Consequences Of Ideas : Quiz 7 Of 16 - Chapter 6 "Rene Descartes"
Quiz 7 based on R. C. Sproul's book The Consequences of Ideas.
- 1.The clear, distinct, and unquestionable knowledge that a triangle has three sides is used as an example of
- A.
Induction
- B.
Deduction
- C.
Extension
- D.
Intuition
- E.
Syllogism
- F.
Symbolic logic
- 2.Equipollence was a philosophical idea that
- A.
Denied the existence of truth
- B.
Denied the existence of error
- C.
Claimed that philosophy was nonsense
- D.
Allowed philosophers to suspend judgement on ideas
- 3.Which of the following are we told about Montaigne in the reading (on page 80)
- A.
He believed that "phenomena" was the only reliable source of knowledge
- B.
He was a fideistic skeptic
- C.
He believed that natural reason could not attain knowledge about being
- D.
He believed that certainty about God can only come from faith
- 4.Which of the following was the great scientific discovery that Copernicus is most directly connected with?
- A.
The heliocentric view of the universe
- B.
The geocentric view of the universe
- C.
Gravity
- D.
Elliptical planetary motion
- E.
The movement of the stars as opposed to the movement of the earth
- 5.According to the reading, which of the following is true?
- A.
Mathematics is an extension of logic
- B.
Logic is an extension of mathematics
- C.
Both are true
- D.
Neither are true
- 6.Which of the following was the great scientific discovery that Johannes Kepler is most directly connected with?
- A.
The heliocentric view of the universe
- B.
The geocentric view of the universe
- C.
Gravity
- D.
Elliptical planetary motion
- E.
The movement of the stars as opposed to the movement of the earth
- 7.The movement from the particular to the general is called
- A.
Induction
- B.
Deduction
- C.
Equipollence
- D.
Syllogism
- 8.The logical movement from the general to the particular is called
- A.
Induction
- B.
Deduction
- C.
Equipollence
- D.
Syllogism
- 9.If Descartes is known for anything, he is known for
- A.
His defense of the existence of God
- B.
His rigorous skepticism
- C.
His explanation of the relationship between thoughts and actions
- D.
His expression "Cogito ergo sum"
- E.
His four rules for the quest for truth
- 10.The question of how a thought produces an action is best explained for Descartes by
- A.
A triangle
- B.
A line
- C.
Extension
- D.
Intuition
- E.
A point
- F.
Symbolic logic
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