ISYE 6501 FINAL QUIZZES V1, V2 AND V3
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Fallacy.
Answer: An argument form that is logically defective because the premises
provide little or no support for the conclusion
◍ Socrates.
Answer: Who does the returned prisoner represent in the allegory? Do you
know why?
◍ Agora.
Answer: A Greek marketplace; where one might find Socrates
philosophizing
◍ Skepticism.
Answer: a philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for
certainIf you think you need absolute knowledge, but you cannot get it, then
you have to accept some level of skepticism (or relativism).
◍ Self-referential inconsistency.
Answer: An assertion that implies that it itself cannot be true, or refutes
itself; for instance, "All opinions are false."
◍ Democritus.
Answer: (460-370 BCE) A Greek philosopher who theorized that all matter
could be reduced to particles that could not be divided, which he described
as "atomos."-he was the first to describe atoms as the basis of all matter, His
atoms — indestructible, indivisible, incompressible, uniform, and differing
only in size, shape, and motion — anticipated with surprising accuracy those
discovered by 20th-century scientists.
, ◍ Xenophanes.
Answer: 6th century B.C. Greek thinker who cited the amorality and
anthropomorphism of Greek Gods as evidence against their
existence-Kolophon Earth and Water- substance of everything Considered
nature of human knowledge (father of epistemology) Studied fossils Said
knowledge could not be gained through divine revelation -Only one God.
◍ The School of Athens.
Answer: Name of this famous painting by Raphael (1509):
◍ Hubris.
Answer: (the kind of stuff that the gods got mad about) -an excess of
ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin
◍ Epistemology.
Answer: The study of how we know what we know.Theory of knowledge
and justification. In this area of philosophy, we consider issues about how
we know what we know as well as the nature of knowledge and
justification. Traditionally, discussions of skepticism are included here.
◍ Homer.
Answer: Greek poet around the 700's BC that wrote two epics describing the
Mycenaeans of the 1200's BC, but also describe the ideals of Greeks in 1000
BC to 700BC. Think...Ilead & Odyssey.
◍ Anaximander.
Answer: ca. 560 BCThe first principle, and the fundamental, is the
"infinite"Brings in 'morality' into the discussionThe elements (air, water
earth and fire) are in opposition to each other, each perpetually seeking to
increase itself in quantity. Due to the resulting struggle for dominance, all
forms of matter are subject to continual change, and change into one
another. But magical balance prevents one from gaining preponderance.The
boundless, earth air fire water.
◍ Strong argument.
Answer: An inductive argument in which true premises would make the
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Fallacy.
Answer: An argument form that is logically defective because the premises
provide little or no support for the conclusion
◍ Socrates.
Answer: Who does the returned prisoner represent in the allegory? Do you
know why?
◍ Agora.
Answer: A Greek marketplace; where one might find Socrates
philosophizing
◍ Skepticism.
Answer: a philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for
certainIf you think you need absolute knowledge, but you cannot get it, then
you have to accept some level of skepticism (or relativism).
◍ Self-referential inconsistency.
Answer: An assertion that implies that it itself cannot be true, or refutes
itself; for instance, "All opinions are false."
◍ Democritus.
Answer: (460-370 BCE) A Greek philosopher who theorized that all matter
could be reduced to particles that could not be divided, which he described
as "atomos."-he was the first to describe atoms as the basis of all matter, His
atoms — indestructible, indivisible, incompressible, uniform, and differing
only in size, shape, and motion — anticipated with surprising accuracy those
discovered by 20th-century scientists.
, ◍ Xenophanes.
Answer: 6th century B.C. Greek thinker who cited the amorality and
anthropomorphism of Greek Gods as evidence against their
existence-Kolophon Earth and Water- substance of everything Considered
nature of human knowledge (father of epistemology) Studied fossils Said
knowledge could not be gained through divine revelation -Only one God.
◍ The School of Athens.
Answer: Name of this famous painting by Raphael (1509):
◍ Hubris.
Answer: (the kind of stuff that the gods got mad about) -an excess of
ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin
◍ Epistemology.
Answer: The study of how we know what we know.Theory of knowledge
and justification. In this area of philosophy, we consider issues about how
we know what we know as well as the nature of knowledge and
justification. Traditionally, discussions of skepticism are included here.
◍ Homer.
Answer: Greek poet around the 700's BC that wrote two epics describing the
Mycenaeans of the 1200's BC, but also describe the ideals of Greeks in 1000
BC to 700BC. Think...Ilead & Odyssey.
◍ Anaximander.
Answer: ca. 560 BCThe first principle, and the fundamental, is the
"infinite"Brings in 'morality' into the discussionThe elements (air, water
earth and fire) are in opposition to each other, each perpetually seeking to
increase itself in quantity. Due to the resulting struggle for dominance, all
forms of matter are subject to continual change, and change into one
another. But magical balance prevents one from gaining preponderance.The
boundless, earth air fire water.
◍ Strong argument.
Answer: An inductive argument in which true premises would make the
