Tests are consistent with our topical emphases during the lectures and previous assignments.
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS
a. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION - Contemporary Philosophy -
According to de Beauvoir, in which respect is the submission of women different from other cases, such as the "American blacks", the "Jews" and the "proletarians"?
Women are a minority; they have not been oppressed as a result of a single event, and have no solidarity of labor.
Women are not a minority; they have not been oppressed as a result of a single event, but they have a community of their own, that is, the biological family.
Women are not a minority; they have not been oppressed as a result of a single event and have no shared physical community.
Answer Key: 3
b. OPEN QUESTION - Ancient Philosophy -
Plato, The Republic According to Book VI, what is the difference between knowledge (episteme) and opinion (doxa)?