BEL 1015.

67 and 73 Name_________________________________________
FALL 2021: First-Year Seminar
MIDTERM

This exam consists of two parts. Part I requires you to simply “fill in the blank.” This section of the exam will count for 25% of
your overall exam grade. Part II requires you to write essays in response to the questions. This section of the exam will count
for 75% of your overall exam grade (i.e. each question will count for 25%). Please write your answers in spaces provided below
and then do the same for your essays. Save the document and then upload it to the Assignment section of Blackboard.

This exam is due by SUNDAY OCTOBER 10 at 11:59 PM on BLACKBOARD.

PART I: Fill in the blank.

1. The ______________________________ is used to illustrate the origin of the state’s citizens.

2. The virtue associated with the “rational” element of the soul is _______________.
3. When Cephalus could no longer engage in “you know what”, he felt as if he had been liberated from a frenzied and
savage ________________.
4. According to the myth of the metals, _________________is associated with the ruling element.
5. In the ideal state, __________________and children will be held in common.
6. The individuals in the cave are observing _________________.
7. According to Socrates, only the _________________ can know “the Forms.”
8. According to Socrates, in an oligarchy, the highest virtue is the acquisition of __________________.
9. According to Socrates, in a democracy, the highest virtue is ________________, which means indulging in one’s base
_________________.
10. As oligarchy runs its course, there is an ever-increasing number of people in _______________. Hmm….sound
familiar?
11. Winston Smith is a member of the ___________________ which is more monitored than the proles.
12. According to Julia, ____________________ is responsible for bombs falling on London.
13. As it turns out, Winston’s diary is not ________________.
14. Those guilty of thoughtcrime will likely be ___________________.
15. The purpose of Newspeak is to _________________ the number of words.
16. Oceania has always been at war with ________________.
17. Oceania has always been at war with ________________.
18. According to Goldstein’s book, the purpose of war is to destroy_________________.
19. For Winston, passion-based sex is a __________________ act.
20. As Winston was being shot in the head (metaphorically or, as some have argued, truly), he loved
____________________.

Part II: Essays: Answer three out of the six questions. And, be sure to define your terms!

(1) Why does Socrates argue that in order for a “just” state to exist, women and children must be
held in common?

(2) Who is “happier,” the philosopher king or the tyrant? Why? (be sure to note any paradoxes
here)

(3) What, according to Socrates, is the “origin of injustice”? (be sure to discuss the origins of the
state).

(4) How does the continuous war in 1984 serve the Inner Party?

(5) Why, according to Winston, have the proles remained “human”?  

(6) Why must the Past (as it is represented in monuments, literature, and art) be abolished in 1984?