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Year 9 revision quiz

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

RS is an abbreviation of

(a)  

2.
Which statement best defines the concept of “ethics”?
a)
Ethics is the ability to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior.
b)
Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do.
c)
Ethics is a society’s standards of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members.
d)
Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.
3.

The study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Theology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Hamartiology

4.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
5.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
6.

Democracy in Athens meant that...

a)

all men could vote

b)

all men and women could vote

c)

all male citizens could vote

d)

all members of the Oligarchy could vote

7.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above. 
8.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
9.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
10.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
11.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons 
12.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
13.

Who was a student of Socrates?

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle

d)

Heraclitus

14.
 Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"? 
a)
Plato
b)
Homer
c)
Aristotle 
d)
Archimedes
15.
The Allegory of the Cave, like most of Plato's writing, is a ...
a)
play
b)
essay
c)
dialogue
d)
movie
16.
The Allegory of the Cave was written by...
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Sartre
d)
Descartes
17.
The Allegory of the Cave, like most of Plato's writing, is a ...
a)
play
b)
essay
c)
dialogue
d)
movie
18.
In the allegory, the prisoners represent...
a)
philosophers forced to live among the nomal people
b)
people who do not realize that they are not seeing reality
c)
Aristotle's students
d)
students at Dakota High School
19.
According to Plato, the escaped prisoners who leave the cave are like...
a)
philosophers who are closer to the Forms
b)
students who study mathematics
c)
artists who represent the Forms in a much closer way than we see reality
d)
students who get to leave during tutorial
20.
Because Plato believes in ideals called Forms and in using reason and rationality to find the truth, he is considered a ...
a)
existentialist
b)
idealist/rationalist
c)
skeptic
d)
empiricist
21.

What was one of Plato's most famous books?

a)

The Republic

b)

The Bible

c)

The Great Gatsby

d)

The Book of Socrates

22.
Aristotle thought that Plato’s Theory of Forms:
a)
Was not very accurate in demonstrating the reality of things
b)
Was the most appropriate way of understanding the world around us
c)
Had been well developed as a hypothetical realm of Forms and represented reality
23.

RS is an abbreviation of

(a)  

24.
Which statement best defines the concept of “ethics”?
a)
Ethics is the ability to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior.
b)
Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do.
c)
Ethics is a society’s standards of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members.
d)
Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.
25.

The study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Theology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Hamartiology

26.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
27.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
28.

Democracy in Athens meant that...

a)

all men could vote

b)

all men and women could vote

c)

all male citizens could vote

d)

all members of the Oligarchy could vote

29.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above. 
30.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
31.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
32.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
33.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons 
34.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
35.

'Philosophy' means...

a)

Love of wisdom

b)

Finding wisdom

c)

Love of thinking

d)

Finding love

36.

Knowledge is acquired through logic or reason

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

37.

Knowledge is acquired through the senses

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

38.

Those who believe the mind/body are two separate entities are called (a)  

39.

He argued that the soul/mind are separate and made of different substances, with the body being physical and the mind being non-physical and immortal

a)

Plato

b)

Descartes

c)

Ryle

d)

Dawkins

40.

He said the famous phrase: "I think, therefore I am"

a)

Plato

b)

Descartes

c)

Ryle

d)

Dawkins

41.

What branch of Philosophy studies the nature of our own reality?

a)

Epistemology

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Value Theory

42.

Who argued that we cannot rely on our five senses to give us accurate information about reality?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Descartes

c)

Ayn Rand

d)

Plato

43.

FILL IN THE MISSING WORD:

Plato believed that there were two different parts to a human: a physical body and a non-physical, immortal soul. He argued that before the sould joined the body, it lived in another realm - the realm of (a)   .

44.

Descartes concluded that the idea of God is imprinted on our minds: in other words, people are born with an understanding of God.

What is this belief known as?

a)

His copyright argument

b)

His signature argument

c)

His patented argument

d)

His trademark argument

45.
Descartes was from _______.
a)
Sweden
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
France
46.
Descartes said "It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ___________________.
a)
to have nice hair
b)
to use it well
c)
to do lots of math
d)
to love life
47.
Despite all of his contributions to math, Descartes is ofter referred to as "The Father of Modern _____________.
a)
Science
b)
Philosophy
c)
Computers
d)
Education
48.

What is the first certainty?

a)

I think, therefore I am.

b)

I don't think therefore I do not exist.

c)

I certainly don't know.

49.

Descartes believed that every person had an imprint of God in their minds when they are born.

a)

False

b)

True

50.

Who among the Philosophers is the proponent of the Natural Law?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aquinas

d)

Augustine

51.

Thomas was born on what year?

a)

1235

b)

1225

c)

1135

d)

1125

52.

Who predicted that Thomas would one day join the Order of Friars Preachers, become a great learner and achieve unequaled sanctity?

a)

St. Albert

b)

Holy Hermit

c)

Averroes

d)

Holy monk

53.

Whose philosophy did Aquinas theologize?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Augustine

54.

St Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of _____________.

a)

Catholic Schools and Students

b)

Animals

c)

The poor

d)

The sick

55.

This refers to the process of discovering what and who God truly is

a)

Economy

b)

Theology

c)

Teology

d)

Philosophy

56.

According to Saint Thomas' pedagogy, the types of wisdom are the following: productive, moral, rational, and ____________.

a)

cultural

b)

practical

c)

logical

d)

natural

57.

In Metaphysics, who is referred to as the "Supreme Being"?

a)

Mary

b)

Jesus

c)

God

d)

Holy Spirit

58.

"All matter exists physically, but its essence is manifested by the perfect creation of God"

a)

Law

b)

Economy

c)

Thomism

d)

Philosophy

59.

What is the cosmological argument based on?

a)

All things in the universe are contingent and don’t contain within them the reason for their own existence, so need something contingent to explain them.

b)

All things in the universe are contingent and don’t contain within them the reason for their own existence, so need something necessary to explain them.

c)

All things in the universe are necessary and don’t contain within them the reason for their own existence, so need something necessary to explain them.

d)

All things in the universe are contingent and contain within them the reason for their own existence, so need something contingent to explain them.