Allegory of the CaveWhat do the shadows on the cave wall represent?

a. qualities

b. the dead

c. humanity’s fears

d. sub-atomic particles

e. ordinary physical objects

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Allegory of the CaveWhat do the objects observed outside the cave

represent?

a. qualities

b. physical objects

c. Forms

d. atoms and molecules

e. philosophers

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Allegory of the CaveWhat does the sun represent outside the cave?

a. the Form of yellow

b. the unseen law of nature

c. for Form of the Good

d. the Philosopher King

e. nothing, or, it represents itself

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Allegory of the CaveWhen someone enlightened returns to the cave,

Plato says they will be:

a. bumbling and confused about cave life

b. angry with those in the cave

c. desirous to return to the world above

d. a and b

e. a and c

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Analogy of the SunWhat does the Form of the Good do?

a. creates all the other Forms

b. makes objects visible

c. makes objects intelligible

d. a and b

e. all of the above

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Analogy of the SunThe Principle of Self-Diffusion says:

a. all evil will self-destruct

b. entropy increases over time

c. The Good wears away over time

d. The Good logically must share

e. good people will reproduce

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Analogy of the SunIn the Scala Naturae, the top animal is:

a. man

b. angels

c. the king

d. the pope

e. the lion

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Analogy of the SunThe Principle of Sufficient Reason says:

a. a good person never acts whimsically

b. the universe must have a cause equal to or greater than itself

c. every thing must have a cause equal to or greater than itself

d. nothing exists or happens without a cause equal to or greater than itself

e. everything that exists (except God) or happens (except Free Choice of the Will) has a cause equal to or greater than itself

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The Problem of EvilThe problem of evil is …

a) How can God prevent evil?

b) How can God permit us to do evil?

c) How can God exist given that evil exists?

d) How can God do evil?

e) How much evil will God allow?

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The Problem of EvilThe conclusion of the argument from evil says

a) No God exists

b) No God is good

c) No God is powerful

d) No all-good, all-powerful God exists

e) No all-knowing God exists

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The Problem of EvilWhy can’t God just restrain evil-

doers?

a) Because God is not that powerful

b) Because God cannot look on evil, and so cannot know who does evil

c) Because God promised everyone, including evil people, freedom

d) Because then no one’s actions would be morally significant

e) Because restraining evil-doers is wrong

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The Problem of EvilThe problem with claiming evil is just a

lack of goodness is …

a) Everyone knows evil exists

b) Evil is necessary for moral development

c) Fighting evil is the whole reason for religion

d) ‘Lack of goodness’ works just as well in the argument

e) It is insulting to folks who’ve experienced evil

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The Problem of EvilThe theistic response to the fact that

there are possible worlds where creatures have free will but do right all the time is:

a) That is not a fact

b) Those worlds are boring

c) If creatures don’t sin, why would we need God?

d) God can’t create those worlds, only creatures can

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The Problem of EvilIn the argument, unnecessary evils are

those evils that …

a) Are consequences of our free choices

b) We can easily do without

c) We call ‘natural evils’, like earthquakes and tornados

d) Arise from mistakes and misunderstandings

e) The devil and his demons produce

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The Problem of EvilThe trouble with probabilistic arguments from evil

is:

a) All probability is subjective

b) We can’t establish any associations between God and evil

c) Probability only results in opinion, not knowledge

d) Probability only works in mathematics, not religion

e) There is no trouble; that is the argument that works

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Answers2. E

3. C

4. C

5. E

6. E

7. D

8. E

9. B, C, D, & E acceptable

10. C

11. D

12. D

13. D

14. D

15. C

16. B

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