Philosophy A Level Quiz

What does 'a priori' knowledge mean?

• Knowledge from teachers

• Knowledge from books

• Knowledge without experience

• Knowledge from experience

What is an example of an analytic truth?

• Grass is green

• A bachelor is an unmarried man

• The sky is blue

• Water boils at 100°C

What is the main idea of empiricism?

• All knowledge is innate

• All knowledge comes from experience

• All knowledge is a priori

• All knowledge is from books

What does Descartes' 'cogito ergo sum' mean?

• I feel, therefore I exist

• I see, therefore I know

• I think, therefore I am

• I dream, therefore I live

What is the 'trademark' argument about?

• The nature of dreams

• The reliability of senses

• The concept of God as an innate idea

• The existence of the external world

What is the 'Cartesian circle'?

• A kind of illusion

• A type of dream

• A method of teaching

• A type of logical fallacy

What is Hume's Fork?

• A philosophical concept

• A kind of knowledge

• A tool for eating

• A type of argument

What is innate knowledge?

• Knowledge learned from books

• Knowledge acquired through experience

• Knowledge you are born with

• Knowledge from teachers

What does 'tabula rasa' mean?

• A wise mind

• A colorful canvas

• A full book

• A blank slate

What is an example of a synthetic truth?

• Triangles have three sides

• A bachelor is an unmarried man

• 2+2=4

• Grass is green