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WorksheetsPhilosophy&CT Unit 1 MC Practice
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
The etymology of the word philosophy consists of which Greek word for “love?”
a)
Agape – the highest form of love
b)
Eros – passionate love
c)
Philia – affection between equals
d)
Storge – familial love
2.
Which of the following is NOT generally considered a branch of philosophy?
a)
Metaphysics
b)
Mythos
c)
Logic
d)
Epistemology
3.
Philosophy is rightly defined as what?
a)
Quest for wisdom
b)
Quest for knowledge
c)
Love of debate
d)
Love of wisdom
4.
What is truth-value?
a)
The state of something being true as fact.
b)
The fact that something can be true or false.
c)
When someone is correct.
d)
A sign that something is false.
5.
Which statement uses a priori knowledge?
a)
23+11=34
b)
It is raining in Austin, Texas right now.
c)
There is a computer in front of you right now.
d)
Your teacher drives a blue car.
6.
Which statement uses a posteriori knowledge?
a)
A bachelor is an unmarried male.
b)
All dogs are animals.
c)
There are three sides to a triangle.
d)
The parrot is dead.
7.
Propositional knowledge that we learn from the result of understanding the relationship of ideas to one another is what type of propositional knowledge?
a)
Logical
b)
Empirical
c)
Systemic
d)
Semantic
8.
Propositional knowledge that we is knowledge from our senses is what type of propositional knowledge?
a)
Logical
b)
Empiricial
c)
Systemic
d)
Semantic
9.
Propositional knowledge that is the result of learning how words, symbols, and numbers relate and operate with one another is what type of propositional knowledge?
a)
Logical
b)
Empirical
c)
Systemic
d)
Semantic
10.
Propositional knowledge that is the result of learning what words mean is what type of propositional knowledge?
a)
Logical
b)
Empirical
c)
Systemic
d)
Semantic
11.
According to the classic definition provided by Plato, knowledge requires what three things (tripartite)?
a)
Belief, Truth, Justification
b)
Belief, Expertise, Justification
c)
Feeling, Truth, Justification
d)
Belief, Truth, Accuracy
12.
What kind of belief is exhibited by Plato in his Allegory of the Cave?
a)
Monism
b)
Dualism
c)
Pluralism
d)
Immaterialism
13.
Which of the following belongs in the World of Forms?
a)
The tree outside
b)
The classroom desk
c)
The form of a horse
d)
A man named John
14.
Which of the following belongs in the World of Appearances?
a)
A horse
b)
The form of a man
c)
The idea of beauty
d)
Mathematical objects
15.
Which portion of Plato’s divided line is represented by the shadows on the wall?
a)
Images
b)
Visible things
c)
Forms
d)
The Good
16.
Which portion of Plato’s divided line is represented by the puppets making the shadows in the cave?
a)
Images
b)
Visible things
c)
Forms
d)
The Good
17.
Which portion of Plato’s divided line is represented by the things encountered outside of the cave?
a)
Images
b)
Visible things
c)
Forms
d)
The Good
18.
Which portion of Plato’s divided line is represented by the sun encountered outside of the cave?
a)
Images
b)
Visible things
c)
Forms
d)
The Good
19.
Identify the term: the process of trying to find the answers to fundamental questions using reasoning, rather than accepting, without question, conventional views or traditional authority
a)
ontology
b)
questioning
c)
Philosophy
d)
epistemology
20.
Identify the term: the use of evidence to arrive at beliefs and ideas that have not been handed down or forced upon us by society, teachers, religion, or even philosophers
a)
Rational
b)
philosophy
c)
science
d)
reasoning
21.
Identify the term: based on or in accordance with reason or logic
a)
rational
b)
epistemology
c)
knowledge
d)
logos
22.
Identify the term: the study of knowledge and justified belief
a)
metaphysics
b)
epistemology
c)
Theaetetus
d)
ontology
23.
Identify the term: awareness and understanding of particular aspects of reality; justified true belief
a)
epistemology
b)
truth-value
c)
proposition
d)
knowledge
24.
