of objects and things

a)

Visible world

b)

Invisible world

18.

Please choose the letter corresponding to the philosopher who is the inventor of the following concept/idea. Tabula Rasa

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

19.

The Theory of Forms, my friends

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

D. Edwards

20.

"I think, therefore I am"

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

21.

One can never truly know anything

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

22.

Individuals are nothing but a collection of sensations.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

23.

Who is the author of the Allegory of the Cave?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

24.

Method of Doubt, my friends

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Hume

25.

Match the symbol from the Allegory of the Cave that relates to the description. Ignorant people in this ignorant world

a)

Raised Wall

b)

Chains

c)

Chained People

d)

Dark Cave

26.

The illusion of light keeps us in the dark from the truth, my friend

a)

Sun

b)

Fire

c)

Raised Wall

d)

Shadows

27.

Contemporary world of ignorance, my friends

a)

Cave

b)

Sun

c)

Outer World of Light

d)

Shadows

28.

The tendency in human nature to remain ignorant even after knowing reality

a)

Dazzling of Eyes the first time

b)

Dazzling of Eyes the second time

c)

Sun

d)

Outer World of Light

29.

World of spiritual reality, my friend

a)

Dark Cove

b)

Temporal Waters

c)

Outer World of Light

d)

Dazzling of the eyes the second time

30.

How did Plato believe we could come to know things and even forms?

a)

We conjure the idea in our minds and search for it in the real world

b)

We start as a blank map in our minds and create our own reality

c)

We observe the visible world and come to know the things within it

d)

We remember what our soul already knows. We understand that there is more to life than our simple human perception.

31.

Why do arguments like those of David Hume fail?

a)

We understand how our senses work, preventing them from deceiving us.

b)

We know the laws of physics

c)

We can come to understand the forms

d)

All of the above

32.

What is the philosophical understanding of form?

a)

A blueprint understanding of an object

b)

A form is the part of a thing that is the least real

c)

A form creates a thing, allowing us to recognize it

d)

A form is the part of the thing that changes over time

33.

What is a form?

a)

A sculpture made of clay.

b)

A form is the essence (blueprint) of a thing.

c)

A form is the concrete or visible characteristics of a thing.

d)

A form is the likeness of a thing.

34.

What is the statement that best aligns with Plato's thesis regarding his "Theory of Forms"?

a)

Nothing can be known with certainty except what we observe with our senses.

b)

The forms can teach us what is good and beautiful in the world, revealing who God (or the ultimate source) is to the best of our human understanding.

c)

The things contained in the visible world are the real form of these objects.

d)

The forms give form to all things in the visible world.

35.

What is the purpose of Plato's Allegory of the Cave?

a)

To clarify the confusion about the possibility of eternal life

b)

To prove Aristotle wrong

c)

To illustrate that the world consists of the visible (physical) and the intelligible (beyond physical). To remind us that the journey from darkness to light is difficult but worthwhile.

d)

To prove that we can only understand things as they appear in the visible world

36.

What is the meaning of Plato's Theory of Forms?

a)

Plato's Theory of Forms suggests that the physical world is constantly changing and there are no eternal forms.

b)

Plato's Theory of Forms argues that the physical world is the only reality and there are no higher forms.

c)

Plato's Theory of Forms proposes that the physical world is an illusion created by our senses.

d)

Plato's Theory of Forms suggests that the physical world is but a mere reflection of a higher reality of perfect and eternal forms.

37.

Explain the concept of the Allegory of the Cave.

a)

The Allegory of the Cave is a scientific theory about the formation of caves.

b)

The Allegory of the Cave is a philosophical concept about the importance of physical reality.

c)

The Allegory of the Cave is a metaphorical representation of the journey from ignorance to enlightenment.

d)

The Allegory of the Cave is a literal story about prisoners trapped in a cave.