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Year 11 Philosophy General - Revision 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If P then Q. P therefore Q. is known as

a)

Modus Ponens

b)

Modus Tollens

c)

Denying the Antecedent

d)

Affirming the Consequent

2.

An argument that guarantees the conclusion is known as ...

a)

Deductive

b)

Inductive

c)

Abductive

d)

Seductive

3.

Which of the following is not an inference indicator?

a)

because

b)

therefore

c)

but

d)

so

4.

a cogent argument will have ...

a)

acceptable premises only

b)

acceptable premises and strong inferences

c)

good examples

d)

weak inferences

5.

"Vietnam is a country in South-East Asia" is an example of a

a)

Argument

b)

Explanation

c)

Narration

d)

Description

6.

The main thinker in support of merit-based justice

a)

John Rawls

b)

Robert Nozick

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Plato

7.

The Veil of Ignorance is a concept introduced by

a)

John Rawls

b)

Robert Nozick

c)

Karl Marx

d)

JP Sartre

8.

An implied agreement between the state and the populace, whereby the people hand over certain freedoms and agree to certain codes of conduct in exchange for protection and security.

a)

Empiricism

b)

Social Contract

c)

Rationalism

d)

Political Philosophy

9.

The Leviathan was written by ...

a)

John Locke

b)

David Hume

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

JS Mill

10.

Tacit Consent is a concept introduced by ..

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

JJ Rousseau

d)

JP Sartre

11.

The concept in epistemology which claims all knowledge comes from experience

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Positivism

d)

Falsificationism

12.

ideas which are present from birth

a)

Tabula Rasa

b)

Innate Ideas

c)

a posteriori

d)

Blank Slate

13.

Blank Slate Theory is also known as.......

a)

Empty Board

b)

Tabula Rasa

c)

Innate Ideas

d)

a priori

14.

The view that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge

a)

Positivism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Scepticism

d)

Phenomenology

15.

Falsification was a concept introduced by...

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Mr Popper's Penguin

c)

August Comte

d)

Karl Popper