Test Bank For History of Psychology The Making of a Science 1st Edition

Test Bank For History of Psychology The Making of a Science 1st Edition

Chapter 4: Greek Philosophy

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. What type of government did the Spartans impose when they conquered Athens?

a.	oligarchy	c.	republic
b.	democracy	d.	imperial

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Introduction

 

2. Which of the following best describes the Socratic method?

a.	Asking an individual a long series of questions to reveal what he or she does not know and then asking another long series of questions to help the individual find the needed knowledge
b.	Deliberately humiliating individuals by showing their ignorance and dismissing those who become upset by the procedure because they are unwilling to learn
c.	Refusing to answer direct questions when asked by students and instead asking them questions until they have figured out their own answers
d.	Creating an environment that supports the acquisition of knowledge by the experimental method

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

3. Socrates corrupted Athenian youth by ____.

a.	providing them with wine
b.	teaching them to question their parents
c.	urging them to engage in illicit sexual activity
d.	helping them create art critical of the government

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

4. In what way was Socrates impious?

a.	By writing poems that made fun of Athenian gods
b.	By creating his own gods
c.	By laughing during religious services
d.	By refusing to honor Athenian gods

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

5. Which of the following was of particular interest to Socrates?

a.	How the universe came into existence
b.	Why some people are more intelligent than others
c.	What makes someone virtuous
d.	Why aging occurs

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

6. Socrates equated knowledge with ____.

a.	compassion	c.	piety
b.	obedience	d.	virtue

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

7. Socrates regarded beauty ____.

a.	as a reflection of the gods
b.	as a quality that varied depending on who was perceiving it
c.	as an absolute that philosophers should seek and describe
d.	as subject to imperfection and decay

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

8. What did Socrates regard as the source of virtue?

a.	self-examination	c.	membership in society
b.	religion	d.	civilization

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

9. What was one of the more disturbing implications of Socrates execution?

a.	That philosophy was no longer relevant
b.	That no one could be allowed to commit crimes
c.	That favoritism played a role in the judicial system
d.	That criticizing the government could be lethal

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Socrates

 

10. Which of the following is true of Plato’s dialogues?

a.	They put the Socratic method in writing.
b.	They were discussions between Plato and his students.
c.	They were written as discussions among the gods.
d.	They lay out Plato’s philosophy so anyone can understand it.

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Factual           REF:   Plato