POLI 202 Western Political Heritage
Hancock BYU Independent Study
Knowledge has become separated from life, and is seen as merely utilitarian. -
ANS-According to Beneton (in the prologue of Equality by Default), what is the main
obstacle to true education in the contemporary world?
1. The moderate liberal version associated with the American Founding.
2. The ideological subversion associated with the radical phase of the French
Revolution.
3. The extreme liberal version prevalent today. - ANS-According to Philippe Beneton (in
Equality by Default ch. 1), what are the three stages of the idea of the "rights of man"?
Our tolerance and respect for others and their beliefs does not cause us to abandon our
commitment to the truths we understand and the covenants we have made. - ANS-What
is the third absolute truth that Elder Oaks affirms?
Modern political philosophy repudiates the classical question of the good. -
ANS-According to Professor Hancock in Thinking Politically, what is the key difference
between ancient (or classical) political philosophy and modern political philosophy?
The philosophy that holds that each person is free to choose for himself what is right
and wrong. - ANS-How does Elder Oaks define the term "moral relativism"?
The Christian idea that all humans are worthy of God's sacrifice.
The natural sense represented in great literature that we share a common humanity. -
ANS-According to Beneton, what is the basis of "substantive" (or "substantial") equality?
The spiritual and the temporal jurisdictions. - ANS-"Now, these two, as we have divided
them, are always to be viewed apart from each other. When the one is considered, we
should call off our minds, and not allow them to think of the other."
What two spheres or domains does John Calvin refer to in this quotation?
The Christian cooperates with secular authority only for the benefit of his neighbor, not
for the benefit to himself. - ANS-In "The Limits of Secular Authority," how does Luther
explain the Christian's duty to uphold secular authority, even though a Christian has no
need of it and must be willing to "turn the other cheek" rather than demand justice under
the law?
, His repudiation of the hierarchical view of nature and of human nature which makes it
possible to speak of what is "high" and "low." - ANS-According to Professor Hancock (in
Thinking Politically part two, ch. 2), Calvin's radical break with classical moral and
political philosophy consists of _____________.
Faith--that is, belief in God's promises. - ANS-According to Luther in Concerning
Christian Liberty, what is needed for justification and salvation?
The Romanists claim that the pope, bishops, priests, and monks belong to a special
"spiritual estate" exempt from temporal power, but in fact all Christians belong to a
"royal priesthood." - ANS-According to Luther in "The Three Walls of the Romanists,"
what is the first "wall" the "Romanists" (Roman Catholics) have built around them, and
how does Luther attack this wall?
He rejects the classical view of humanity as oriented towards the divine. -
ANS-Machiavelli proposes that effective action requires alternating between two
animals, the lion and the fox. What does this tell us about his view of humanity?
For Plato, politics has a limited and subordinate place in relation to things above politics,
but for Machiavelli, politics has its own rules and is not limited to anything higher. -
ANS-According to Harvey Mansfield's Introduction to Machiavelli's Prince, the essential
difference between Prince and Plato's Republic is that ______________.
Use the appearance of morality but don't be bound to it. - ANS-According to Machiavelli,
how should the prince deal with morality?
"Effectual truth" versus "imaginary republics". - ANS-Which of the following relationships
best reveals The Prince as a declaration of intellectual war against tradition?
Satisfaction and stupefaction. - ANS-In chapter 7 of The Prince, Machiavelli describes
the effect that Cesare Borgia's (also known as the Duke Valentino) bloody sacrifice of
his henchman Remirro de Orco had on the people as a combination of ____________.
For Aristotle, moral virtue is an intrinsic part of the common good. - ANS-Which of the
following statements best represents how Aristotle's views differ from Machiavelli's
views on the meaning of the common good?
True:
Poetry or literature is lovely but cannot be a rational science.
Hancock BYU Independent Study
Knowledge has become separated from life, and is seen as merely utilitarian. -
ANS-According to Beneton (in the prologue of Equality by Default), what is the main
obstacle to true education in the contemporary world?
1. The moderate liberal version associated with the American Founding.
2. The ideological subversion associated with the radical phase of the French
Revolution.
3. The extreme liberal version prevalent today. - ANS-According to Philippe Beneton (in
Equality by Default ch. 1), what are the three stages of the idea of the "rights of man"?
Our tolerance and respect for others and their beliefs does not cause us to abandon our
commitment to the truths we understand and the covenants we have made. - ANS-What
is the third absolute truth that Elder Oaks affirms?
Modern political philosophy repudiates the classical question of the good. -
ANS-According to Professor Hancock in Thinking Politically, what is the key difference
between ancient (or classical) political philosophy and modern political philosophy?
The philosophy that holds that each person is free to choose for himself what is right
and wrong. - ANS-How does Elder Oaks define the term "moral relativism"?
The Christian idea that all humans are worthy of God's sacrifice.
The natural sense represented in great literature that we share a common humanity. -
ANS-According to Beneton, what is the basis of "substantive" (or "substantial") equality?
The spiritual and the temporal jurisdictions. - ANS-"Now, these two, as we have divided
them, are always to be viewed apart from each other. When the one is considered, we
should call off our minds, and not allow them to think of the other."
What two spheres or domains does John Calvin refer to in this quotation?
The Christian cooperates with secular authority only for the benefit of his neighbor, not
for the benefit to himself. - ANS-In "The Limits of Secular Authority," how does Luther
explain the Christian's duty to uphold secular authority, even though a Christian has no
need of it and must be willing to "turn the other cheek" rather than demand justice under
the law?
, His repudiation of the hierarchical view of nature and of human nature which makes it
possible to speak of what is "high" and "low." - ANS-According to Professor Hancock (in
Thinking Politically part two, ch. 2), Calvin's radical break with classical moral and
political philosophy consists of _____________.
Faith--that is, belief in God's promises. - ANS-According to Luther in Concerning
Christian Liberty, what is needed for justification and salvation?
The Romanists claim that the pope, bishops, priests, and monks belong to a special
"spiritual estate" exempt from temporal power, but in fact all Christians belong to a
"royal priesthood." - ANS-According to Luther in "The Three Walls of the Romanists,"
what is the first "wall" the "Romanists" (Roman Catholics) have built around them, and
how does Luther attack this wall?
He rejects the classical view of humanity as oriented towards the divine. -
ANS-Machiavelli proposes that effective action requires alternating between two
animals, the lion and the fox. What does this tell us about his view of humanity?
For Plato, politics has a limited and subordinate place in relation to things above politics,
but for Machiavelli, politics has its own rules and is not limited to anything higher. -
ANS-According to Harvey Mansfield's Introduction to Machiavelli's Prince, the essential
difference between Prince and Plato's Republic is that ______________.
Use the appearance of morality but don't be bound to it. - ANS-According to Machiavelli,
how should the prince deal with morality?
"Effectual truth" versus "imaginary republics". - ANS-Which of the following relationships
best reveals The Prince as a declaration of intellectual war against tradition?
Satisfaction and stupefaction. - ANS-In chapter 7 of The Prince, Machiavelli describes
the effect that Cesare Borgia's (also known as the Duke Valentino) bloody sacrifice of
his henchman Remirro de Orco had on the people as a combination of ____________.
For Aristotle, moral virtue is an intrinsic part of the common good. - ANS-Which of the
following statements best represents how Aristotle's views differ from Machiavelli's
views on the meaning of the common good?
True:
Poetry or literature is lovely but cannot be a rational science.
