Philosophy Quiz

Saint Anselm is known as the father of?

• Scholasticism

• Modern Philosophy

• Renaissance Art

• Classical Music

What problem did Saint Anselm help stop?

• The Great Schism

• Slavery

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Crusades

Locke’s most famous work regarding government is:

• An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

• Two Treatises of Government

• A Letter Concerning Toleration

• The Reasonableness of Christianity

What are our natural rights according to John Locke?

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Freedom, Equality, and Justice

• Happiness, Wealth, and Power

• Peace, Security, and Order

Russell thinks that the uncertainty of philosophy is a valuable thing because:

• It makes us realize the world is puzzling and ask more questions.

• It provides definitive answers.

• It is irrelevant to daily life.

• It discourages critical thinking.

According to Russell, Philosophy, like all other studies, aims primarily at…

• Knowledge

• Power

• Wealth

• Happiness

What is the Chesterton theory?

• A theory about the importance of understanding why tradition exists before you eliminate it

• A theory about economic models

• A theory about modern art

• A theory about technological advancement

Chesterton's most famous book is:

• The Man Who Was Thursday

• Orthodoxy

• The Everlasting Man

• Heretics

Augustine believed that the human being is a compound of what?

• Body and soul

• Mind and matter

• Spirit and flesh

• Heart and intellect

Augustine argued that God created the world how?

• Ex nihilo (out of nothing)

• From pre-existing materials

• Through a process of evolution

• By assembling existing elements