Question 1

Tolstoy believed that religion was a superstition that humanity ought to have outgrown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The faculty Plato thinks gives us the ability to tell appearance from reality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  imagination. 
B)  intuition. 
C)  reason. 
D)  investigation. 
E)  observation. 
A)  imagination. 
B)  intuition. 
C)  reason. 
D)  investigation. 
E)  observation.

Question 3

Marcuse notes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the total amount of repression in modern industrial societies is less than the amount of repression in less advanced societies. 
B)  as our necessary repression has lessened, our surplus repression has increased. 
C)  we suffer from much less surplus repression today than we did during the time of our grandparents. 
D)  technology has, it turns out, failed to decrease our burden of necessary repression. 
E)  it is impossible to decrease the total burden of repression. 
A)  the total amount of repression in modern industrial societies is less than the amount of repression in less advanced societies. 
B)  as our necessary repression has lessened, our surplus repression has increased. 
C)  we suffer from much less surplus repression today than we did during the time of our grandparents. 
D)  technology has, it turns out, failed to decrease our burden of necessary repression. 
E)  it is impossible to decrease the total burden of repression.

Question 4

"R. Mutt" was a pseudonym of Marcel Duchamp.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The musical piece "4'33"," composed by John Cage, first brought electronic sound to the concert stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they undermine the reason. 
B)  poems appeal to an inferior portion of the soul. 
C)  the poets creations are only pale reflections of truth. 
D)  a poem affects the soul as a vicious government affects a state. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  they undermine the reason. 
B)  poems appeal to an inferior portion of the soul. 
C)  the poets creations are only pale reflections of truth. 
D)  a poem affects the soul as a vicious government affects a state. 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

A repressed desire:

Accepted Answer

A)  is pushed entirely out of the mind. 
B)  remains in the unconscious, but with its emotional force abated. 
C)  disappears with the passage of time. 
D)  remains in the unconscious with all of its emotional force. 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  is pushed entirely out of the mind. 
B)  remains in the unconscious, but with its emotional force abated. 
C)  disappears with the passage of time. 
D)  remains in the unconscious with all of its emotional force. 
E)  Both B and C

Question 8

If a boxer is made angry by some event before a bout, and redirects his anger into the fight, that's an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  transfiguration. 
D)  catharsis. 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  repression. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  transfiguration. 
D)  catharsis. 
E)  Both A and C

Question 9

According to Plato, real pizza is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Form of Pizza, of which all particular pizzas that might be baked are copies. 
B)  all the particular pizzas that are baked in the world. 
C)  a photograph of a pizza. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the Form of Pizza, of which all particular pizzas that might be baked are copies. 
B)  all the particular pizzas that are baked in the world. 
C)  a photograph of a pizza. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Plato thinks that Gorgias is dangerous because:

Accepted Answer

A)  his apparently decent speeches conceal the reality of his wicked character. 
B)  his students follow his false moral principles rather than emulating his morally upright behavior. 
C)  he is clearly evil, but still attracts students. 
D)  he speaks the truth, but does not understand what makes his claims true. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  his apparently decent speeches conceal the reality of his wicked character. 
B)  his students follow his false moral principles rather than emulating his morally upright behavior. 
C)  he is clearly evil, but still attracts students. 
D)  he speaks the truth, but does not understand what makes his claims true. 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

Human progress, according to Marcuse, consists of transforming surplus repression into necessary repression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Plato held that the benefits) of art was/were that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  refines our aesthetic sense. 
B)  stirs up our emotions. 
C)  reinforces our psychological harmony. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  refines our aesthetic sense. 
B)  stirs up our emotions. 
C)  reinforces our psychological harmony. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Plato believed that works of art were the reality underlying the appearances of everyday perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

George Berkeley and Baruch Spinoza were two other philosophers who wrote extremely artistic dialogues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Aristotle, the distinction between an historian and a poet is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the former writes in prose, while the latter writes in verse. 
B)  poetry speaks of universals, while history speaks of particulars. 
C)  poetry appeals to the emotions, while history appeals to the reason. 
D)  history describes what might have been, while poetry describes what might be. 
E)  Both B and D 
A)  the former writes in prose, while the latter writes in verse. 
B)  poetry speaks of universals, while history speaks of particulars. 
C)  poetry appeals to the emotions, while history appeals to the reason. 
D)  history describes what might have been, while poetry describes what might be. 
E)  Both B and D

