Question 1: After one is dragged out of the cave, the last thing that one sees is __________.
the sun
shadows
reflections in pools
objects in the realm of the sun
Question 2: According to Plato, the sun outside the cave is __________.
happiness
the form of the good
the truth for those in the cave
heaven
Question 3: According to Plato, what would the people in the cave do to the person who had been outside the cave after this person returned to the cave?
Welcome him
Listen to the teachings of her new knowledge
Try to kill him
Make him king of the realm of the cave
Question 4: According to Plato, how do humans find themselves initially in the cave?
Walking around searching for the truth
Shackled to their seats
With the goal of moving out of the cave
Staring at a fire
Question 5: What are the humans looking at in their initial position?
The sun
Artifacts
Shadows
Each other
Question 6: Match the explanation with the appropriate Key Term
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Purpose
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A. Thinking that demonstrates consideration of alternative points of view
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Information
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B. The goal of objective of thinking
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Point of view
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C. The idea that nothing can be proven to be true
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Assumptions
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D. Those things that humans take for granted based on their past experiential knowledge
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Concepts
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E. A step of the mind whereby someone concludes that something is true based on something else being true or seeming to be true
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Breadth
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F. General categories or ideas that humans use to interpret and classify the information that comes into their thinking
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Clarity
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G. Combination of thoughts that are mutually supporting and make sense in combination
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Logic
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H. Data, facts, and observations that are used by human reason to understand its reality
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Inference
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I. Gateway intellectual standard that determines whether a statement is accurate or relevant
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Intellectual relativity
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J. The frame of reference, perspective, or worldview that underlies one's reasoning
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Question 7: Define inference and assumption, and then explain the relationship between the two. Provide two examples of inferences that you made from assumptions that you have. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
Question 8: Describe two intellectual standards, and give examples of each from your own life. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
Question 9: Describe the movement of the person in Plato's allegory of the cave. Be very specific about the various stages in this movement, and then please explain how this allegory relates to at least two intellectual standards. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.