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Quiz on Philosophical Perspectives (BSED MATH)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

The following philosophers are Greeks, EXCEPT for one:

a)

SOCRATES

b)

NIETZSCHE

c)

ARISTOTLE

d)

PLATO

2.

Etymologically, Philosophy is defined to be the ____ __ ______.

(a)  

3.

He believed that "Life is absurd and one must revolt against that absurdity."

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

According to Plato, the highest form of knowledge is:

a)

God

b)

virtue

c)

the idea of good

d)

harmony

5.

To Aristotle, ___ and ___ are essential to good life.

a)

indulgence and satisfaction

b)

happiness and sadness

c)

cultivation of virtue and true friendship

d)

none of the options

6.

It lies at the mean between the excessive and the deficient.

(a)  

7.

Due to the scarcity in the world, life has always been a competition.

a)

DAVID HUME

b)

THOMAS HOBBES

c)

FRANCIS BACON

d)

ALBERT CAMUS

8.

The following are the views of Francis Bacon, EXCEPT FOR ONE:

a)

Knowledge is power.

b)

Knowledge comes from experience.

c)

Abilities are perfected by nature and nurtured by experience.

d)

All options are his views.

9.

Existence precedes essence, as Sartre wonderfully puts it. ESSENCE is:

a)

what makes things easier

b)

what makes a thing what it is

c)

what makes things less absurd

d)

what makes things complicated

10.

The highest and the infinite good according to St. Augustine is:

(a)  

11.

Which among the parts of the human soul must rule, according to Plato?

a)

Mind / Reason

b)

Heart / Spirit

c)

Body / Appetite

d)

All of them.

12.

Which among the following is the perspective of David Hume:

a)

The human heart is insatiable.

b)

All ideas are derived from impressions.

c)

Knowing oneself is knowing God.

d)

I think. Therefore, I am.

13.

"The purpose of life is to realize oneself by becoming superhuman."

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

John Locke is the proponent of Empiricism which believes that:

a)

Knowledge comes from reason.

b)

Knowledge comes from experience.

c)

Knowledge comes from impressions.

d)

Knowledge comes from magic.

15.

The term used by John Locke to mean "blank slate" or empty sheet.

a)

rabula tasa

b)

balura sata

c)

tabula rasa

d)

tabula sara

16.

God reveals Himself through nature. This is according to:

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

To Plato, the reason must be the one to rule the spirit and the appetite. In this way, one can achieve _______ in the soul.

a)

MEANING

b)

HARMONY

c)

ESSENCE

d)

PURPOSE

18.

"You must be here first, right here and right now

before you can start discovering what you are here for."

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

To Gilbert Ryle, the self is:

a)

constant and stable

b)

changing and dynamic

c)

how you behave

d)

unknowable

20.

Philo literally means:

(a)  

21.

Sophia literally means:

(a)  

22.

Intellectual humility according to him is a requisite for wisdom.

(a)  

23.

Which one among the different philosophers do you AGREE MOST? Explain why.

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24.

Which one among the different philosophers do you DISAGREE MOST? Explain why.

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25.

After learning from the different perspectives,

describe and explain your OWN perspective on life, human nature and self.

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