EDU 402 Test 1

Question 1

Socratic method

Answer 1

Self examination, ask questions to provoke thoughts, teacher asks, students answer

Question 2

Philosophy

Answer 2

A system of beliefs and values. Your own beliefs

Question 3

Metaphysics

Answer 3

A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

Question 4

Epistemology

Answer 4

Plato’s theory of knowledge

Question 5

Axiology

Answer 5

Study of value

Question 6

Logic

Answer 6

Organize ones thoughts

Question 7

Ethics

Answer 7

The principles of right and wrong they guide an individual in making decisions

Question 8

Aesthetics

Answer 8

A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art

Question 9

Political theory

Answer 9

Historical exploration of the major contributions to political thought from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary theorist. Involves the philosophical and speculative consideration of the political world

Question 10

Inductive reasoning

Answer 10

Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

Question 11

Toga virilis

Answer 11

Worn by young Roman men at the age of 16 and assumed an adult role in roman society

Question 12

Dialectic

Answer 12

Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

Question 13

Institutio oratoria

Answer 13

Quintilian’s recommendations for the proper literary training of an orator

Question 14

Idea vs matter

Answer 14

Arranged according to different designs, or structures, that Aristotle called “forms”. Plato had argued that ultimate reality consists of universal concepts or pure form. Without matter, nothing can exist. However, matter needs to be organized into a structure, a form, to become an object.
Idea= Plato
Matter = Aristotle

Question 15

Aerete

Answer 15

Excellence

Question 16

The Republic

Answer 16

Plato set forth a blueprint for an eternal city-state, a perfect polis, which bore an idealized and utopian resemblance to Sparta. Unlike Sparta, the elite are philosopher kings. It is an organic community

Question 17

Mos maiorum

Answer 17

“Ways of our ancestors” Parental authority and obligation to the state (Roman’s)

Question 18

Pietas

Answer 18

Submission to parents

Question 19

Philosopher kings

Answer 19

Plato’s idea that the political rule is not democracy but the wise philosophers

Question 20

Ludus

Answer 20

Roman elementary schools taught by the ludicrous magister. Had strict corporul punishment

Question 21

Lyceum

Answer 21

Public lecture hall that hosted speakers that taught about science and philosophy.

Question 22

Doctrine of Reminiscence

Answer 22

Knowledge originates prior to birth in a hypothetical existence during which humans are exposed to the true forms or essences of things

Question 23

Epics

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Long poems that golf stories of heroes. Homes epics embodied Greek societies wisdom, traditions, and values and modeled morality and courageous heroes for the youth

Question 24

Educational purpose of homers epics

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To pass down the culture heritage and beliefs to the youth in Greece

Question 25

Educational significance of homers epics

Answer 25

Moving from oral to written stories

Question 26

Grammaticus

Answer 26

Grammar teacher

Question 27

The Law of the 12 Tablets

Answer 27

Legal regulations governing Roman life. Boyd’s were required to memorize

Question 28

The Academy

Answer 28

School of philosophy founded by plato

Question 29

De Oratorio

Answer 29

Cicero’s dialogue describes the ideal orator and imagines him as a moral guide of the state. The orator should be broadly educated in liberal arts

Question 30

Humanitas

Answer 30

Greek ideal of the orator as a man of broad liberal culture

Question 31

Homer

Answer 31

A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the odyssey

Question 32

Polis

Answer 32

A city-state in Ancient Greece. A society or community of people

Question 33

Sparta Education

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Rejected humanistic education and they were to only be soldiers. Taken at a young age and emphasis on military training

Question 34

Athenian Education

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Well rounded liberally educated individuals emphasized individualism. Informal education- learned by doing from parents

Question 35

Citharist

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Music, literature, and poetry

Question 36

Paedotribe

Answer 36

Physical education, gymnastics, and athletics

Question 37

Cuneiform

Answer 37

Clay tablet in Sumerian tablet

Question 38

Hieroglyphics

Answer 38

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds