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90 min
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UNIZAR PAU Commission
0–10
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Aragón Government
4.0
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The Aragón PAU History of Philosophy exam (Historia de la Filosofía) is administered by the PAU Organising Commission of Aragón / UNIZAR for students completing 2nd Bachillerato. The exam lasts 90 minutes and is graded on a 0–10 scale (minimum 4.0 required in the Access Phase). Note that local questions on this platform are an English-language MCQ study adaptation created to help students master the underlying 2nd Bachillerato curriculum.
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1In ancient Presocratic philosophy, what is the 'arche' (archē)?
A.The primary underlying principle or fundamental substance of all natural reality
B.The political constitution governing the Greek city-state (polis)
C.The divine law dictated exclusively by Olympian deities
D.The subjective opinion held by ordinary citizens
Explanation: In early Greek natural philosophy (physis), the 'arche' refers to the primary principle, origin, or fundamental element from which all material things emerge and to which they ultimately return.
2Which Presocratic philosopher identified water as the fundamental 'arche' of the cosmos?
A.Anaximenes
B.Thales of Miletus
C.Heraclitus of Ephesus
D.Parmenides of Elea
Explanation: Thales of Miletus, considered the first Western philosopher, posited that water is the arche of all things, observing its ubiquity and role in sustaining life.
3How did Heraclitus of Ephesus characterize the nature of reality?
A.Reality is an unchangeable, static, and indivisible sphere
B.Reality is governed by perpetual change and flux, guided by the Logos
C.Reality consists of infinite microscopic, qualitative seeds (homoeomeries)
D.Reality is a void populated by indivisible, solid atoms moving randomly
Explanation: Heraclitus famously held that all things are in constant flux ('panta rhei'), governed by a rational cosmic principle known as the Logos and symbolized by fire.
4What is the core thesis of Parmenides of Elea regarding Being?
A.Being is born from non-Being and constantly perishes
B.Being is one, eternal, immutable, and indivisible; change is an illusion of the senses
C.Being is plural, composed of four distinct elements moved by Love and Strife
D.Being is entirely unknowable, as human sense perception is inherently false
Explanation: Parmenides argued rationally that 'Being is, and non-Being is not.' Consequently, true Being must be uncreated, indestructible, uniform, and unchangeable; motion and change belong to the deceptive realm of opinion (doxa).
5What distinguishes the Sophists from Socrates in 5th-century BCE Athens?
A.Sophists were Athenian citizens who refused money; Socrates was a foreign teacher who charged high fees
B.Sophists practiced moral intellectualism; Socrates taught rhetoric to secure political power
C.Sophists defended philosophical relativism and rhetoric for public success; Socrates sought universal objective truths through dialectic
D.Sophists focused on natural cosmology; Socrates focused exclusively on mathematics
Explanation: The Sophists (e.g., Protagoras, Gorgias) taught rhetoric for political persuasion, advocating skepticism or moral/epistemological relativism. Socrates opposed them by using dialectic (maieutics) to seek universal definitions of virtue and objective truth.
6What is Socratic 'moral intellectualism'?
A.The view that moral goodness is determined by democratic consensus
B.The belief that virtue is knowledge; no one does wrong willingly, but only out of ignorance
C.The doctrine that ethical principles are instincts derived from emotional passion
D.The theory that moral rules are arbitrary conventions created by the ruling class
Explanation: Socrates' moral intellectualism holds that virtue (arete) is equivalent to knowledge of the good. Evil actions stem from intellectual error or ignorance rather than intentional malice.
7What are Platonic Forms (Ideas) in Plato's dualist metaphysics?
A.Subjective psychological ideas formed inside the human mind
B.Material atoms that form the building blocks of sensory objects
C.Objective, immutable, transcendent essences existing in the intelligible world
D.Fleeting physical shadows produced by natural sunlight
Explanation: Plato posited a metaphysical dualism: the sensible world of changeable things and the intelligible world of Forms (Ideas), which are eternal, objective, non-material, and perfect archetypes.
8In Plato's Allegory of the Cave (Republic, Book VII), what do the shadows on the wall represent?
A.The highest intelligible truths understood by philosophers
B.Sensory illusions and surface appearances of the sensible world (eikasia)
C.Mathematical principles that bridge sense perception and pure reason
D.The divine laws dictating cosmic justice
Explanation: The shadows cast by puppets on the cave wall represent the lowest level of cognition (eikasia - imagination/conjecture) and reliance on sensory illusions within the sensible world.
9In Plato's epistemological theory of Anamnesis (recollection), how does the human soul acquire genuine knowledge?
A.By gathering empirical data through systematic observation of physical objects
B.By remembering the Forms that the immortal soul contemplated before its incarnation
C.By receiving divine revelations directly from the gods during mystical trances
D.By inventing linguistic categories to organize chaotic sensory experiences
Explanation: According to Plato (in Meno and Phaedo), the immortal soul knew the Forms before incarnation. Sensory experiences in the physical world act as triggers that help the soul recollect (anamnesis) this innate knowledge.
10What are the three parts of the soul in Plato's psychology (as detailed in Republic and Phaedrus)?
A.Vegetative, Sensitive, and Rational
B.Rational (nous), Irascible/Spirited (thymos), and Appetitive (epithymia)
C.Id, Ego, and Superego
D.Conscious, Subconscious, and Unconscious
Explanation: Plato divided the soul into three parts: Rational (located in the head, seeking wisdom), Irascible/Spirited (located in the chest, seeking honor), and Appetitive (located in the abdomen, seeking bodily desires).
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