Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Polıtıcal Thought

Soru 1:

Which one of the following scholars considered justice as a form of relationship between the God and people?

A) Aristotle B) Plato C) Augustine D) Socrates E) Cicero

Soru 2:

Who was considered to be the leading philosophers of postmodern theory?

A) Max Weber B) Leo Strauss C) John Rawls D) Karl Marks E) Jean-François Lyotard

Soru 3:

Which one of the following terms means a system of right or justice held to be common to all human beings and derived from nature, rather than from the rules of society?

A) Magnum Opus B) Natural Law C) Ratione Peccati D) Civil Law E) Canon Law

Soru 4:

"In sum, .................................... is a work in which Al-Mawardi theoretically and legally positioned the ima^mah and the status of the caliph again within the boundaries of the shari‘ah." Which one of the followings should be placed in the blank given in the sentence above?

A) Nasihat Al-Muluk B) Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah C) Falsafa Medeniyyah D) Kitab-al Shifa E) Fasl al-Maqal

Soru 5:

In Sparta, .... .

A) Apellaapproved the drafts B) there existed seaport access C) the ownership of the land was private D) Spartanshad the lowest status E) Helotswere in the most privileged stratum

Soru 6:

Al-Ahkâm As-Sultâniyyah Nasîhat Al-Muluk Kitab-al Shifa The Incoherence of the Philosophers Fasl al-Maqâl Which of the above was/were written by Al-Mâwardi?

A) Only I B) I and II C) III and IV D) III and V E) IV and V

Soru 7:

"Agora, gymnasium, and theatre all together were institutions of ideological re-production of the society." What was the reason lying beneath the consideration above?

A) They served for helping people to realise that they lived in a society. B) They were the indespensible sources of the economy. C) They were built by the slaves who were unable to be involved in the society. D) They were artistically well designed. E) They were representing the history.

Soru 8:

I- Power and authority II- The way rulers should act/decide III- How the system of ruling should be formed Which of the issues above are the ones human beings have always been in need to reflect upon since the formation of the first social groups?

A) II and III B) I, II and III C) I and III D) I and II E) Only III

Soru 9:

What refers to the situation of a certain ruler who is released from the sanctions of laws?

A) Ratione peccati B) Legibus et armis C) Legibus solutus D) Dominium E) Legibus condendis

Soru 10:

What is the name of Augustine's work in which two cities, the city of God and the earthly city, are distinguished by two loves, love of God and love of self, which are destined to end up in heaven and hell?

A) The City of God B) The New Testament C) The Old Testament D) The Bible E) Eschaton

Soru 11:

Which one of the followings cannot be pointed out as a source based on which Epicurus developed his philosophy?

A) Hedonist philosophy of Aristippus B) Septic views of Pyrrhus C) Atomist doctrine of Democritus D) Roman Ortodoxy E) Platonic lecturers of Athens

Soru 12:

What is the theological term, meaning the final event in the divine plan; the end of the world?

A) Massa damnata B) Civitas Dei C) Civitas terrana D) Eschaton E) De Civitate Dei

Soru 13:

Who argues that human beings are born with natural capabilities that are potentialities and it is up to them to develop and realize these potentials?

A) Augustine B) Aquinas C) John of Salisbury D) John of Paris E) Marcilius of Padua

Soru 14:

Which one of the followings can be stated concerning to Scorates himself and his works?

A) He was a student of Aristotle B) According to Socrates, virtue is a form of knowledge C) He spent quite a much time in dealing with the logic D) He spent quite a much time in dealing with chemistry and physics E) According to him, everyday life of society should be governed by ordinary citizens

Soru 15:

Which of the political doctrines can the term ‘voluntary poverty’, as mentioned in the Bible, be related?

A) Communism B) Capitalism C) Socialism D) Nationalism E) Liberalism

Soru 16:

Which of the following is NOT included in the meaning of ‘umrân ?

A) Cultivating the place B) Settling down in a given place C) Keeping animals out of the place D) Keeping the place in a good condition E) Building constructions

Soru 17:

With what was the postmodern movement in aesthetics and art characterized?

A) Direct approaches B) Indirect approaches C) contextualism D) eclecticism E) Straussian way

Soru 18:

Common Sense Imagery Imagination Estimation Memory Which of the above were charted by Avicenna as the operations of internal senses located in brain?

A) I and II B) I and III C) I, II and IV D) II, III, IV and V E) I, II, III, IV and V

Soru 19:

Which of the following is one of the philosophers who tried to understand the transformation of the universe and the movement of cosmos ?

A) Thales B) Anaximenes C) Anaximender D) Epicurus E) Pythagoras

Soru 20:

All of the following are true of the Straussian approach EXCEPT

A) Social and cultural phenomena are not determined by history. Criticism of historicism and positivism. B) Political ideas are expressed in a way that only a small number of people could understand. C) Political ideas should be evaluated independent from time and place. D) Social reality changes from person to person and from time to time. E) Criticizing the notion that only that which can be scientifically verified should be recognized.