End of Unit 1 TOK Quiz

When you are not in a hurry to accept something as true and instead you explore the essential limitations of this knowledge, this is called:

• A. Meaningful doubt
• B. Radical doubt
• C. Superficial doubt
• D. Essential doubt

Why does doubt manifest differently in different areas of knowledge?

• A. Because areas of knowledge vary immensely in terms of their objectivity
• B. Because what counts as reasonable doubt in one area of knowledge will not be reasonable in another
• C. Because main sources of knowledge are different and hence limitations of knowledge are also different
• D. Because observational evidence cannot be used in some areas of knowledge such as Mathematics

Why can’t we claim that one type of justification (for example, observational evidence) is the best justification of knowledge? (tick all that apply)

• A. Because there will always be people who claim that a given justification is not sufficient
• B. No kind of justification is absolutely reliable
• C. In different areas of knowledge types of justifications play a different role
• D. If we say so, we will have to accept that some areas of knowledge are superior to others

To which area of knowledge does the following standard of justification apply? Observational evidence plays the role of a key source of knowledge, although it is recognized that every observation is based on theory. Knowledge claims can only be accepted provisionally, with the understanding that new evidence may result in refuting them.

• A. History
• B. Mathematics
• C. Natural Sciences
• D. The Arts

Which theory of truth claims that “truth is a statement that is satisfactory to believe”?

• A. Correspondence theory
• B. Coherence theory
• C. Pragmatic theory
• D. Consensus theory

Mathematical proof of the Pythagorean theorem is based on the ……………… test for truth.

According to the JTB definition, three conditions (justification, truth and belief) are ……………… and sufficient for X to be considered knowledge.

One of the problems with JTB is circular dependence. Between which two elements does this circular dependence exist?

• A. Belief and justification
• B. Belief and truth
• C. Justification and truth
• D. All of the above

What is the most crucial, fundamental difference between knowledge questions and regular questions?

• A. Knowledge questions use abstract concepts such as truth or justification, regular questions don’t use such concepts
• B. Knowledge questions are about knowledge, regular questions are about the world
• C. Knowledge questions are debatable, regular questions are not
• D. Knowledge questions can be applied to various areas of knowledge, regular questions are unrelated to areas of knowledge

Which “level” of knowledge questions do TOK IA prompts come from?

• A. Level 0
• B. Level 1
• C. Level 2
• D. Level 3