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UMTUMT Home Logout HUM 100 Exam 2 39 Unanswered Please be sure to save at least once every 15 minutes. If you leave this page without saving, or if your session times out, any answers you have not saved will be lost. The Submit for Gradingbutton will become available once you've answered all questions. Exams are not timed; you do not have to finish an exam in one sitting as long as you have saved your answers. Q1. The word philosophy means the a. golden mean. b. knowledge of the self. c. love of wisdom. d. imitation of life. Q2. As a whole, the Greek philosophers were most interested in discovering a. relativistic principles. b. mystical knowledge. c. the unknown territories of Hyperborea. d. universal principles of rationality. Q3. Pythagoras put forth the theory that all objects in the universe were reducible to a. atoms. b. numbers. c. five basic elements. d. three basic elements. Q4. Plato believed that the human soul consisted of the following three fundamental parts: a. id, ego, and superego. b. appetite, moral courage, and reason. c. psyche, intellect, and judgment. d. memory, intellect, and heart. Q5. Plato and Aristotle viewed knowledge differently. For Plato knowledge was ___________, while for Aristotle it was ___________. a. rational, intuitive b. deductive, inductive c. inductive, deductive d. intuitive, rational Q6. Unlike Plato, Aristotle in the Poetics views poetry as a. detrimental to an ideal republic. b. superior to history. c. inferior to history. d. completely realistic. Q7. According to Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the chained human beings believe the shadows on the wall to be a. imaginary. b. illusory. c. ideal. d. real. Q8. The view expressed in Aristotle's Politics is that individuals cannot live a truly virtuous life outside of the a. state. b. family. c. temple. d. military. Q9. According to Plato, the soul's basis for judging experience is a. trial and error. b. its previous existence. c. intuition. d. prayer. Q10. In Plato's description in the Phaedo, Socrates draws the greatest comfort during his hour of death from a. having his close friends nearby. b. knowing he will become a famous martyr. c. believing the soul may be immortal. d. realizing that his death will be pointless. Q11. The most important idea in Book Four of Virgil's Aeneid is the a. suffering of women. b. great personal tragedies that a public destiny entails. c. necessity of bravery. d. Stoical ideal that a true hero never seeks vengeance. Q12. Victories in its wars with ___________, begun in 264 B.C., made Rome the major imperial power in the Western world. a. Greece b. Egypt c. the Phoenicians d. Carthage Q13. Cicero's On the Laws states that all human beings a. have an equal capacity to learn. b. are not equal. c. cannot attain virtue. d. need not learn the principles of right living. Q14. The age beginning with Alexander the Great is referred to as a. Hellenic. b. Hellenistic. c. Roman. d. Etruscan. Q15. Who employed satire in his work to expose the vices and follies of individuals and society? a. Lucretius b. Virgil c. Horace d. Cicero Q16. The ________________ were the four Roman officials responsible for protecting the plebeians' interests. a. tribunes b. lectors c. consuls d. centuriae Q17. The power of a Roman dictator was limited because he a. always ruled along with a co-dictator. b. ruled alongside a council of generals. c. ruled only in time of peace. d. ruled only for a period of six months. Q18. The Pax Romana refers to a two-hundred-year era of peace and prosperity initiated under the reign of a. Julius Caesar. b. Augustus Caesar. c. Nero. d. Marcus Aurelius. Q19. The Romans were attracted to _________________ because it stressed service to the state and could serve as a philosophical background for their legal system. a. stoicism b. epicureanism c. mysticism d. neo-platonism Q20. The Epicureans urged their followers to seek happiness by a. maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. b. adhering to absolute standards of good and evil. c. accumulating wealth. d. all of the above. Q21. From the mid-eighth to the sixth century B.C., the spiritual life of Jews was dominated by a succession of a. powerful kings. b. powerful female mystics. c. prophets. d. religious schisms. Q22. The "covenant" traditionally signifies the a. relationship between Abraham (and later Moses) and Jahweh. b. merging of Judaic and early Christian beliefs. c. joining of the Old and New Testaments into the Bible. d. Ten Commandments given to Moses by Jahweh. Q23. The earliest form of church sculpture was the a. caryatid. b. sarcophagus. c. pilaster. d. kore. Q24. Which