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Philosophy

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum?

a)

Rene Discartes

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Jean- Paul Sarte

2.

According to Plato, what is knowledge?

a)

A justified true belief

b)

There is no such thing as true knowledge

c)

Opinion

d)

That which can be proven

3.

Thomas Aquinas’s cosmological arguments argue for…

a)

The existence of God

b)

Nihilism

c)

The existence of other intelligent life

d)

The existence of knowledge

4.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of philosophy

b)

Love of wisdom

c)

Love of soapboxes

d)

Lover of questions

5.

Which branch of philosophy is primarily concerned with the question of being?

a)

Platonism

b)

Existentialism

c)

Marxism

d)

Humanism

6.

Who is widely known as the first existentialist, despite never having used the word existentialism?

a)

Søren Kierkegaard

b)

Alan Watts

c)

Hannah Arendt

d)

Jean-Paul Sartre

7.

The allegory of the cave argues what?

a)

We are born with infinite knowledge.

b)

There is value in ignorance.

c)

Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.

d)

Our perceptions may not be accurate.

8.

What does tabula rasa mean?

a)

Red tablet

b)

New knowledge

c)

Rise tomorrow

d)

Clean slate

9.

Plato was a student to which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Xenophon

c)

Socrates

d)

Thomas Aquinas

10.

Who was China’s greatest thinker, teacher, and philosopher?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Yao

d)

Shinto

11.

How many educational methods of Confucius?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

12.

The idea of karl marx and lenin is exactly the same

a)

Yes

b)

Not Given

c)

No

13.

How many basic contents of social justice in Marxist - Leninist education

a)

4

b)

7

c)

8

d)

5

14.

In the comments below, what is the ideal of karl marx?

a)

Means - force of production

b)

Determination of conditions has changed

c)

Determine the time of birth of the Communist Party

d)

The "old review method knows new“

15.

Confucius' educational approach has been applied today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not given

16.

What is the goal of Confucius' education

a)

Training and fostering good people to be mandarins, reconciling class contradictions, "restoring politeness" in a messy society.

b)

Implement the general education regime, free of charge and create conditions for studying facilities.

c)

In terms of teaching methods, he has a number of unique perspectives with progressive realities, which are still of the current significance in teaching and organizing examinations in our country today.

d)

The state implements measures to ensure equity in education.

17.
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
a)
Taoism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
18.

ALL the power to the People could best be used to describe the political philosophy of...

a)

John Locke

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Thomas Hobbes

19.

According to Plato, what is knowledge?

a)

A justified true belief

b)

There is no such thing as true knowledge

c)

Opinion

d)

That which can be proven

20.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of philosophy

b)

Love of wisdom

c)

Love of soapboxes

d)

Lover of questions

21.

What does tabula rasa mean?

a)

Red tablet

b)

New knowledge

c)

Rise tomorrow

d)

Clean slate

22.

Plato was a student to which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Xenophon

c)

Socrates

d)

Thomas Aquinas

23.
The reality that exists outside our human experience
a)
physics
b)
mathematics
c)
magnetics
d)
metaphysics
24.
The study of the human experience
a)
Anthropology
b)
Antarctica
c)
Astrology 
d)
Analogy 
25.
The meaning of telos
a)
Reason
b)
Option
c)
Purpose
d)
Ability 
26.
All of creation participates in God's Existence or Being in a limited way known as
a)
being
b)
ability 
c)
opportunity
d)
relation
27.
Which is NOT a requirement of knowledge:
a)
Something that is
b)
Belief
c)
Justification
d)
Love
28.
This branch of philosophy studies the concept of knowledge. 
a)
Metaphysics
b)
Empiricism 
c)
Epistemology 
d)
Theology 
29.
the study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality. 
a)
Philosophy 
b)
Theology
c)
Anthropology
d)
Hamartiology 
30.

What makes a bad decision bad? A question that falls under the branch of Philosophy called _________.

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

31.
_______________ emphasizes the importance of transferring knowledge, information, and skills from the older (wiser) generation to the younger one
a)
student centered philosophy
b)
teacher centered philosophy