WorksheetsSources of Knowledge
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
We can use intuition and deduction to discover knowledge
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
2.
We are born knowing nothing, our mind is a blank slate ("Tabula Rasa") at birth
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
3.
Only things we can experience are true
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Idealism
4.
We are born knowing some things
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Idealism
5.
We aquire knowledge via reasoning
a)
Rationalism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Innatism
d)
Idealism
6.
If a tree falls but no one hears it, it doesn't make a sound. You have to experience it to be true
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
7.
Maths, Logic & Geometry truths can be worked out, no matter what our experiences/background
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
8.
The view that reason is the ultimate source of knowledge
a)
Rationalism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Innatism
d)
Idealism
9.
Ideas are with us all along (either supernatural e.g. God putting ideas into us or evolutionary instincts)
a)
Rationalism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Innatism
d)
Idealism
10.
This argues that JTB (justified true belief) is not sufficient for knowledge and the following is needed in addition…
a)
Truth-Tracking
b)
Empiricism
c)
Innatism
d)
Idealism
11.
Who was the main philosopher of "Truth-Tracking"?
a)
Nozick
b)
Berkeley
c)
Socrates
d)
Locke
12.
Berkeley supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
13.
Socrates / Plato supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
14.
Locke / Hume supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
15.
Descartes supported…
a)
Innatism + Rationalism
b)
Empiricism + Rationalism
c)
Idealism + Rationalism
16.
The EXTERNAL WORLD exists but we do NOT get an accurate picture of what it is like
a)
Direct Realism
b)
Indirect Realism
c)
Idealism
17.
Everyday objects (e.g. a car) exist in the EXTENAL WORLD, our senses of them give us an accurate dipiction of what the world is like
a)
Direct Realism
b)
Indirect Realism
c)
Idealism
18.
These arguments may be invalid, valid or sound. E.g. Pork is meat. All meat is red. Therefore, pork is red.
a)
Deductive Arguments
b)
Inductive Arguments
19.
In these arguments, the premises supports the conclusion but they do not logically entail it. E.g. No human has lived beyond 140. Therefore no human will ever live beyond 140.
a)
Inductive Arguments
b)
Deductive Arguments
20.
"No human ever live beyond the age of 140, therefore no human will ever live beyond the age of 140". This is a …
a)
Inductive Argument
b)
Deductive Argument
c)
Invalid deductive Argument
21.
"Foxes are mammals. No mammels are birds. Therefore, no foxes are birds". This is a …
a)
Sound deductive Argument
b)
Inductive Argument
c)
Invalid deductive Argument
22.
………….. knowledge can be known through reason alone
a)
"A priori "
b)
"A posteriori"
23.
………….. knowledge can be known through experiences
a)
"A posteriori"
b)
"A priori "
24.
Plato wrote about the "Slave Boy" example to demonstrate that knowledge of maths could be worked out without any prior experiences
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
25.
Plato suggests concepts on earth such as "goodness" and "justice" exist as perfect forms so knowledge of these are ….
a)
Innate
b)
Idealist
c)
A posteriori
26.
Who was the main philosopher of innatism?
a)
Berkeley
b)
Socrates / Plato
c)
Locke / Hume
d)
Nozick
27.
Who was the main philosopher of empiricism?
a)
Berkeley
b)
Socrates / Plato
c)
Locke / Hume
d)
Descartes
28.
Who was the main philosopher of idealism?
a)
Berkeley
b)
Socrates / Plato
c)
Locke / Hume
d)
Descartes
29.
Who was the main philosopher of indirect realism?
a)
Berkeley
b)
Socrates / Plato
c)
Locke
d)
Descartes
30.
Who was the main philosopher of truth-tracking?
a)
Nozick
b)
Berkeley
c)
Locke / Hume
d)
Descartes
31.
Truth is perceived with the senses
a)
Empiricism
b)
Reliabilism
c)
Virtue epistemology
d)
Infallibilism
32.