of the following was not a major architectural aspect of early church buildings? a. nave b. bell tower (campanile) c. apse d. transept Q25. From the third century A.D., Christian communities called ______________ had been founded in remote places, emphasizing an ascetic lifestyle, common worship, and mutual service. a. monasteries b. basilicas c. cathedrals d. churches Q26. In the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, Jesus gives his followers the essentials of a new doctrine, popularly referred to as the a. New Covenant. b. Ten Commandments. c. Sermon on the Mount. d. Second Coming of Christ. Q27. The shift from a culture centered primarily on human beings to one centered primarily on an all-powerful, transcendent God is representative of the a. Romans. b. Egyptians. c. Greeks. d. Hebrews. Q28. Which statement about the Sadducees and the Pharisees is correct? a. Both disappeared after the Romans destroyed the Temple. b. Both believed that the Bible needed interpretation. c. Both were linked to services in the Temple. d. Both accepted the same Bible as holy books. Q29. Most of the invaders who overran the Roman Empire beginning in the fifth century were ______________ in origin. a. Arabic b. Germanic c. French d. Persian Q30. Early Christianity was similar to Eastern mystery religions because it a. recognized a Great Mother fertility goddess. b. did not require exclusive belief of its adherents. c. promised individual salvation to believers. d. required a personal oath of loyalty to the Empire. Q31. In the early eighth century, the issue of ___________________ marked a major crisis in East-West relations. a. papal primacy b. the crusades c. religious toleration d. iconoclasm Q32. A major goal of Justinian's empire was to a. spread Roman power to the east. b. defeat and hold back Germanic invaders. c. defend and expand Christianity. d. defend the West against the spread of Islam. Q33. The architecture of mosques is characterized by a. elaborate decoration of flat surfaces. b. small, confined interior spaces divided into many rooms. c. statues of Mohammed and his descendants. d. all of the above. Q34. The Five Pillars of Islam are affirmation of faith, prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, and a. converting the heathen. b. defending the faith. c. giving alms. d. resurrection. Q35. Built at the city of Granada, the ________________ Palace marks the high point of Muslim palace construction in Spain. a. Dome of the Rock b. Alhambra c. Cordoba d. Mshatta Q36. In the last two excerpts from the Quran, God (Allah) is referred to as a. just. b. merciful. c. hateful. d. both merciful and compassionate. Q37. The greatest of the Byzantine churches in Constantinople was a. San Vitale. b. Sant' Apollinare. c. Hagia Sophia. d. Saint Demetrius. Q38. According to tradition, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks the spot where a. Moses received the Ten Commandments. b. Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount. c. Muhammad ascended to heaven. d. all of the above. Q39. The most important architectural form of Islam is the a. church. b. mosque. c. temple. d. tomb. Q40. Islam is similar to Judaism in its a. tendency to question and interpret the word of God. b. emphasis on codifying and following God's laws. c. rapid expansion into a widespread empire. d. tendency to take in converts from many ethnic backgrounds.
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Q1. The word philosophy means the b. knowledge of the self.
Q2. As a whole, the Greek philosophers were most interested in discovering d. universal principles of rationality.
Q3. Pythagoras put forth the theory that all objects in the universe were reducible to a. b. numbers.
Q4. Plato believed that the human soul consisted of the following three fundamental parts: b. appetite, moral courage, and reason.
Q5. Plato and Aristotle viewed knowledge differently. For Plato knowledge was ___________, while for Aristotle it was ___________. d. intuitive, rational
Q6. Unlike Plato, Aristotle in the Poetics views poetry as d. completely realistic.
Q7. According to Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the chained human beings believe the shadows on the wall to be d. real.
Q8. The view expressed in Aristotle's Politics is that individuals cannot live a truly virtuous life outside of the . b. family. c
Q9. According to Plato, the soul's basis for judging experience is a b. its previous existence.
Q10. In Plato's description in the Phaedo, Socrates draws the greatest comfort during his hour of death from c. believing the soul may be immortal.
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