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Categorical Proposition Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the study of arguments using categorical statements called?

a)

Deductive reasoning

b)

Inductive reasoning

c)

Abductive reasoning

d)

Analogical reasoning

2.

Which of the following is not one of the four standard forms of categorical proposition identified by the Ancient Greeks?

a)

Some S are all P

b)

Some S are P

c)

No S are P

d)

All S are P

3.

What is the hypothetical viewpoint in modern understanding of categorical propositions?

a)

A viewpoint that requires the subject category to have at least one member

b)

A viewpoint that removes some of the relations present in the traditional square of opposition

c)

A viewpoint that allows one to deduce more results than the existential viewpoint

d)

A viewpoint that considers if the subject category may be empty

4.

Which type of categorical proposition is described as universal and affirmative?

a)

No S is P

b)

All S is P

c)

Some S is P

d)

Some S is not P

5.

What does the statement 'Some S is P' refer to in logic?

a)

None of the above

b)

At least some, and perhaps all, P are S

c)

At least some, and perhaps all, S are not P

d)

At least some, and perhaps all, S are P

6.

Which of the following is true about the distribution of terms in an A-proposition?

a)

The subject is distributed to the predicate, but not the reverse

b)

The predicate is distributed to the subject, but not the reverse

c)

Both the subject and predicate are distributed bidirectionally

d)

Neither the subject nor the predicate is distributed

7.

What does an E-proposition distribute bidirectionally between?

a)

The subject and the predicate

b)

The predicate and the subject

c)

Neither the subject nor the predicate

d)

Both the subject and predicate

8.

What are the two possible qualities of a categorical proposition?

a)

Distributed and undistributed

b)

Affirmative and negative

c)

Subject and predicate

d)

Universal and particular

9.

What is the primary distinct type of categorical proposition identified by the Ancient Greeks?

a)

E form

b)

O form

c)

A form

d)

I form

10.

What is the number of members of the subject class in a universal proposition?

a)

Cannot be determined

b)

No members

c)

Some members

d)

All members