Pl 100
Study Guide for Midterm Exam
Make sure to study class notes, all handouts, all homework
assignments, readings in textbook, collaborative exercises on the following
topics:
Introduction to course and topic of human nature
Martin Luther King "Birmingham Jail and I have a Dream"
Julian Bond essay
Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”
Definition and areas of philosophy
Russell’s essay on “The Value of
Philosophy”
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Plato and his theory of human nature
There will be three parts to the midterm.
The first part (45 points) will be 45 multiple-choice questions based on
class notes, handouts, films, readings, and homework assignments.
The second part (20 points) will be 4 short answer questions
based on class notes, handouts, films, readings and homework assignments and
the answers will be written in a bluebook. The questions will cover the symbols
in the Allegory of the Cave; the values of Greek society in the film on
The third part (35 points) will be one short essay. You will have a choice from three
topics: universal aspects of human
nature; the theme of the Allegory of the Cave and how it relates to your
own experience; Plato’s theory of human nature.
You will have to illustrate your answers with examples, so think of
these ahead of time.