HZT4U Exam Prep M/C

Philosophy can best be defined as:

• a scientific approach to knowledge

• a form of literature that strives to inform

• the use of logic to draw conclusions

• the use of reason to search for the truth

The best description of what philosophers study overall is:

• those things we cannot know about

• things that are out of this world

• how to live one’s life

• any topic that can benefit from reasoning

Socrates was sentenced to death primarily because:

• he asked questions that made people uncomfortable

• he wanted to make a point about obeying the law

• his friends insisted that he leave the state

• he was a traitor to Athens

Philosophic studies have changed their scope over the ages as:

• other disciplines formed their own research areas and methods

• people became tired of the philosophic method

• tuition fees for schools of philosophy became too high

• reasoning is no longer effective in finding answers

Metaphysics can best be described as:

• an attempt to improve the study of physics

• a study based on questions about other worlds

• questions that cannot be answered

• the search for the basic structure of reality

Epistemology is the study of:

• social and political structures

• the ethical basis of society

• what can be known and with what certainty

• values

The best overall description of ethics is:

• how to act in social situations

• how to treat others with respect

• how we should live our own lives and treat others

• how different people can live together in society

The starting point for philosophic studies is most often:

• good conclusions

• accepted beliefs and certain ideas

• a good textbook

• good questions

Which of these statements is the best description of the value of philosophy?

• It is useful in all practical and impractical areas of decision making.

• It is of very little use in the world today.

• It is useful wherever good questions and the ability to reason are required.

• It has limited use in people’s occupations or personal lives.

Russell’s essay “The Value of Philosophy” can best be described as:

• philosophic essay that argues for the study of philosophy

• list of arguments for the use of philosophy in everyday life

• an outdated view of the value of philosophy written in 1912

• an essay that presents two sides of the position regarding the use of philosophy