TOK Term 1 Quiz

What was the main concept or truth was exhibited in the Backwards Bicycle experiment?

• That knowledge is the same as understanding

• That we can understand anything with enough willpower

• That knowledge is not the same as understanding

• That understanding is an illusion

If all people have personal knowledge, then we also all have...

• Personal opinions

• Personal biases

• Personal ignorance

• All of the above

Which of the following is the core theme of TOK?

• The Knower and the Community

• The Knower and the Self

• Knowledge and the Knower

• The Knower and Biases

Which of the following is a subjective statement?

• Pink goes well with green

• We all possess traits passed on to us by our biological parents

• All mammals are warm-blooded

• The Philippines has 7,631 islands

Which statement about the self is FALSE in relation to Plutarch's metaphor of Theseus' ship (Persistence of Identity)?

• We are never the same person twice

• We can easily be replaced by anyone who can mimic our physical likeness

• What makes us 'us' is never certain as we are ever-changing

• We retain our sense of identity despite the shifts in our physical appearance

In TOK, what do we call a statement in which we claim to know something?

• A knowledge claim

• An assumption

• A hypothesis

• A point of inquiry

A relative truth is a partial truth. Which of the following is a relatively true fact regarding health?

• All people need oxygen to survive

• All people have the right to health care

• Everyone has the right to be euthanized (assisted death)

• Licensed doctors are qualified to administer treatment to the sick

Relativism is the belief that...

• Context is irrelevant to how acceptable a truth can be

• Some truths are better than others

• Only certain groups are qualified to decide what beliefs are acceptable

• What might be right or true for one person or group may not be right for another

True or False: There is such a thing as absolute truth

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a TOK concept?

• Culture

• Opinion

• Certainty

• Responsibility