When the statesman Pericles praises democracy, he cites two features that most people take to be as characteristic of democracy as voting:
A. freedom and tolerance
B. capitalism and freedom
C. an elected presidency and a strong military
D. freedom and generosity to the poor
Answer: A
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Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?
A) moral standards are purely optional B) moral standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest C) moral standards cannot be justified by reasons D) moral standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body
To whom does God promise a line of royal descendants that will occupy the throne of Israel "forever"?
A. Noah B. Moses C. David D. Ezekiel
Christ claims that the simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess
is
a) the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power. b) the overcoming of the denigration of the female body. c) the acknowledgement that ancient societies were matriarchal. d) the affirmation of the cycles of the natural world.
Why, according to the retributivists, should people be punished?
a) revenge b) utility c) deterrence d) desert