Which of the following cannot be considered as one of the subfields of philosophy?
a) Epistemology
b) Ethics
c) Cross Cultural Studies
d) Logic
What is the definition of moral virtue?
a) It is a state of character concerned with choice, lying in a mean.
b) It is an activity of the soul in accordance with perfect virtue.
c) It is concerned with the apprehension of irrational principles.
d) It owes both its birth and growth to teaching / develops by teaching for this reason it requires time and experience.
What is the socio-political importance of the Plato’s Allegory of the Cave?
a) The allegory of the cave does not map onto the divided line
b) The allegory represents the journey up the line as a process of liberation
c) The allegory of the cave shows how education has no effect on our nature.
d) The divided line shows how we become liberated and freed as we go down the line.
Which of the following is not part of Plato’s intelligible world?
a) The Forms
b) The Good
c) The Ideas
d) Images
What does Plato call abstract, perfect Ideas?
a) Thoughts
b) Concepts
c) Forms
d) Memories
Which of the following can be considered as an example of the induction or inductive reasoning?
a) All bald men are grandfathers. Harold is bald. Therefore; Harold is grandfather.
b) I counted five or six people with green eyes. Therefore; all the people have green eyes.
c) It is dangerous to drive on icy streets. So, streets are icy now, so it would be dangerous to drive.
d) All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore; Socrates is mortal.
Which one of the below explanations would not give an answer to the question “What are the core areas of philosophy?”
a) Study of human social relationships and institutions.
b) Study of the nature of knowledge.
c) Study of the nature of beauty, art and taste.
d) Study of reason and arguments.
Where did Al- Farabi look for authority to make his philosophical arguments and defend them?
a) The revealed text
b) The Islamic tradition
c) Everyday life experience
d) The classical Greek tradition
According to al-Farabi, what is religion an imitation of?
a) Politics
b) Happiness
c) Philosophy
d) Ethics
Which of the following is not correct about Al-Farabi’s definition of happiness?
a) Happiness can only be achieved in this world
b) Ultimate happiness for man is that his soul reaches perfection without needing the support of matter.
c) Happiness is the good which is pursued for its own sake.
d) Happiness is the absolute good and thus defines what is good and evil.
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