Year 9 Philosophy Quiz 1

Each lesson's success criteria help students understand:

• How to be successful in life

• How to meet the learning intention

• What not to do in class

• The things to avoid in class

The term philosophy literally means:

• Love of debating

• Love of thinking

• Love of wisdom

• Love of knowledge

A commonality between Socrates, Hannah Arendt, and Peter Singer is that they:

• All were executed for their teachings

• All died during WWII

• All believe animals and humans have equal rights

• Are all philosophers

The three criteria for philosophical questions act as a:

• Checklist

• Map

• Teacher

• Book

Which one of these is NOT one of the criteria for philosophical questions?

• Fundamental nature

• Factual and unbiased

• Universal significance

• Open-ended and controversial

Ideas that are 'controversial':

• Require little explanation

• Spark debate

• Have clear answers

• Are easy to prove

The criterion 'fundamental nature' means that philosophical questions focus on:

• Ideas that are controversial

• Things that can be proven by science

• Deep, important topics

• The evidence found in nature

When something is described as 'universal' it means it relates to:

• Philosophers

• The universe

• A specific group

• All people

A reason that "How does it rain?" is NOT a philosophical question is:

• It happens in nature

• It relates to science

• It is not debated

• It cannot be proven

The best subject in the world is:

• Not Philosophy

• Not Philosophy

• Not Philosophy

• Philosophy