Philosophy
What state was Plato born in?
A Greece
B Roman Republic
C Roman Empire
D Athens
D Athens
Who is considered (by society) to be more in the wrong and why?
“My dad stayed home and played on the computer for the entire day.”
“My mom stayed home and played on her phone for the entire day.”
The mother is considered to be in the wrong. She is generally expected to have more household responsibilities, and would be considered neglecting the child in this scenario.
Who sent this, and in what context? (From Cake chat)
???: we can cry together and have a crying party!
Natasja: 2 days before the INTOM exam
300 pnts, 150 if it's your own quote
song 1
heaven is a place on earth
What was the first war the PLA fought after reunification?
A the Sino Indian war
B the Sino Vietnam war
C The Korean war
D The Sino Soviet border conflict
C The Korean war
In season 3 of Legend of Korra, what ideology is most similar to what Zaheer follows?
A Socialism
B Democracy
C Anarchy
D Authoritarian
C Anarchy
What happens when a previously male-dominated discipline becomes female-dominated?
e.g. Biology, anthropology, humanities such as poetry
A Lower pay
B Lower prestige
C Lower chances on the job market
D All of the above
D All of the above
Who sent this, and in what context? (From Cake chat)
???: “I really need to stop judging people”
Eva: On us joking about Thuwa’s romance novels (and everyone else in Natasja’s group)
300 pnts, 150 if it's your own quote
song 2
Wish you were gay
Who won the Korean war?
A The United Nations including the United States
B North Korea and its allies
C China under the glorious leadership of Mao Zedong
D None of the above
D None of the above
Who is a foundational philosopher of Chinese philosophy?
A Cao Cao
B Confucius
C Lü Bu
D Mao Zedong
B Confucius
“Dave isn’t free today, he’s babysitting his son”
What is the issue with this statement?
It’s called parenting, but men are often called babysitting when left alone with their child.
Who sent this, and in what context? (From Cake chat)
“Noo, Dutch McDonalds is the worst McDonalds that I’ve tried.”
Allain: When he and Natasja were arguing whether Tacobell is overpriced or not
300 pnts, 150 if it's your own quote
song 3
Fantastic
In what year was the people’s liberation army air force established?
A 1945
B 1947
C 1949
D 1951
C 1949
Kant’s golden rule is as follow: Act as you would want all other people to act towards all other people. Following this rule, is a person allowed to lie to protect someone’s feelings? Explain
No, if everyone lied, then society could not function.
“Jon is angry - Melisa is crying”
“Jon is crying - Melisa is angry”
Which is societally acceptable, and why?
In western cultures, men only have anger as an acceptable outlet of emotion, while woman have more options anger is generally discouraged.
Who sent this, and in what context? (From Cake chat)
???: “4th option: Not Max; (don’t feed his ego)”
Kris: On a poll about who is the best at literally everything
300 pnts, 150 if it's your own quote
song 4
Titanium
What happened first, the Vietnam war or the Sino Vietnam war?
The Vietnam war between US and Vietnam started in 1965, while the Sino Vietnam war happened in 1979.
When a person is teleported in Star Trek, the person is broken apart to each individual molecule and exactly recreated at their point of destination. By doing so, the person is wondering if they are still the same person. What philosophical problem is similar to this?
A The trolley problem
B The ship of Theseus
C The Chinese Room
D A Simple Surgery
B The ship of Theseus
In a workplace, the following two emails are written:
1 “Hi! How are you? Can you please send me document 231? Much appreciated!”
2 “Please send me document 231, thanks.”
If a man sends email 1 or woman email 2, they will be looked upon weirdly, why?
Men are taught to not show emotions, women are taught to be overly polite. A woman sending email 2 would be considered rude for example, while a man would be called *********
Who sent this, and in what context? (From Cake chat)
???: “I just assumed Allain meant killing which seemed entirely reasonable nowadays”
Max: Allain autocorrected kicking David out with killing David out and it was funny imo
300 pnts, 150 if it's your own quote
song 5
what’s up
On what army is the PLA Ground Forces based on?
A The Soviet army
B The German army
C The American army
D The French army
B The German army