ToK I Chapter 1 Quiz

All of the following statements about "common sense" are true EXCEPT

• Common sense may give us a distorted view of reality.
• Knowledge is just organized common sense.
• Common sense differs from person to person.
• Common sense comes from a variety of sources.
• Common sense may come with built in cultural biases.

The point of the "mental map" conversation in chapter one is that

• One should never trust a map, as they are all inherently flawed
• Our common sense maps may give us a distorted picture of reality
• Common sense is the best way to determine whether knowledge is accurate
• Accessing unconventional ways of looking at knowledge is dangerous
• Searching for knowledge is like searching for the one true map of the world

In trying to determine whether or not a knowledge claim is reasonable, we must use evidence and coherence as useful guides.

• True
• False

Relativism argues that

• Absolute truth is the only way to arrive at certainty
• There is no such thing as absolute truth
• One's family, or "relatives", are the best source of knowledge
• Common sense is the best way to arrive at certainty

All of the following are Ways of Knowing EXCEPT

• Opinion
• Language
• Faith
• Memory
• Imagination

One important aspect of good judgement is to do what with regards to skepticism and open-mindedness?

• reject skepticism
• reject open-mindedness
• balance the two
• reject both

What is confirmation bias?

• the tendency to notice evidence which supports your position
• the fallacy of assuming that a proposition is true simply because it has not been proved false
• inclination to believe things on insufficient evidence
• extra-sensory perception which lies outside a range of ordinary experience