Question 1

Aristotle believed that a good tragedy does not have to rely on what we today would call special effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent retrieve a briefcase full of jewelry from the gangster Wallace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Aristotle claimed that "Dramatic poetry had a most formidable power of corrupting even men of high character. . . ."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the fable, which had previously been enjoyed by adults, was introduced to children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Stories of the American West, called "Westerns," have changed very little over the last century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

We can learn moral lessons from morally good people but not from morally flawed people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Game of Thrones belongs to the hybrid category of "pseudo-historical fantasy" involving multiple story lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose, creates a pastiche of Aristotle's lost work on comedy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Aristotle believed that a good tragedy does not have to rely on what we today would call special effects.

In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent retrieve a briefcase full of jewelry from the gangster Wallace.

Aristotle claimed that "Dramatic poetry had a most formidable power of corrupting even men of high character. . . ."

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the fable, which had previously been enjoyed by adults, was introduced to children.

Stories of the American West, called "Westerns," have changed very little over the last century.

We can learn moral lessons from morally good people but not from morally flawed people.

Game of Thrones belongs to the hybrid category of "pseudo-historical fantasy" involving multiple story lines.

Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose, creates a pastiche of Aristotle's lost work on comedy.

Thinking About Values

Ethical Relativism

Myself or Others

Using Your Reason, Part 1: Utilitarianism

Using Your Reason, Part 2: Kants Deontology

Personhood, Rights, and Justice

Virtue Ethics From Tribal Philosophy to Socrates and Plato

Aristotles Virtue Theory: Everything in Moderation

Virtue Ethics and Authenticity: Contemporary Perspectives

Case Studies in Virtue

Different Gender, Different Ethics

Applied Ethics: A Sampler

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Exam 2: Learning Moral Lessons From Stories

Aristotle believed that a good tragedy does not have to rely on what we today would call special effects.

In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent retrieve a briefcase full of jewelry from the gangster Wallace.

Aristotle claimed that "Dramatic poetry had a most formidable power of corrupting even men of high character. . . ."

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the fable, which had previously been enjoyed by adults, was introduced to children.

Stories of the American West, called "Westerns," have changed very little over the last century.

We can learn moral lessons from morally good people but not from morally flawed people.

Game of Thrones belongs to the hybrid category of "pseudo-historical fantasy" involving multiple story lines.

Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose, creates a pastiche of Aristotle's lost work on comedy.

Thinking About Values

Ethical Relativism

Myself or Others

Using Your Reason, Part 1: Utilitarianism

Using Your Reason, Part 2: Kants Deontology

Personhood, Rights, and Justice

Virtue Ethics From Tribal Philosophy to Socrates and Plato

Aristotles Virtue Theory: Everything in Moderation

Virtue Ethics and Authenticity: Contemporary Perspectives

Case Studies in Virtue

Different Gender, Different Ethics

Applied Ethics: A Sampler

Filters