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WorksheetsWOK Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the below is NOT an official Way of Knowing?
a)
Intution
b)
Faith
c)
Sense Perception
d)
Logic
2.
How many Ways of Knowing are there in TOK?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
8
d)
9
3.
What's the difference between denotation and connotation in language?
a)
The denotation of a word is its direct definition, while connotation is the secondary, implied meaning
b)
Connotation refers to the direct definition, while denotation refers to a secondary, implied meaning
c)
Denotation is the context of a word, while connotation is the inventor of the word
d)
The connotation of a word refers to the year it was first coined. The denotation of a word is its place of origin.
4.
True or False: The Ways of Knowing typically act in isolation. (For example, language and emotion do not intersect.)
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or False: Reason and Emotion are always in opposition with one another
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which WOK involves obtaining knowledge without understanding how or why we obtained that knowledge?
a)
Imagination
b)
Intuition
c)
Reason
d)
Language
7.
What is "Confirmation Bias"?
a)
A tendency to always say yes.
b)
A tendency to think, "I knew it all along."
c)
A tendency to notice and interpret in terms of what we already think.
d)
The bias that results from the belief that the world is fair and just.
8.
What do proponents of Whorfianism argue? (This is the concept we read about in The Language Hoax.)
a)
The structure of our language affects the way we perceive the world
b)
There is no "correct" form of grammar
c)
Language is a living organism that is constantly evolving
d)
None of the above
9.
What is "Inductive Reasoning?"
a)
Reasoning that uses particular instances to make broad generalizations.
b)
Reasoning that takes accepted generalizations and applies them to particular instances.
c)
Reasoning that follows the form of a "syllogism": premise 1, premise 2, conclusion
d)
All of the above
10.
True or False: Our memory works like a video camera
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Plato's Cave Allegory was most directly portrayed in which of the below films?
a)
Memento
b)
The Truman Show
c)
12 Angry Men
d)
All of the above
12.
What is "Relativism"?
a)
The doctrine that absolute knowledge, truth, and morality exist.
b)
The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, and are NOT absolute.
13.
Which of the below best defines a Useful Fiction?
a)
A simple analogy that helps people understand a concept
b)
A fake news story
c)
A devious lie
d)
A small fib that is entertaining and in some cases, perhaps, tantalizing.
14.
Which of the below is NOT one of the three "Truth Tests" we studied at the beginning of last semester?
a)
Correspondence
b)
Pragmatic
c)
Coherence
d)
Limited
15.
True or False: Reason is a more reliable WOK than Emotion.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
It depends!
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