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- 1.
![Who wrote "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto"?]( "Who wrote \"Das Kapital\" and \"The Communist Manifesto\"?")
Who wrote "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto"?- A.
Karl Marx
- B.
John Locke
- C.
Vladimir Lenin
- D.
Friedrich Nietzsche
- 2.
![By what name are the collected sayings of Confucius and his followers known?]( "By what name are the collected sayings of Confucius and his followers known?")
By what name are the collected sayings of Confucius and his followers known?- A.
The Bhagavad Gita
- B.
The Analects
- C.
The Koran
- D.
The Zen Way
- 3.
![Who described life as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"?]( "Who described life as \"solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short\"?")
Who described life as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"?- A.
Thomas Hobbes
- B.
Alfred North Whitehead
- C.
Adam Smith
- D.
Plato
- 4.
![What philosophical "blade" encourages one to prefer simple explanations when they fit the evidence?]( "What philosophical \"blade\" encourages one to prefer simple explanations when they fit the evidence?")
What philosophical "blade" encourages one to prefer simple explanations when they fit the evidence?- A.
Darwin's Dagger
- B.
Occam's Razor
- C.
Neil's Knife
- D.
The Sword Of Aristophanes
- 5.
![What philosopher wrote the famous work "On Liberty"?]( "What philosopher wrote the famous work \"On Liberty\"?")
What philosopher wrote the famous work "On Liberty"?- A.
Sir Thomas More
- B.
David Hume
- C.
John Stuart Mill
- D.
Gottfried Leibniz
- 6.
![What "dismal" thinker believed that human populations inevitably outstrip food supplies?]( "What \"dismal\" thinker believed that human populations inevitably outstrip food supplies?")
What "dismal" thinker believed that human populations inevitably outstrip food supplies?- A.
Thomas Robert Malthus
- B.
Immanuel Kant
- C.
John Stuart Mill
- D.
Soren Kierkegaard
- 7.
![What Greek philosopher known for his triangle-related "Theorem" had numerically-obsessed followers?]( "What Greek philosopher known for his triangle-related \"Theorem\" had numerically-obsessed followers?")
What Greek philosopher known for his triangle-related "Theorem" had numerically-obsessed followers?- A.
Pythagoras
- B.
Socrates
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Plato
- 8.
![What 17th-century philosopher said "Without God nothing can be conceived"?]( "What 17th-century philosopher said \"Without God nothing can be conceived\"?")
What 17th-century philosopher said "Without God nothing can be conceived"?- A.
Niccolo Machiavelli
- B.
Immanuel Kant
- C.
Thomas Hobbes
- D.
Benedict De Spinoza
- 9.
![What medieval philosopher fell in love with and secretly married his student, Heloise?]( "What medieval philosopher fell in love with and secretly married his student, Heloise?")
What medieval philosopher fell in love with and secretly married his student, Heloise?- A.
Sir Francis Bacon
- B.
Immanuel Kant
- C.
Rene Descartes
- D.
Peter Abelard
- 10.
![Who wrote "Critique of Pure Reason"?]( "Who wrote \"Critique of Pure Reason\"?")
Who wrote "Critique of Pure Reason"?- A.
Immanuel Kant
- B.
John Stuart Mill
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Sir Francis Bacon
- 11.
![What philosophical "-ism" is closely associated with writer Ayn Rand?]( "What philosophical \"-ism\" is closely associated with writer Ayn Rand?")
What philosophical "-ism" is closely associated with writer Ayn Rand?- A.
Positivism
- B.
Utilitarianism
- C.
Collectivism
- D.
Objectivism
- 12.
![Who famously said: "Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward."?]( "Who famously said: \"Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward.\"?")
Who famously said: "Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward."?- A.
Sigmund Freud
- B.
John Stuart Mill
- C.
Soren Kierkegaard
- D.
Immanuel Kant
- 13.
![What Lord Chancellor of England was executed for not accepting the king as the head of the Church?]( "What Lord Chancellor of England was executed for not accepting the king as the head of the Church?")
What Lord Chancellor of England was executed for not accepting the king as the head of the Church?- A.
David Hume
- B.
Sir Thomas More
- C.
Sir Francis Bacon
- D.
Thomas Hobbes
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