Philosophy Test Quiz1
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We’re talking problem-free philosophy in this quiz, as we discuss the age-old study of general and fundamental problems involving existence, values, reason, mind, knowledge, language and more. What do you know about it? Let’s find out.
- 1.Theory of reality
- A.
Ethics
- B.
Logic
- C.
Epistomology
- D.
Metaphysics
- 2.Theory of knowledge
- A.
Epistomology
- B.
Metaphysics
- C.
Logic
- D.
Ehtics
- 3.Theory of reasoning & argument
- A.
Ethics
- B.
Metaphysics
- C.
Logic
- D.
Epistomology
- 4.Theory of morality
- A.
Epistomology
- B.
Ethics
- C.
Logic
- D.
Metaphysics
- 5.Philosophy means
- 6.Who was the founder of pragmaticism?
- 7.The intent of the arguer is for the premises to prove the conclusion with certainty
- A.
Deductive
- B.
Inductive
- 8.The intent of the arguer is for the premises to render the conclusion highly likely or probable
- A.
Deductive
- B.
Inductive
- 9.Plato's definition of knowledge was
- 10.Agreement is the primary source of knowledgescience and education
- A.
Skepticism
- B.
Rationalism
- C.
Empiricism
- D.
Pragmatism
- 11.Reason is the primary source of knowledgemath
- A.
Pragmatism
- B.
Skepticism
- C.
Rationalism
- D.
Empiricism
- 12.Doubts in varying degrees the existence of knowledge and reality
- A.
Skepticism
- B.
Empricism
- C.
Rationalism
- D.
Pragmatism
- 13.The senses are the primary source of knowledgescience
- A.
Empricism
- B.
Rationalism
- C.
Skepticism
- D.
Pragmatism
- 14.Doubts the existence of the external world
- A.
Solipsism
- B.
External world skept.
- C.
Local skept.
- D.
Global skept.
- 15.Doubts knowledge is possible at all
- A.
External world skept.
- B.
Solipsism
- C.
Local skept.
- D.
Global skept.
- 16.Doubts anything except your mind exists
- A.
Local skept.
- B.
Solipsism
- C.
External world skept.
- D.
Global skept.
- 17.Doubts knowledge in certain domain or areas
- A.
Solipsism
- B.
Global skept.
- C.
Local skept.
- D.
External world skept.
- 18.Wittgenstein thought that philosophy done properly was a form of
- 19.If an argument is sound must the premises be actually true?
- 20.If an argument is valid, must the premises be actually true?
- 21.A argument is one where if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true
- 22.Geocentric perspectiveclaudius ptolemy
- A.
The earth is the center of the universe
- B.
The sun is the center of the universe
- 23.What does the Cogito demonstrate for Descartes?
- 24.Non empirical - you dont need your sense, you use your mind and understanding
- 25.Empirical - you need your senses
- 26.Which argument comes second in descartes' first meditation?
- A.
Evil genius
- B.
Insanity
- C.
Dream
- 27.Truth is agreement with what the scientific community says and what is independent of any one reason
- A.
Pragmatism
- B.
Empriricsim
- C.
Rationalism
- D.
Pragamaticism
- 28.What argument comes first in Descartes' first meditation?
- A.
Dream
- B.
Evil genius
- C.
Insanity
- 29.What is real is the whose characteristics are independent of what they are thought to be by any individual
- A.
Practice
- B.
Distinctness
- C.
Familiarity
- 30.What a child knows
- A.
Familiarity
- B.
Practice
- C.
Distinctness
- 31.The real is that which is destined to be agreed upon by all who investigate
- A.
Practice
- B.
Distinctness
- C.
Familiarity
- 32.Believed that causation was a product of the mind, and not the world
- 33.A being that has properties of consciousness and has properties of a body
- A.
Plato
- B.
Frankfurt
- C.
Descartes
- D.
Strawson
- 34.Self consciousness and a different structure will; first and second order desires
- A.
Wanton
- B.
Frankfurt
- C.
Descartes
- D.
Strawson
- 35.Language user, free will, self-conscious
- A.
Strawson
- B.
Hume
- C.
Frankfurt
- D.
Basic
- 36.I cause some of my actions and some of my actions are caused by things beyond my will
- A.
Libertarianism
- B.
Soft determinism (optimist)
- C.
Hard determinism (pessimist)
- 37.I cause all of my actions
- A.
Optimist
- B.
Hard determinism
- C.
Libertarianism
- D.
Soft determinism
- 38.All of my actions are caused by things beyond my will
- A.
Soft determinism
- B.
Hard determinism
- C.
Libertarianism
- D.
Free will
- 39.Prompted by actions of others on people other than ourselves.we are typically morally approving or disapproving when someone actions in a positive or negative way towards others
- A.
Self directed
- B.
Vicarious
- C.
Other directed
- 40.Prompted by oneself about how we should act towards othersguilt, shame, remorseviolation of goodwill
- A.
Vicarious
- B.
Self directed
- C.
Other directed
- 41.Prompted by actions of others toward usbasic desire to be treated well and not to be treated badly
- A.
Self directed
- B.
Other directed
- C.
Vicarious
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