PHIL 1361 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Eva Schaper argues that "suspension of disbelief" is an adequate response to the paradox of
fiction. - Answers False
According to Nietzsche, Greek tragedy allowed the audience to engage with the darker aspects
of humanity whose aspects he associated with _________________ - Answers Dionysus
If a work of art is said to be 'sad', how might a behavioral theory explain the expressive quality? -
Answers It is connected to the 'sad' mental state of the creator.
Meta-responses are ___________ - Answers Our responses to our initial responses
On Schaper's view, which of the following would be a second-order belief? - Answers Sherlock
Holmes lives on 221B Baker Street
Answers:
Which of the followinng is not a component of the standard theory of suspense? - Answers
Belief
In Plato's Ion, Socrates ultimately thinks that the audience is being irrational when they are
emotionally moved by the events of a fiction. - Answers True
To resolve the paradox of fiction, one must _______________________. - Answers Show that one of
the premises is false
Which of the following accurately describes Hume's view on the problem of tragedy? - Answers
Our negative emotions are subordinate to the positive emotions
Which theory denies the first premise of the paradox of fiction? - Answers David Novitz's theory
that we entertain the story 'as-if' it were the case.
Which theory separates the expressive qualities of a work from an actual emotion being
expressed or felt? - Answers Local quality theory
Which of the following is not a premise in the paradox of suspense? - Answers We know
fictional objects do not exist.
Which response to the paradox of suspense presents an account where "uncertainty" is neither
necessary nor sufficient for suspense? - Answers The desire-frustration theory of suspense
What was one of the issues highlighted with the behavioral theory? - Answers People can exhibit
certain behaviors without having the associated emotional state.
Which theory states that expressive properties of a work stem from the audience? - Answers
The arousal theory
, The problem of tragedy highlights the issue of - Answers Audiences having both positive and
negative emotions to the same event when engaging with tragic fiction
Which theory allows certain features to be expressive of an emotion without being an
expression of that emotion? - Answers The local-quality theory
According to the paradox of fiction, if I have an emotional reaction to a true story that I didn't
personally experience, then I am being irrational. - Answers False
Why do quasi-emotions not count as genuine emotions? - Answers We are only pretending to
have these emotions.
According to Feagin, why do we enjoy engaging in tragic fiction? - Answers It allows us to
access our character and feel good that we had the appropriate sad response to a tragic event.
A(n) [A] holds the position that aesthetic value depends on moral value, whereas a(n) [B] holds
that the two domains of evaluation are separate. - Answers moralist; autonomist
Carroll argues for the moderate moralist position by noting that - Answers properly engaging
with art requires emotional engagement, and some emotions have an essentially moral
component.
Every person has their own ____________, which is defined by the roles we are assigned and the
norms we are judged by. Because of this, viewing art devoid of perspective seems impossible. -
Answers situatedness
For Susan Feagin's view, our _________________ determines whether a work is moral or immoral. -
Answers meta-response
For the moderate moralist, when a work is immoral _________________________. - Answers it
counts against the aesthetic evaluation of the work, but it doesn't necessarily mean it is bad
aesthetically
Moderate autonomists Anderson and Dean think that if we display an aesthetic interest in
seeing immoral characters commit immoral acts, then _____________________. - Answers we are
not necessarily immoral, but this instead shows that there is a gap between our moral and
aesthetic judgments
Part of the 'ethicism' view holds that if we have reason to not react as prescribed by a work of
art, then that work of art is ____________ - Answers an aesthetic failure
Richard Serra argues that problems only arise in regard to public art funding when there is
________________________. - Answers selective funding
Tolstoy's notion of 'religious sense' referred to: - Answers the understanding of the meaning of
life and the highest good the society aims for.
Eva Schaper argues that "suspension of disbelief" is an adequate response to the paradox of
fiction. - Answers False
According to Nietzsche, Greek tragedy allowed the audience to engage with the darker aspects
of humanity whose aspects he associated with _________________ - Answers Dionysus
If a work of art is said to be 'sad', how might a behavioral theory explain the expressive quality? -
Answers It is connected to the 'sad' mental state of the creator.
Meta-responses are ___________ - Answers Our responses to our initial responses
On Schaper's view, which of the following would be a second-order belief? - Answers Sherlock
Holmes lives on 221B Baker Street
Answers:
Which of the followinng is not a component of the standard theory of suspense? - Answers
Belief
In Plato's Ion, Socrates ultimately thinks that the audience is being irrational when they are
emotionally moved by the events of a fiction. - Answers True
To resolve the paradox of fiction, one must _______________________. - Answers Show that one of
the premises is false
Which of the following accurately describes Hume's view on the problem of tragedy? - Answers
Our negative emotions are subordinate to the positive emotions
Which theory denies the first premise of the paradox of fiction? - Answers David Novitz's theory
that we entertain the story 'as-if' it were the case.
Which theory separates the expressive qualities of a work from an actual emotion being
expressed or felt? - Answers Local quality theory
Which of the following is not a premise in the paradox of suspense? - Answers We know
fictional objects do not exist.
Which response to the paradox of suspense presents an account where "uncertainty" is neither
necessary nor sufficient for suspense? - Answers The desire-frustration theory of suspense
What was one of the issues highlighted with the behavioral theory? - Answers People can exhibit
certain behaviors without having the associated emotional state.
Which theory states that expressive properties of a work stem from the audience? - Answers
The arousal theory
, The problem of tragedy highlights the issue of - Answers Audiences having both positive and
negative emotions to the same event when engaging with tragic fiction
Which theory allows certain features to be expressive of an emotion without being an
expression of that emotion? - Answers The local-quality theory
According to the paradox of fiction, if I have an emotional reaction to a true story that I didn't
personally experience, then I am being irrational. - Answers False
Why do quasi-emotions not count as genuine emotions? - Answers We are only pretending to
have these emotions.
According to Feagin, why do we enjoy engaging in tragic fiction? - Answers It allows us to
access our character and feel good that we had the appropriate sad response to a tragic event.
A(n) [A] holds the position that aesthetic value depends on moral value, whereas a(n) [B] holds
that the two domains of evaluation are separate. - Answers moralist; autonomist
Carroll argues for the moderate moralist position by noting that - Answers properly engaging
with art requires emotional engagement, and some emotions have an essentially moral
component.
Every person has their own ____________, which is defined by the roles we are assigned and the
norms we are judged by. Because of this, viewing art devoid of perspective seems impossible. -
Answers situatedness
For Susan Feagin's view, our _________________ determines whether a work is moral or immoral. -
Answers meta-response
For the moderate moralist, when a work is immoral _________________________. - Answers it
counts against the aesthetic evaluation of the work, but it doesn't necessarily mean it is bad
aesthetically
Moderate autonomists Anderson and Dean think that if we display an aesthetic interest in
seeing immoral characters commit immoral acts, then _____________________. - Answers we are
not necessarily immoral, but this instead shows that there is a gap between our moral and
aesthetic judgments
Part of the 'ethicism' view holds that if we have reason to not react as prescribed by a work of
art, then that work of art is ____________ - Answers an aesthetic failure
Richard Serra argues that problems only arise in regard to public art funding when there is
________________________. - Answers selective funding
Tolstoy's notion of 'religious sense' referred to: - Answers the understanding of the meaning of
life and the highest good the society aims for.
