PHIL 101 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world?
C) A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter.
Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions?
B) They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person.
Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty?
A) Aesthetics
Which of the following branches of philosophy does not involve questions related to values?
B) Metaphysics
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy?
D) Philosophical questions are simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion is any better or
worse than another is.
In philosophy, what is an argument?
B) Giving reasons for a belief.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather than the person's beliefs?
D) Argumentum ad Hominem
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are
more?
B) Black or White Fallacy
"I don't agree with Jones when she says we should wait for a trial, and I'll tell you why. I
don't approve of letting someone get away with murder! That's why I say let's hang him
now!" What fallacy does this most clearly illustrate?
D) Red Herring
,What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational person?
D) The premises must be acceptable and they must logically support the conclusion.
What does the branch of philosophy called metaphysics study?
D) Being
What does the branch of philosophy called epistemology study?
A) Knowledge
What are Thales, Anaximenes and Anaximander collectively known as?
C) The Milesians
According to Theano, what did Pythagoras claim?
B) Everything is in accordance with number.
What was the essence of reality for Heraclitus?
A) Change
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenidies?
B) One and unchanging.
What is the cause of change for Empedocles?
D) Love and strife.
What did Anaxagoras do?
A) He introduced the matter\mind distinction to philosophy.
What did the Atomists do?
D) They distinguished between atomic properties and relational properties.
Which is a theme common to all the pre-Socratics?
C) The experienced world is a manifestation of a more fundamental underlying reality.
What did Socrates hope to achieve by practicing the Socratic method?
, D) He wanted to discover adequate definitions that would give knowledge of the essential nature
of things.
Where do the Forms exist, according to Plato?
C) In a separate, immaterial realm.
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato?
A) By reason.
Which would Plato have agreed with?
D) The senses are a source of error, illusion, and ignorance.
Plato had three famous theories:
D) The Theory of Knowledge, The Theory of Love and Becoming, The Theory of Forms.
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people, Socrates thought
the pronouncement referred to the fact that he:
B) was aware of his own ignorance.
Three of Plato's more enlightening and well-known dialogs are:
A) Apology, Republic and Meno
Aristotle's primary area of interest was
B) metaphysics.
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories Aristotle used to describe the
ways in which humans think about things?
D) weight
How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have?
C) three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except:
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world?
C) A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter.
Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions?
B) They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person.
Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty?
A) Aesthetics
Which of the following branches of philosophy does not involve questions related to values?
B) Metaphysics
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy?
D) Philosophical questions are simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion is any better or
worse than another is.
In philosophy, what is an argument?
B) Giving reasons for a belief.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather than the person's beliefs?
D) Argumentum ad Hominem
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are
more?
B) Black or White Fallacy
"I don't agree with Jones when she says we should wait for a trial, and I'll tell you why. I
don't approve of letting someone get away with murder! That's why I say let's hang him
now!" What fallacy does this most clearly illustrate?
D) Red Herring
,What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational person?
D) The premises must be acceptable and they must logically support the conclusion.
What does the branch of philosophy called metaphysics study?
D) Being
What does the branch of philosophy called epistemology study?
A) Knowledge
What are Thales, Anaximenes and Anaximander collectively known as?
C) The Milesians
According to Theano, what did Pythagoras claim?
B) Everything is in accordance with number.
What was the essence of reality for Heraclitus?
A) Change
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenidies?
B) One and unchanging.
What is the cause of change for Empedocles?
D) Love and strife.
What did Anaxagoras do?
A) He introduced the matter\mind distinction to philosophy.
What did the Atomists do?
D) They distinguished between atomic properties and relational properties.
Which is a theme common to all the pre-Socratics?
C) The experienced world is a manifestation of a more fundamental underlying reality.
What did Socrates hope to achieve by practicing the Socratic method?
, D) He wanted to discover adequate definitions that would give knowledge of the essential nature
of things.
Where do the Forms exist, according to Plato?
C) In a separate, immaterial realm.
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato?
A) By reason.
Which would Plato have agreed with?
D) The senses are a source of error, illusion, and ignorance.
Plato had three famous theories:
D) The Theory of Knowledge, The Theory of Love and Becoming, The Theory of Forms.
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people, Socrates thought
the pronouncement referred to the fact that he:
B) was aware of his own ignorance.
Three of Plato's more enlightening and well-known dialogs are:
A) Apology, Republic and Meno
Aristotle's primary area of interest was
B) metaphysics.
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories Aristotle used to describe the
ways in which humans think about things?
D) weight
How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have?
C) three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except:
