Quiz Flashcards
What lesson Plato is emphasizing when he used the Allegory of the Cave to illustrate the concept of beauty?
a. the physical world is not really the ‘real’ world; instead, the ultimate reality exists beyond our physical world
b. the fire represents the ultimate reality of what is beautiful
c. the cave is so dark and we can see the true beauty of a person
d. our reality is in the dark
a. the physical world is not really the ‘real’ world; instead, the ultimate reality exists beyond our physical world
T or F: When we are in love, we normally use our hearts.
False. We use our mind.
T or F: By the 18th-century philosophers believed that to see what is beautiful an individual must use rationality based on feelings and emotions and how they subjectively reached the concept of pleasure.
True
T or F: Before the 18th-century philosophers believed that physical beauty is permanent, but the beauty of the soul is temporary.
False. Instead, beauty is temporary, while the soul is permanent.
T or F: For measuring beauty in an objective sense, one should use the standard of morality to measure it.
True
The theory of forms asserts that the physical realm is only a shadow or image of the true reality of the realm of form, this means that:
a. our soul is just a mere imitation of our physical beauty
b. our physical beauty is just a mere imitation of the theory of form
c. our physical beauty is perfect
d. our physical beauty is the true reality of form
b. our physical beauty is just a mere imitation of the theory of form
The following philosophers see what is beautiful in an objective sense except
a. David Hume
b. Aristotle
c. St. Augustine
d. Plato
a. David Hume
T or F: The social acceptance of LGBTQIA+ is dependent on its setting.
True.
For measuring beauty in an objective sense, they believe that the virtue aims at the beautiful, this means that
a. character is more desirable than the physical beauty
b. beauty is in the eye of those who assess it
c. beauty comes from an external source
d. physical beauty will form the perfection of virtue
a. character is more desirable than the physical beauty
When someone decides on things based on physical attributes, that person is influenced by
a. halo effect
b. subject effect
c. physical bias effect
d. object effect
a. halo effect
What lesson Aristotle is emphasizing when he used the famous “golden mean” or “golden ratio” to illustrate his view on what is beautiful?
a. He emphasized that being humble and contented with what we have is important.
b. He emphasized that the realm of forms can be measured by character.
c. He emphasized that beauty can be demonstrated by science but saw the relationship between
beauty and virtue arguing that a virtuous man aims at the beautiful.
d. He emphasized that science is the standard of measurement to see what is beautiful.
c. He emphasized that beauty can be demonstrated by science but saw the relationship between
beauty and virtue arguing that a virtuous man aims at the beautiful.
Which of the following can be a perfect example when someone uses the halo effect?
a. when someone decides based on the appearance and character of a person
b. when someone decides based on the character of a person
c. all of these
d. when a person decides based on the person’s physical appearance
d. when a person decides based on the person’s physical appearance
He believed that the earth occupies the lowest form of beauty, and things become more beautiful as they possess more form and less of the void.
a. St. Augustine
b. Plato
c. Immanuel Kant
d. Aristotle
a. St. Augustine
T or F: The skin serves as secondary erogenous zones
False. It is the primary erotic stimulus
T or F: Lust is the beginning of love and so to avoid negative consequences one must control his/her lust.
True
