Prelim Quiz 1

According to Socrates, what is the key to a meaningful life?

• Material success

• Self-examination

• Physical strength

• Emotional balance

For Plato, happiness is achieved by:

• Enjoying earthly pleasures

• Following societal norms

• Imitating the divine and doing good

• Avoiding suffering

Which part of the soul is associated with logic and reasoning according to Plato?

• Appetite

• Spirit

• Instinct

• Reason

In Plato’s tripartite soul, what does the “Appetite” refer to?

• Emotional desires

• Moral reasoning

• Biological needs

• Social expectations

Which philosopher said, “I think, therefore I am”?

• Kant

• Descartes

• Hume

• Locke

Descartes believed that the only thing one cannot doubt is:

• The physical world

• God's existence

• The soul

• One's own thinking

John Locke emphasized the development of:

• Logical reasoning

• Personal identity

• Cultural traditions

• Abstract thought

For Locke, identity is shaped by:

• Heredity alone

• Only conscious choices

• Experiences and personal decisions

• The soul

Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development describes how learning occurs through

• Repetition

• Trial and error

• Interaction with others

• Memory recall

• None of the Above

According to Clifford Geertz, culture is a system of:

• Emotions and feelings

• Personal beliefs only

• Symbolic forms and meanings

• Biological patterns