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CT Quiz 1.

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Critical Thinking is disciplined thinking governed by clear intellectual _____.

a)

Thoughts

b)

Standards

c)

Processes

d)

Goals

2.

Critical Thinking as a process involves the following except

a)

Remaining steadfast and unrelenting in your stance.

b)

Identifying other people’s positions, arguments and conclusions

c)

Reflecting on issues in a structured way, bringing logic and insight to bear

d)

Presenting a point of view in a structures, clear, well-reasoned way that convinces others.

3.
  • Critical Thinking is beneficial because it leads to an improved ability to identify the key points in a text or other message rather than becoming distracted by less important material.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea

4.

Which of the following notable personality is a good example of Intellectual Perseverance?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Dora the Explorer

d)

Yuri Gagarin

5.

The conclusion is the statement in an argument that the premises are not

intended to prove or support.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea

6.

The Principle of Charity Test to distiguish arguments basically banks on ___-

a)

Benefit of doubt

b)

Truth or dare

c)

Pros and cons

d)

Relevance and clarity

e)

Opinions of the masses

7.

Relativism is the view that truth is a matter of opinion and its two forms are ____

a)

Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism.

b)

Traditional and Cultural Relativism

c)

Social and Political Relativism

d)

Individualistic and Cultural Relativism

8.

You’d better shape up, ’cuz I need a man, and my heart is set on you. (Olivia

Newton-John, Grease )

The conclusion here is

a)

You'd better shape up.

b)

'Cuz I need a man, and my heart is set on you'.

c)

There is no conclusion, this is an explanation.

9.

I stopped eating lots of bacon because I was worried about my heart.

This is ________

a)

An argument

b)

An unwarranted assumption

c)

An explanation

d)

A clarification.

10.

Her husband no longer eats butter or drinks full-fat milk. She

showed him a picture of clogged arteries which frightened him

into changing his eating habits.

This is an argument.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea