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Test 2- Introduction to Philosophy 2024

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anika, Aria, and Mason are participating in a school play where they are portraying the roles of 3 famous Greek Philosophers. Can you identify where these philosophers originally lived?

a)

Greece

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Corinth

2.

William, Daniel, and Abigail are participating in a school quiz. The quizmaster asks: 'Who is this Greek Philosopher who was the teacher of Plato?' Who should they answer?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

3.

Imagine this scenario: Jackson, Liam, and Evelyn are in a history class learning about Greek philosophers. Their teacher asks, 'Who was the Greek philosopher that taught Alexander The Great?'

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

4.

James, Michael, and Arjun are having a debate about Greek philosophers. James insists that the philosopher who wrote/created "The Republic" is Socrates. Michael thinks it's Aristotle. Arjun, however, believes it's Plato. Who is correct?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

5.

During a school trip to Greece, Benjamin, Aria, and Daniel visited the ruins of an ancient institution. They learned that this institution, known as the Academy, was started by which Greek philosopher?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

6.

Emma, Charlotte, and Ava are participating in a school play about famous philosophers. Emma is playing the role of a Greek philosopher who was put on trial and sentenced to death. Who is she portraying?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

7.

Aiden, Oliver, and Mason are participating in a school debate. Aiden, who is known for his unique method of questioning, is often compared to a famous Greek philosopher. This philosopher is known for creating the Socrative Method. Who is this philosopher?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

8.

Ava, Luna, and Avery are studying different subjects. If Ava is studying Logic, which subject did Aristotle form that Ava is studying?

a)

Logic

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Ethics

9.

What is Aristotle's philosophy known as?

a)

Peripatetics

b)

Aristotelian

c)

Academia

d)

Scholars

10.

During a philosophy class, Evelyn, Liam, and Anika were discussing ancient Greek philosophy. They concluded that Socrates' contributions to the development of ancient Greek philosophy provided the foundation for all of Western Philosophy.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Zoe, Evelyn, and Anika are participating in a school play about the life of Socrates. In one scene, they have to depict the event of Socrates' death. They need to know, what plant was used in the poison that killed Socrates?

a)

Hemlock

b)

Foxglove

c)

Giant Hogweed

d)

Woodspurge

12.

During a history class, Lily, Mia, and Evelyn were discussing the physical appearance of Socrates. How did they describe Socrates' appearance?

a)

Lily said, 'He was taller than most people.'

b)

Mia suggested, 'He was completely average for the time.'

c)

Evelyn stated, 'He was not a very attractive man; he was short, fat, and considered ugly.'

d)

They all agreed, 'He was considered very handsome.'

13.

In a philosophy class, Luna, Lily, and Anika were discussing about various philosophers and their theories. They came across the concept of Natural Law. Who among the philosophers they discussed is the proponent of the Natural Law?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aquinas

d)

Augustine

14.

Thomas, Luna, Ethan, and Noah are studying history. They learned that Thomas was named after a historical figure who was born in a certain year. Can you guess what year Thomas's namesake was born?

a)

1235

b)

1225

c)

1135

d)

1125

15.

Emma, Jackson, and Anika are in a philosophy class. Their professor asks, 'Whose philosophy did Aquinas theologize?'

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Augustine

16.

During a history class discussion, Kai mentioned that Aquinas secretly joined a particular religious order. Charlotte, intrigued, asked him which one it was. What was Kai's response?

a)

Augustinian

b)

Dominican

c)

Jesuits

d)

Franciscans

17.

During a friendly game of charades, Thomas was given a character to act out. His friends, Abigail, Hannah, and Grace, had to guess the character. What was the humorous nickname they came up with based on his performance?

a)

Lazy Sloth

b)

Crazy Skunk

c)

Prickly Porcupine

d)

Dumb Ox

18.

Avery, Ethan, and Grace are participating in a quiz competition. The quizmaster asks, 'What is the name of the great work written by St. Thomas Aquinas?'

a)

Didache

b)

Rerum Novarum

c)

Fratelli Tutti

d)

Summa Theologica

19.

