Week 3 Quiz

In Plato's theory, which description fits a Form?

Select one.

• A thought or concept that exists in a person's mind
• An unchanging, perfect object of knowledge, such as Justice
• One of the changing things we perceive with the senses
• A shadow that the fire casts on the wall of the den

Where in Plato's writing does the allegory of the cave appear?

Select one.

• In Book II of the Republic, told by Glaucon
• In the Apology, during Socrates' defense
• In a book that Socrates wrote about knowledge
• At the opening of Book VII of the Republic

A coin seen from the side looks like a thin oval, though it is round. In this course's terms, which word fits the thin oval?

Select one.

• Its appearance
• Its reality
• Its Form
• Its allegory

In the allegory of the cave, what do the shadows on the wall stand for?

Select one.

• The unchanging Forms themselves
• The philosopher who climbs out
• The changing things we perceive
• The sun seen outside the den

In Plato's Republic, who tells the story of Gyges' ring, and in which book?

Select one.

• Socrates, in Book VII
• Glaucon, in Book II
• Socrates, in Book II
• Glaucon, in Book VII

True or false: this course reads the allegory of the cave as an account of real prisoners held in a real place.

True or false.

• True
• False

A critic asks, "If the Forms lie beyond everything we perceive, how could anyone come to know them?" Which objection is the critic raising?

Select one.

• The regress objection
• The participation objection
• The access objection
• The objection that the cave is a history

On the course's account, which of these are jobs the Forms do in Plato's theory? Select all that apply.

Select every option that applies.

• Explain how knowledge can be of something unchanging
• Explain what many things of one kind share
• Prove that everything the senses report is unreal
• Show that Justice is an idea in a person's mind

Argument 7 of Dataset B, the argument set (illustrative), reads: "If Socrates is wise, he admits his ignorance. Socrates is wise. So he admits his ignorance." Which description fits its form?

Select one.

• Valid, by modus ponens
• Invalid, by denying the antecedent
• Valid, by denying the consequent
• Invalid, running the conditional backward

Argument 2 of Dataset B (illustrative) is keyed valid, by denying the consequent: "If the mind is the brain, then mental states have locations. Mental states have no locations. So the mind is not the brain." What does that key tell you?

Select one.

• Both of the premises are in fact true
• The argument is sound, so its claim is proved
• Most people would accept the conclusion
• If both premises are true, the conclusion cannot be false