“Virtue,” or human excellence, according to Socrates’ presentation in Plato’s Republic,

a. is whatever you want it to be.
b. is the condition whereby a given thing is best able to perform its proper function.
c. presupposes that everything has a specific goal, work, or purpose.
d. Both B and C.


Answer: b. is the condition whereby a given thing is best able to perform its proper function.

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Which of the following phrases is most characteristic of Jeremiah?

A) "The hand of the LORD was upon him" B) "To build and to plant" C) "For three transgressions and for four" D) "Remember not the former things" E) "I am creating a new heaven and a new earth"

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Muslims believe in:

a. hell but not heaven b. heaven and hell c. heaven but not hell d. neither heaven nor hell.

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Emperor Pius held that a person who haggled over possessions was not a philosopher

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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