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Prefinal Exam- Philosophy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does tabula rasa mean?

a)

Red tablet

b)

New knowledge

c)

Rise tomorrow

d)

Clean slate

2.
The study of Truth or Knowledge
a)
Epistemology
b)
Ecclesiology
c)
Ethnography
d)
Ecology
3.

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

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

4.

What is the meaning of the Greek word "Sophia"?

a)

Happiness

b)

Freedom

c)

Love

d)

Wisdom

5.

What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation?

a)

holistic

b)

partial

c)

partition

d)

reduction

6.

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?

a)

referring to only one source of information for your position paper

b)

participating in a class discussion

c)

listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades

d)

watching videos over the internet

7.

Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective?

a)

Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates

b)

Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice

c)

Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs

d)

Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them

8.

Which of the following branch of Philosophy deals with reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity?

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

9.

The etymology of the word Philosophy is...

a)

Love of the world

b)

Love of Wisdom

c)

Love of Life

d)

Love of Learning

10.

Questions related to Beauty and Taste

a)

Ethics

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Axiology

d)

Logic

e)

Semanthics

11.

Name the principle: A thing is either is or is not; everything must be either be or not be; between being and not-being, there is no middle ground possible.

a)

Principle of Identity

b)

Principle of the Highest

c)

Principle of Excluded Middle

d)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

12.

Name the principle: Nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being and existence.

a)

Principle of Existence

b)

Principle of Excluded Middle

c)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

d)

Principle of Identity

13.

An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person’s point/argument

a)

ad hominem

b)

bandwagon

c)

circular reasoning

d)

either/or

14.

What is an example of ad hominem?

a)

You can either eat what the cafeteria is serving or starve.

b)

Mrs. Moe's argument about how we are responsible for completing the assignment is invalid because she is wearing an ugly scarf.

c)

Mrs. Moe has a Starbucks drink today so that means she will not go to Caribou and then Caribou will go out of business.

15.
An opinion is 
a)
something that can be proven.
b)
always based on facts
c)
a view or judgement about something
16.
"I can't trust that doctor's advice on how to raise my child. He has never been a mother.
This is an example of 
a)
An Argument From Authority
b)
An Ad Hominem Attack
c)
A Slippery Slope Argument
d)
The Two Wrongs Make a Right Fallacy
17.
Why is this a logical fallacy?
"Don't listen to Mr. Fingers when he says walk in the hallways. How can you trust someone who wears bow ties?"
a)
It appeals to authority.
b)
It tells you to do something because it's popular.
c)
It attacks the person. 
d)
It gives you an unlikely outcome. 
18.
Why is this a logical fallacy?
"Everyone should like coffee: 95% of teachers do!"
a)
It tells you to like something because a lot of people do.
b)
It simplifies the argument.
c)
It generalizes the argument. 
d)
It says A is true and B is true so A+B must be true.
19.
Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that as the face of our next president? 
a)
Cherry Picking
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc
d)
Ad Hominem
20.
Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
a)
Ad hominem
b)
Categorical Claim
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Stereotyping
21.
He can't be a great athlete; he cheated on his wife.
a)
ad hominem
b)
bandwagon appeal
c)
either-or fallacy
d)
hasty generalization
22.

My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

a)

Slippery Slope

b)

Sentimental Appeal

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Ad Hominem

23.

Jackie is more beautiful than Jade.

a)

Truth

b)

Opinion

24.

The biggest planet in the solar system is Jupiter

a)

Truth

b)

Opinion

25.

Money is the most important thing in the world.

a)

Truth

b)

Opinion

26.

Cats are the best pets among all animals.

a)

Truth

b)

Opinion

27.

This fallacy uses the threat of force or an undesirable event to advance an argument

a)

ad hominem

b)

appeal to force

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to tradition

28.

A fallacy using emotions such as pity or sympathy

a)

ad hominem

b)

appeal to force

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to tradition

29.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a “body”?

a)

Material

b)

Immaterial

c)

Mutable

d)

Destructible

30.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of “soul”?

a)

Material

b)

Immaterial

c)

Immutable

d)

Indestructible

31.

According to the principle of life, anything that has _____ has a soul.

a)

Brain

b)

Body

c)

Feeling

d)

Life

32.

Which of the following is not included on the 3 Levels of Soul According to Aristotle?

a)

Insects

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Humans

33.

According to the Christian Philosopy, “embodied spirit” means _______.

a)

The separable union of body and soul.

b)

The inseparable union of body and soul.

c)

The interchanging body and soul.

d)

The distance between body and soul.

34.

What is the full name of your teacher in this subject? (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name)

(a)  

35.

Your subject is (a)   (complete description or title)