Question 16

Tolstoy opposed:

Accepted Answer

A)  elitism in art. 
B)  the expression of religious feeling in art. 
C)  folk art. 
D)  the application of objective criteria in judging art. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  elitism in art. 
B)  the expression of religious feeling in art. 
C)  folk art. 
D)  the application of objective criteria in judging art. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Aristotle, contrary to Plato, did not believe that art could arouse powerful emotions such as pity and fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The pleasure of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the experience of pity and fear. 
B)  to learn to identify with the protagonist. 
C)  to return to the lesser troubles of real life. 
D)  to feel relief that one is not in the same position as the protagonist of the tragedy. 
E)  Aristotle believes that the benefit of tragedy comes from the fact that they contain no pleasures. 
A)  the experience of pity and fear. 
B)  to learn to identify with the protagonist. 
C)  to return to the lesser troubles of real life. 
D)  to feel relief that one is not in the same position as the protagonist of the tragedy. 
E)  Aristotle believes that the benefit of tragedy comes from the fact that they contain no pleasures.

Question 19

The author thinks Warhol's Brillo Box is also a useful "mirror held up to nature."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Aristotle disagreed with Plato's view that the Forms existed in an independent, transcendent reality, rather than in the world around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Tolstoy believed that religion was a superstition that humanity ought to have outgrown.

The faculty Plato thinks gives us the ability to tell appearance from reality is:

Marcuse notes that:

"R. Mutt" was a pseudonym of Marcel Duchamp.

The musical piece "4'33"," composed by John Cage, first brought electronic sound to the concert stage.

Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:

A repressed desire:

If a boxer is made angry by some event before a bout, and redirects his anger into the fight, that's an example of:

According to Plato, real pizza is:

Plato thinks that Gorgias is dangerous because:

Human progress, according to Marcuse, consists of transforming surplus repression into necessary repression.

Plato held that the benefits) of art was/were that it:

Plato believed that works of art were the reality underlying the appearances of everyday perceptions.

George Berkeley and Baruch Spinoza were two other philosophers who wrote extremely artistic dialogues.

According to Aristotle, the distinction between an historian and a poet is:

Tolstoy opposed:

Aristotle, contrary to Plato, did not believe that art could arouse powerful emotions such as pity and fear.

The pleasure of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is:

The author thinks Warhol's Brillo Box is also a useful "mirror held up to nature."

Aristotle disagreed with Plato's view that the Forms existed in an independent, transcendent reality, rather than in the world around us.

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Exam 7: Philosophy of Art

Tolstoy believed that religion was a superstition that humanity ought to have outgrown.

The faculty Plato thinks gives us the ability to tell appearance from reality is:

Marcuse notes that:

"R. Mutt" was a pseudonym of Marcel Duchamp.

The musical piece "4'33"," composed by John Cage, first brought electronic sound to the concert stage.

Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:

A repressed desire:

If a boxer is made angry by some event before a bout, and redirects his anger into the fight, that's an example of:

According to Plato, real pizza is:

Plato thinks that Gorgias is dangerous because:

Human progress, according to Marcuse, consists of transforming surplus repression into necessary repression.

Plato held that the benefits) of art was/were that it:

Plato believed that works of art were the reality underlying the appearances of everyday perceptions.

George Berkeley and Baruch Spinoza were two other philosophers who wrote extremely artistic dialogues.

According to Aristotle, the distinction between an historian and a poet is:

Tolstoy opposed:

Aristotle, contrary to Plato, did not believe that art could arouse powerful emotions such as pity and fear.

The pleasure of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is:

The author thinks Warhol's Brillo Box is also a useful "mirror held up to nature."

Aristotle disagreed with Plato's view that the Forms existed in an independent, transcendent reality, rather than in the world around us.

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Religion

Filters