HIEU 201 Chapter 4 Quiz/HIEU 201 Chapter 4 Quiz/HIEU 201 Chapter 4 Quiz

1. The Ionian philosophers believed that
a. nature was manipulated by arbitrary and willful gods.    

b. nature was governed by blind chance and therefore unknowable.    

c. nature could be thoroughly and persuasively explained by earlier creation legends.    

d. nature contains a hidden structure that is ascertainable by the human mind.    

2. Parmenides’ fundamental belief was
a. That the matter in the world could be destroyed and reformed an infinite number of times.   

b. That the senses were the only reliable source of information about nature.    

c. that the universe underwent change and development over time.    

d. that the cosmos and all that is within it is one, eternal, and unchanging.    

3. The Sophists' interest in human and social concerns
a. reflected their rational, secular, and analytical approach to philosophy.    

b. emphasized the importance of traditional religion, government, and law.    

c. was based on an emotional interpretation of values and institutions.    

d. was motivated primarily by their metaphysical concern for the place of human beings in the cosmos.