In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" (from the Republic) the people in the cave

a. represent the realm of ideas
b. do not recognize that what they see is not truly real
c. understand that the sun is the cause of all things
d. all struggle to be released from the prison of the body


b. do not recognize that what they see is not truly real

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A. thirty talents (one ton) B. sixty talents (two tons) C. three hundred talents (ten tons) D. six hundred talents (twenty tons)

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According to Hobbes, government censorship is necessary

a. because some opinions might incite people to rebellion b. In order to promote concord c. Because peace, stability, and security are more important to Hobbes than “free speech” rights d. All of the above

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Which of the following is an important source of information for research?

A. Scholarly publications B. Government documents C. Dictionaries D. All of these answers are correct.

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The presence of animism as a religious force in contemporary human life is evidenced by the modern movement known as Deep

a. Faith. b. Ritual. c. Ecology. d. Evolutionary.

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