Political Philosophy Exam 1

Question 1

born and lived out life in the city state of Athens

Answer 1

Socrates

Question 2

served in Athenian Military

Answer 2

Socrates

Question 3

love of wisdom

Answer 3

philosophy

Question 4

greek name for city where people lived

Answer 4

Polis

Question 5

who wrote down Socrates ideas?

Answer 5

Plato

Question 6

what is the name of the oracle in greece?

Answer 6

Delphi

Question 7

In Socrates time what form of Government was Athens?

Answer 7

Direct Democracy

Question 8

What does Excellence mean?

Answer 8

Arete

Question 9

What does Arete mean?

Answer 9

Excellence

Question 10

Socrates wnated to live the _________

Answer 10

Goodlife

Question 11

Socrates searched Athens for someone with these attributes.

Answer 11

Knowledge, skill, open mind and courage

Question 12

Who was the Oracle of Delphi devoted to?

Answer 12

The god of wisdom, Apollo

Question 13

Socratres asked so many questions he became known as a _______

Answer 13

Philosphical Gadfly

Question 14

what does close minded means

Answer 14

Dogmatic

Question 15

teachers during socrates time were called

Answer 15

Sophists

Question 16

What did sophists teach

Answer 16

Rhetoric

Question 17

Socrates developed what method for teaching

Answer 17

The Socratic Method

Question 18

who said an unexamined life is one not worth living

Answer 18

Socrates

Question 19

Socrates believed everyone had an inate knowledge of ___________________

Answer 19

good and evil

Question 20

Sophists Believe that truth, goodness and beauty were

Answer 20

absolute

Question 21

socrates believed that truth, beauty and goodness were

Answer 21

relative

Question 22

this person went to trial for treason and for corrupting the youth of athens

Answer 22

Socrates

Question 23

“offer a sacrifice to the god of health”:

Answer 23

quote from socrates as he was dying

Question 24

What was Plato’s original name?

Answer 24

Aristocles

Question 25

Student of Socrates

Answer 25

Plato

Question 26

Plato's most famous dialogue

Answer 26

The republic

Question 27

Rich buisness person in the republic

Answer 27

Cephalus

Question 28

Career Soldier in the Republic

Answer 28

Polemarchus

Question 29

First sophist from the Republic

Answer 29

Thasymachus

Question 30

Second sophist from the republic

Answer 30

Glaucon

Question 31

Polemarchus definition of justice

Answer 31

helps his friends and harms his enemies

Question 32

Cephalus definition of Justice

Answer 32

someone who pays their debts on time and always tells the truth

Question 33

Thasymachus definition of justice

Answer 33

rule of the strongest party

Question 34

who says that people are only good because theyare afraid of the consequences?

Answer 34

Glaucon

Question 35

What form of government did Plato believe was the best?

Answer 35

A Republic

Question 36

plato believes that there need to be a _____________ to rule the people

Answer 36

philosopher king

Question 37

Plato's idea of classes of society

Answer 37

1. Philosopher King/Queen 2.Guardians 3.Auxillarys 4.Craftspeople/Artisans

Question 38

What do guardians do?

Answer 38

decide who the Phil King or Queen will be

Question 39

What do Auxillary's need?

Answer 39

Courage

Question 40

What do Crafts people/Artisans need?

Answer 40

Self control or temperance

Question 41

What school did Plato open?

Answer 41

The Academy

Question 42

Plato's most famous student

Answer 42

Aristotle

Question 43

This person moved from Macedonia to Athens to go to the Academy

Answer 43

Aristotle

Question 44

Plato was known as an

Answer 44

Idealist

Question 45

Aristotle was considered an

Answer 45

Empiricist

Question 46

getting your knowledge bygoing out and studying the world as it is

Answer 46

Empircist

Question 47

this person analyzed the good and bad aspects of different city state governments

Answer 47

Aristotle

Question 48

this person studied animals and our solar system

Answer 48

Aristotle

Question 49

this person Started the classification of animals

Answer 49

Aristotle

Question 50

this person Formed the first zoo

Answer 50

Aristotle

Question 51

this person Invented the idea of logic

Answer 51

Aristotle

Question 52

What type of ruler did Aristotle think would be best?

Answer 52

A political scientist

Question 53

Four general requirements for anyone to be happy.

Answer 53

1. Arete, 2.Self Reflection, 3. Leisure time, 4.Money

Question 54

Epicurus was a

Answer 54

materialist

Question 55

believed there was no god

Answer 55

Epicurus

Question 56

Epicurus believed in what type of government

Answer 56

whatever government is in power

Question 57

emperor of Rome

Answer 57

Marcus Aurelius

Question 58

belief for eevery pleasure you recieve a corresponding amount of pain

Answer 58

Stoicism

Question 59

wants all the pleasure and just takes the pain associated

Answer 59

Hedonism

Question 60

Marcus Aurelius believed ___________ was best form of government.

Answer 60

Roman Empire

Question 61

this person believed that we should pay more attention to the spiritual world

Answer 61

St. Augustine

Question 62

this person believed that the physical world was the realm of Satan

Answer 62

St.Augustine