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PHILO pretest 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are the bearers of truth, EXCEPT for:

a)

Belief

b)

Statement

c)

Sentences

d)

Questions

2.

It is something that occurs in the world, and it is what makes a certain statement true.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Fact

c)

Truth

d)

Expereince

3.

It can be established by means of sense experience.

a)

Rational truth

b)

Private truth

c)

Empirical truth

d)

Public truth

4.

Truth of statement arrived at through the process of deductive reasoning.

a)

Deductive truth

b)

Relative truth

c)

Universal truth

d)

Inductive truth

5.

His methods of questions and answers illustrates how views need to be defended with consistency and clarity

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Descartes

6.

According to the dialectic process, what comes next after you've put forth a claim/ thesis?

a)

antithesis

b)

synthesis

c)

knowledge

d)

Questioning

7.

If the truth of statement arrived at through the process of inductive reasoning in Inductive truth, how can a claim be considered as relative truth?

a)

acknowledged by everyone

b)

acknowledged only by some people

c)

acknowledged only by scholars

d)

acknowledged only by scientest

8.

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

9.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of philosophy

b)

Love of wisdom

c)

Love of soapboxes

d)

Lover of questions

10.

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

a)

holistic

b)

partial

c)

partition

d)

reduction

11.

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

12.

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

13.

Which of the following statements is true?


1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing philosophy.


2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy

a)

Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

b)

Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.

c)

Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false

d)

Both statements 1 and 2 are true

14.

Which branch of Philosophy deals with knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity and scope.

a)

Logic

b)

Epistomology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

15.

Which of the following branch of Philosophy investigates the objects, properties, space, time, cause and effect, possibilities and existence?

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

16.

Which branch of Philosophy involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviors?

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

17.

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

18.

Man is a bipedal being.

a)

Reality

b)

Certainty

c)

Causality

d)

Ethics

19.

Jude made a rude comment, so Ellise hit him.

a)

Reality

b)

Certainty

c)

Causality

d)

Ethics

20.

It is not right for one man to live in prosperity while thousands suffer in poverty.

a)

Reality

b)

Certainty

c)

Causality

d)

Ethics