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Philosophy Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Plato

b)

Nietzsche

c)

Descartes

d)

Aquinas

2.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of questions

b)

Lover of wisdom

c)

Lover of philosophy

d)

Lover of truth

3.

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

a)

Existentialism

b)

Platonism

c)

Marxism

d)

Humanism

4.

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

a)

Kierkegaard

b)

Sartre

c)

Arendt

d)

Watts

5.

What does tabula rasa mean?

a)

Rise tomorrow

b)

Clean slate

c)

New knowledge

d)

Red tablet

6.

The allegory of the cave argues what?

a)

We are born with infinite knowledge.

b)

There is value in ignorance.

c)

Our perceptions may not be accurate.

d)

Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.

7.

Metaphysics is the study of…

a)

Knowledge

b)

Ethics

c)

Politics

d)

Existence

8.

Epistemology is the theory of…

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Cosmology

c)

Poetics

d)

Knowledge

9.

Plato was a student to which philosopher?

a)

Xenophon

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Aquinas

10.

What is the philosophical study of value called?

a)

Axiology

b)

Ethics

c)

Ontology

d)

Valuation