Identify the term: the attitude we have whenever we take something to be the case or regard it as true
a)
belief
b)
faith
c)
truth
d)
justification
25.
Identify the term: the body of real things, events, and facts; actuality
a)
knowledge
b)
belief
c)
truth
d)
justification
26.
Identify the term: belief, proposition, or argument where its truth or falsity can be established independently of observation
a)
a priori
b)
a posteriori
c)
empirical
d)
logical
27.
Identify the term: belief, proposition, or argument where its truth or falsity can be established only through observation
a)
a priori
b)
a posteriori
c)
empirical
d)
logical
28.
Identify the term: the reason that someone (properly) holds a belief
a)
justification
b)
belief
c)
truth
d)
fact
29.
Identify the term: an inquiry into the nature of reality
a)
monism
b)
ontology
c)
metaphysics
d)
dualism
30.
Identify the term: theory of being
a)
dualism
b)
monism
c)
metaphysics
d)
ontology
31.
Identify the term: there are two fundamental kinds, categories of things, or principles
a)
dualism
b)
monism
c)
ontology
d)
metaphysics
32.
Identify the term: there is only one fundamental kind, category of thing, or principle
a)
dualism
b)
monism
c)
ontology
d)
metaphysics
33.
Identify the term: an Athenian philosopher who thought that human beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or other superficial attributes
a)
Thales
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Aristotle
34.
Identify the term: a disciple of Socrates through which we learned most of what we know about Socrates through his writings
a)
Thales
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Aristotle
35.
Identify the term: a Greek philosopher and founder of multiple schools of philosophy, studied under Plato
a)
Thales
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Aristotle
36.
Identify the term: a written exchange between two or more people in order to discuss one’s philosophy in an understandable way
a)
dialogue
b)
debate
c)
discussion
d)
argument
37.
According to the textbook, the line between philosophy and what is sometimes very thin?
a)
thought
b)
madness
c)
science
d)
knowledge
38.
The first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition who attempted to explain natural phenomena in terms of other natural phenomena )and thought that everything is water) was who?
a)
Thales
b)
Democritus
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
39.
Mythos, or myth, traces the origin of things back to what?
a)
The Big Bang
b)
status quo
c)
natural time
d)
strong time
40.
How many total segments does a typical Platonic dialogue contain?
a)
Three
b)
Four
c)
Five
d)
Six
41.
What typically belongs in the first segment of a Platonic dialogue?
a)
Socrates notices some minor problem with the formulation of the other’s argument
b)
The other person is confused at Socrates’ question and admits ignorance
c)
The two admit ignorance and begin questioning things
d)
Both admit to not knowing the answer
42.
What typically belongs in the second segment of a Platonic dialogue?
a)
Socrates notices some minor problem with the formulation of the other’s argument
b)
The other person is confused at Socrates’ question and admits ignorance
c)
The two admit ignorance and begin questioning things
d)
Both admit to not knowing the answer
43.
What typically starts the third segment of a Platonic dialogue?
a)
Socrates notices some minor problem with the formulation of the other’s argument
b)
The other person is confused at Socrates’ question and admits ignorance
c)
The two admit ignorance and begin questioning things
d)
Both admit to not knowing the answer
44.
How does a Platonic dialogue typically end?
a)
Socrates notices some minor problem with the formulation of the other’s argument
b)
The other person is confused at Socrates’ question and admits ignorance
c)
The two admit ignorance and begin questioning things
d)
Both admit to not knowing the answer
45.
Aretê is Greek for what?
a)
human excellence
b)
apathy
c)
knowledge
d)
ignorance
46.
What conclusion is Plato drawing with the slave boy in Meno’s paradox?
a)
That Socrates can teach him math.
b)
That the slave boy’s knowledge of math was innate.
c)
That Socrates was guiding the slave boy to mathematical knowledge.
d)
That Meno’s paradox is the rule for doubling a square.
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