During a Sunday school class, the teacher explained to Abigail, Liam, and Emma that the third way of St. Thomas Aquinas explains there must be a Necessary Being that causes possible things to exist, and this we understand as

God. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

20.

During a philosophy class, Anika stated that ' The fourth way proceeds thus: Some things are more or less

perfect. There must be a most Perfect Being that causes the perfections in things, and this we understand

as God. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Aquinas taught that we can prove God exists using reason, or philosophical arguments. Such arguments are not intended to provide a complete picture, but they can establish that God exists, and that He has certain attributes. These arguments are called the “Four Ways.”

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The second way proceeds thus: Things undergo change. Changing things are changed by other things. The series of things causing other things to change cannot regress to infinity. There must be a First Changer, itself unchanging, and this we

understand as God.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Form is the organizing structure that makes a thing what it is; matter is the stuff that can

be structured and is subject to change (this kind of matter is more fundamental than

anything determinate like atoms).

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How did Plato explain the relationship between universals and particulars? How does the Allegory of the Cave help us understand this relationship?

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25.
What are the four causes in Aristotle's philosophy?
a)
Informal cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause
b)
material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause
c)
material cause, formal cause, difficient cause, final cause
d)
material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, first cause
26.
What is the difference between Aristotle's philosophy and Plato's philosophy?
a)
The main difference is their view on the nature of reality.
b)
The main difference is their approach to knowledge.
c)
The main difference is their perspective on the role of the state.
d)
The main difference is their belief in the existence of universal forms.
27.
What is the concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy?
a)
The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the physical and the metaphysical.
b)
The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the potential or capacity of something and its actual state or existence.
c)
The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the subjective and the objective.
d)
The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the past and the future.
28.
What is the 'hylomorphic theory' in Aristotle's philosophy?
a)
The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of only matter.
b)
The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of both matter and form.
c)
The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of form only.
d)
The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of neither matter nor form.
29.
Who founded the school of philosophy called the Academy?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Pythagoras
30.
It is sometimes called an essence (what a thing is), a form, or a nature. This term is common to many.
a)
particular
b)
universal
c)
Perception
d)
Concept
31.
A ________is that which is not common to many. It is a unique, unrepeatable individual.
a)
particular
b)
universal
c)
group
d)
community
32.
In Aristotle's theory of causes, which one entertains questions What is it? A thing’s form is its essence; that which makes a thing what it is and not something else.
a)
Material Cause
b)
Formal Cause
c)
Final Cause
d)
Efficient Cause
33.
In Aristotle's theory of causes, which one entertains questions of what is it made? A thing’s material is the physical substance that constitutes it.
a)
Material Cause
b)
Formal Cause
c)
Final Cause
d)
Efficient Cause
34.
In Aristotle's theory of causes, which one entertains questions How did it come to be? A thing’s efficient cause is whatever brought it into being.
a)
Material Cause
b)
Formal Cause
c)
Final Cause
d)
Efficient Cause
35.
In Aristotle's theory of causes, which one entertains questions Why is it? It is the end or the goal toward which it is oriented. It is the purpose that the thing serves.
a)
Efficient Cause
b)
Final Cause
c)
Material Cause
d)
Formal Cause
36.
When we grasp a universal form in our intellects, it’s called a ________.
a)
Sensation
b)
Concept
c)
Experience
d)
Perception
37.
According to Aristotle, In order for this change to occur, there must be three things.
a)
substance, form, and matter.
b)
potential, actual, and matter.
c)
solid, liquid, and gas
d)
privation, form, and matter.
38.
Aristotle’s epistemology (the philosophy of knowledge) is called_______. It holds that we have the capacity to know things as they really are. In fact, knowledge just is the union of the knower and the known.
a)
moderate realism
b)
potentiality
c)
hylomorphism
d)
nominalism
39.
What are the similarities and differences of Plato's and Aristotle philosophy?
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40.

In contrast to Aristotle, Plato held that the human person was one, living substance

made of soul and body. The immaterial soul functions as a substantial form, making the matter into the body of a human person. It also gives the body life, movement, and intellect

a)

True

b)

False