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Ontological Argument

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the philosopher who developed the original OA.

a)

Descartes

b)

Plantinga

c)

Anselm

d)

Malcolm

2.

Name the philosopher who developed the other traditional form of the OA.

a)

Descartes

b)

Plantinga

c)

Anselm

d)

Malcolm

3.

Name 2 philosophers who developed modern reformulations of the OA.

a)

Descartes

b)

Plantinga

c)

Anselm

d)

Malcolm

4.

How does Anselm describe God?

a)

That than which nothing greater can be conceived

b)

That which is the most perfect

c)

That than which nothing more powerful can be conceived

d)

That which is omnibenevloent

5.

How does Descartes describe God?

a)

A supremely powerful being

b)

A supremely great being

c)

A supremely benevolent being

d)

A supremely perfect being

6.

Name the writing in which Anselm outlined his OA.

a)

Meditations

b)

Proslogion

c)

The Nature of Necessity

d)

The Critique of Pure Reason

7.

Name the writing in which Descartes outlined his OA.

a)

Meditations

b)

Proslogion

c)

The Nature of Necessity

d)

The Critique of Pure Reason

8.

What is the meaning of ontological?

a)

Concerned with perfection

b)

Concerned with presence

c)

Concerned with power

d)

Concerned with being

9.

What does 'reduction ad absurdum' mean?

a)

Reduce to complexity

b)

Reduce to absurdity

c)

Reduce to perfection

d)

Reduce to simplicity

10.

A Priori and Deductive arguments base their reasoning on ...

a)

Logic

b)

Experience

c)

Evidence

d)

Prediction

11.

A posteriori and Inductive arguments base their reasoning on ...

a)

Logic

b)

Experience

c)

Evidence

d)

Prediction

12.

According to Anselm, how must God exist if he is the greatest possible being?

a)

In the mind and in reality

b)

In the mind

c)

In reality

d)

He doesn't exist

13.

According to Anselm, God must be ...

a)

Necessary

b)

Contingent

14.

A contingent being is a being which ...

a)

Is not dependent on someone or something else to exist

b)

Is dependent on someone or something else to exist

15.

What does Descartes state perfection implies?

a)

Greatness

b)

Powerfulness

c)

Perfection

d)

Goodness

16.

What example does Descartes use to explain his OA?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Circle

17.

Plantinga developed a modern reformulation of the OA, what was the main feature of his argument?

a)

Possible islands

b)

Possible Trees

c)

Possible seas

d)

Possible worlds

18.

Which form of Anselm's argument does Malcolm agree with?

a)

First Form

b)

Second Form

19.

Malcolm argues that God's existence is not impossible, so therefore God must exist. For God to exist he must then be ...

a)

Necessary

b)

Contingent

20.

Which of the following thinkers responded directly to Anselm's OA?

a)

Gaunilo

b)

Kant

c)

Russell

d)

Davies

21.

Which of the following thinkers responded directly to Descartes' OA?

a)

Gaunilo

b)

Kant

c)

Russell

d)

Davies

22.

In Gaunilo's criticism of the OA, what example does he use?

a)

A planet

b)

A sea

c)

An island

d)

A world

23.

What is Kant's main criticism of the OA?

a)

Greatness is not a predicate

b)

A priori is not a predicate

c)

Perfection is not a predicate

d)

Existence is not a predicate

24.

What example does Kant use to illustrate his argument?

a)

A troll

b)

A unicorn

c)

A duck

d)

A fairy