Berkeley supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
33.
Socrates / Plato supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
34.
Locke / Hume supported…
a)
Innatism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Idealism
35.
Descartes supported…
a)
Innatism + Rationalism
b)
Empiricism + Rationalism
c)
Idealism + Rationalism
36.
Which theory justifies a belief on an individual's ability/knowledge
a)
Virtue Espistemology
b)
Empiricism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Innatism
37.
This is the view that we are born knowing nothing - our mind at birth is a blank slate.
a)
No False Lemmas
b)
Infallibilism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Empiricism
38.
What was Gettier's examples used to argue about "no false lemmas" - saying that you don't possess knowledge if you it was pure chance that you were right
a)
Job Interview (Smith and Jones)
b)
The Allegory of the Cave
c)
The realm of the forms
39.
Who wrote this example: "1. Jones has 10 coins. 2. Jones is going to get the job. 3. Therefore the man who will get the job has 10 coins. "
a)
Gettier
b)
Berkeley
c)
Locke / Hume
d)
Descartes
40.
What was Gettier's main argument AGAINST the "Tripartite theory of knowledge"
a)
Justification, Truth and Belief could all be achieved through luck - this does not mean it is knowledge.
b)
A person only has knowledge if it's justifiable (have good reasons), true (no such thing as false knowledge) and they believe in it
c)
Reliability is highly subjective and therefore debatable.
d)
Other than maths and analytic truths, there are very few substantive propositions which we can know for sure
41.
What was Plato's main argument for the "Tripartite theory of knowledge"
a)
A person only has knowledge if it's justifiable (have good reasons), true (no such thing as false knowledge) and they believe in it
b)
Justification, Truth and Belief could all be achieved through luck - this does not mean it is knowledge.
c)
Reliability is highly subjective and therefore debatable.
d)
Other than maths and analytic truths, there are very few substantive propositions which we can know for sure
42.
JTB (justified true belief) is not sufficient for knowledge - merely believing in something doesn't make it true
a)
Infallibilism
b)
Rationalism
c)
Empiricism
d)
Idealism
43.
A belief is not knowledge if it is based on false premises
a)
No False Lemmas
b)
Infallibilism
c)
Rationalism
d)
Empiricism
44.
Looking at the person themselves when justifying a belief. E.g. we would give more credit to a scientist when discussing climate change over a politician.
a)
Virtue epistemology
b)
infallibilism
c)
Reliabilism
d)
Empiricism
45.
Other than maths and analytic truths, there are very few substantive propositions which we can know for sure
a)
Infallibilism
b)
Virtue epistemology
c)
Reliabilism
d)
Empiricism
46.
Knowledge is highly subjective and therefore debatable. E.g. someone might think information on the news is a reliable source and someone else might think the news is bias
a)
Reliabilism
b)
Virtue epistemology
c)
Infallibilism
d)
Empiricism
47.
The "fake barn" example (wrote by Goldman) says…
a)
Just because you see a what you think is a barn, and you happen to be correct, doesn't make it knowledge
b)
You know a barn is real or not because it has a perfect form
c)
You can deduce knowledge of the barn through your senses
48.
Henry is driving in the countryside and sees what looks exactly like a barn. However, he's unaware that many farmers construct fake barns. Though he was lucky and was correct
a)
Goldman wrote about the "Fake Barn" example
b)
Berkeley wrote about the "Fake Barn" example
c)
Gettier wrote about the "Fake Barn" example
d)
Locke wrote about the "Fake Barn" example
49.
Hume's fork - divides knowledge which categories:
a)
Relations of Ideas: and Matters of Facts
b)
Realms of ideas and Deduction of ideas
50.
Empiricism is the view that we are born knowing nothing - our mind at birth is a blank slate. This is called …
a)
Tabula Rasa
b)
Infallibilism
c)
Reliabilism
d)
Realm of the Forms
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