Plato — Questions and answers
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What was Aristotle's question to Plato about things they see with their senses?
Choices
- How can they paint a picture of a stream?
- How can they grasp something permanent if everything changes? ✓
- Why do olive trees blossom?
- Who was Socrates?
Answer: How can they grasp something permanent if everything changes?
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In Plato's story, what did the prisoners in the cave believe to be the only reality?
Choices
- The puppeteers.
- The fire behind them.
- The shadows on the wall. ✓
- The chains on their bodies.
Answer: The shadows on the wall.
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What was Aristotle's main question about the ideal Form of a horse?
Choices
- How does it make a physical horse here in our world? ✓
- Is the Form of a horse beautiful?
- Where does the ideal Form of a horse live?
- What is the color of the ideal horse?
Answer: How does it make a physical horse here in our world?
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What did Plato say the difficulty in grasping the connection between Forms and reality does NOT do?
Choices
- Negate the Forms' necessity. ✓
- Prove the Forms are real.
- Make the shadows brighter.
- Help people understand the light.
Answer: Negate the Forms' necessity.
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What does Plato suggest in the modern world still echoes the soul's yearning for the Forms?
Choices
- Watching movies and playing games.
- The search for perfect math, ethical ideals, and abstract beauty. ✓
- Building tall buildings and fast cars.
- Eating delicious food and taking naps.
Answer: The search for perfect math, ethical ideals, and abstract beauty.
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According to Plato's timeless voice, what must each generation find its own way to do?
Choices
- Build a new cave.
- Listen to whispers across millennia.
- Distinguish shadows from the sun. ✓
- Make the journey out of the cave truly finished.
Answer: Distinguish shadows from the sun.
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