11. Plato thought that art:
A. leads us away from knowledge.
B. was the path to a deeper understanding of reality.
C. revealed truth in ways that mere reason could not.
D. was more reality than appearance.
E. revealed truth through its beauty.
12. In the Republic, Plato argues that:
A. a society's character is best expressed through its art.
B. art should be banned in an ideal society.
C. artists should be supported by public funding in an ideal society.
D. in a good society, the artists are second in importance only to the rulers.
E. None of the above
13. Plato held that the benefit(s) of art was/were that it:
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
14. According to Plato, a craftsman who builds a chair creates:
A. a real chair which cannot be copied by a painter.
B. a copy of a real chair.
C. a real chair that might be copied by the painter.
D. a chair which is no closer to reality than a painting of a chair.
E. None of the above
15. According to Plato, real pizza is:
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
16. According to Plato:
A. a painting of a chair and an actual chair are both copies of the Form of chair.
B. an actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, and the painting of the chair resembles the actual chair.
C. the actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, but the painting of the chair doesn't resemble the actual chair.
D. there is no difference between an actual chair and the Form of Chair.
E. None of the above
17. A painting of a chair aims at reproducing:
A. the chair as it really is.
B. the Form of the Chair.
C. a small portion of the real chair.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
18. According to Plato, the presence of two contradictory impulses in a person (such as to grieve and to remain unmoved) indicates that:
A. he or she is internally disordered.
B. two distinct elements of his or her nature are involved.
C. reason no longer rules his soul.
D. he or she is of poor character.
E. None of the above
19. Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:
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
20. Plato and Aristotle agree that:
A. poetry should be banned from an ideal society.
B. art merely provides us with imperfect copies of particular instances of universal forms.
C. we should seek knowledge of the universal forms of justice, beauty, and goodness.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
A. leads us away from knowledge.
B. was the path to a deeper understanding of reality.
C. revealed truth in ways that mere reason could not.
D. was more reality than appearance.
E. revealed truth through its beauty.
12. In the Republic, Plato argues that:
A. a society's character is best expressed through its art.
B. art should be banned in an ideal society.
C. artists should be supported by public funding in an ideal society.
D. in a good society, the artists are second in importance only to the rulers.
E. None of the above
13. Plato held that the benefit(s) of art was/were that it:
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
14. According to Plato, a craftsman who builds a chair creates:
A. a real chair which cannot be copied by a painter.
B. a copy of a real chair.
C. a real chair that might be copied by the painter.
D. a chair which is no closer to reality than a painting of a chair.
E. None of the above
15. According to Plato, real pizza is:
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
16. According to Plato:
A. a painting of a chair and an actual chair are both copies of the Form of chair.
B. an actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, and the painting of the chair resembles the actual chair.
C. the actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, but the painting of the chair doesn't resemble the actual chair.
D. there is no difference between an actual chair and the Form of Chair.
E. None of the above
17. A painting of a chair aims at reproducing:
A. the chair as it really is.
B. the Form of the Chair.
C. a small portion of the real chair.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
18. According to Plato, the presence of two contradictory impulses in a person (such as to grieve and to remain unmoved) indicates that:
A. he or she is internally disordered.
B. two distinct elements of his or her nature are involved.
C. reason no longer rules his soul.
D. he or she is of poor character.
E. None of the above
19. Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:
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
20. Plato and Aristotle agree that:
A. poetry should be banned from an ideal society.
B. art merely provides us with imperfect copies of particular instances of universal forms.
C. we should seek knowledge of the universal forms of justice, beauty, and goodness.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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