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Mock Quiz Bee

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ethical theory emphasizes the importance of consequences in determining the morality of an action?

a)
Deontology
b)
Virtue ethics
c)
Consequentialism
d)
Utilitarianism
2.

Which political philosophy advocates for a minimal government and maximum individual freedom?

a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Socialism
d)
Libertarianism
3.

What is the central focus of aesthetics?

a)
The study of history and politics
b)
The study of mathematics and science
c)
The study of sports and athletics
d)
The study of beauty and art
4.

The study of Values and Virtues, Good and evil, Morality

a)

Ethos

b)

Philosophy

c)

Axiology

d)

Ethics

5.

Which logical fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?

a)

Ad homie fallacy

b)
Straw man fallacy
c)
Ad hominem
d)
Red herring fallacy
6.

The love and pursuit of wisdom in moral matters

a)

Moral Philosophy

b)

Basic Philosophy

c)

Sophia

d)

Philia

7.

Refers to a proper way—(or right way) of doing things

a)

Technology

b)

Technical

c)

Teleology

d)

Teleological

8.

A descriptive study of ethics reports how people, particularly groups, make their moral valuations without making any judgment either for or against these valuations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

According to existentialism, the individual's existence precedes:

a)
happiness
b)
community
c)
purpose
d)
essence
10.

Which theory posits that mental states are identical to physical brain states?

a)

Dual Theory

b)
Behaviorism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Identity theory
11.

What is the position of agnosticism regarding the existence of God?

a)
Strong belief in the existence of God
b)
Belief in multiple gods
c)
Complete denial of the existence of God
d)

Uncertainty or lack of belief in God

12.

Ethical relativism asserts that there are objective moral truths applicable to all cultures

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Which branch of philosophy investigates the nature and scope of human knowledge?

(a)  

14.

Who is known for his thought experiment involving a "philosopher king" in the context of political philosophy?

a)

Plato

b)
Socrates
c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

15.

Which philosopher is associated with the idea of the "dialectic" and historical materialism?

(a)  

16.

Who is known for his theory of the "categorical imperative" in ethics?

a)

John Locke

b)

Jeremy Bentham

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Thomas Hobbes

17.

Who argued that "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am") as the foundation of knowledge?

a)
René Descartes
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Albert Einstein
18.

Which philosophical school of thought advocates for the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain?

a)
Stoicism
b)
Utilitarianism
c)
Nihilism
d)
Hedonism
19.

Consequentialism argues that the morality of an action is determined solely by its inherent nature

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

He is the founder of Western Philosophy

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Rene Descartes

21.

Select the right order:

a)

Socrates - Aristotle - Plato

b)

Aristotle - Socrates - Plato

c)

Aristotle - Plato - Socrates

d)

Socrates - Plato - Aristotle

22.

A conversation between two or more people in which participants are forced to think critically.

a)

Aristotelian Method

b)

Method of Doubting

c)

Socratic Conversing

d)

Socratic Dialogue

23.

One of his greatest contributions is the methodological skepticism (systematic method of doubting) established in his essay 'Discourse of the Method'.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Rene Descartes

24.

He is one of the first founder of English Empiricism and the father of liberalism.

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

John Locke

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Socrates

25.

He is a student of Socrates who also advocated dualism.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Descartes

d)

Immanuel Kant

26.

"Know Thyself"

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Descartes

27.

We are born with a blank state mind fresh for the shaping.

a)

Method of Doubting

b)

Aristotelian Ethics

c)

Neoplatonic Good

d)

Tabula Rasa

28.

"Cogito, ergo, sum"

a)

Descartes

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

29.

Plato believed the reality is an imperfect reflections of the perfect ideal.

a)

Method of Inquiring

b)

Skepticism

c)

The Republic

d)

Theory of Forms

30.

He argued that capitalism as a form of economic and social production is inherently flawed and wil ultimately fail.

a)

Socrates

b)

Karl Marx

c)

John Locke

d)

Immanuel Kant

31.

One of the central components of his philosophy is tabula rasa, or blank state.

a)

Socrates

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

John Locke

d)

Immanuel Kant

32.

He characterizes the SELF as having two seperate elements: PHYSICAL BODY and the MIND or SOUL (dualism).

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Descartes

33.

His most significant work is 'Critique of Pure Reason' and he is also known as the main proponent of deontology.

a)

John Locke

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Aristotle

d)

Immanuel Kant

34.

An ideal society that does not exist in reality.

a)

Pastoral Society

b)

Horticultural Society

c)

Industrial Society

d)

Utopian Society

35.

Socrates is perhaps best known for his method of inquiring, known as the _____.

a)

Socratic Method

b)

Socratic Conversing

c)

Socratic Irony

d)

Socratic Personification

36.

He believed that people are born with NATURAL RIGHTS, including life, liberty, and property.

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

Socrates

c)

John Locke

d)

Karl Marx

37.

Father of modern socialism, communism, and conflict theory.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Socrates

d)

Immanuel Kant

38.

The theory about the primacy of economic distinctions and class struggle in the course of human events.

a)

Theory of Forms

b)

Neoplatonic Good

c)

Marxism

d)

Socrates' Societal Theory

39.

He demonstrates the effect of dual reality in his book 'Allegory of the Cave'.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Descartes

40.

Who are the auxilliaries in Plato's Utopian Society?

a)

Guardians

b)

Laborers

c)

Helpers

d)

Warriors / Guardsmen

41.

He promoted the concept of two dimensional self: the inner self (our rational intellect) and the outer self (the physical world).

a)

Socrates

b)

John Locke

c)

Aristotle

d)

Immanuel Kant

42.

A German Philosopher and economist who becames a social revolutionary as a co-author of 'The Communist Manifesto'.

a)

John Locke

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Rene Descartes

43.

While Marx's ideas laid the foundation for socialist and communist movements, HIS ideas are associated with liberal democracy and capitalism.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Aristotle

44.

When Alexander the Great was a teenager, his father hired ______ to be his private tutor. The famous Greek philosopher placed special emphasis on the Iliad of Homer, which would become the favorite book of the young prince.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ma'am Julia

45.

He wrote the book 'the Republic' and established the concept of Utopian Society, also known as The Perfect World.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Descartes

46.

He is the father of modern philosophy and the first modern rationalist. He believes that the mind is separate from the body.

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

John Locke

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Karl Marx

47.

He argued that we have an obligation to sometimes help out others in need.

a)

John Locke

b)

Socrates

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Immanuel Kant

48.

Epistemology is a branch of Philosophy that deals with the study of values

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

Questions and issues of being, origin of being

(a)  

50.

The "trolley problem" is a thought experiment commonly used in environmental ethics.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.
Appeals to an authority to support a position, idea, argument, or course of action.
a)
Appeal to Authority (Argumentum ad Verecundiam)
b)
Appeal to Emotion
c)
Appeal to ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)
d)
Appeal to People (argumentum ad populum)
52.
When an argument supporting reasoning is solely based on emotion.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to Force (Argumentum ad Baculum)
c)
Appeal to ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)
d)
Appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)
53.
When someone makes you fear the consequences of not doing what he wants.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to Fear
c)
Appeal to Flattery
d)
Appeal to People (argumentum ad populum)
54.
When the arguer, instead of showing evidence, appeals to intimidation or use force to gain acceptance of his/her argument.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to Fear
c)
Appeal to Force (Argumentum ad Baculum)
d)
Appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)
55.
When the statement is true because someone failed to prove or its never been proven false; statement is false because no one has proven that is true.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to Fear
c)
Appeal to Flattery
d)
Appeal to ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)
56.
Argues that some statement is true because most people believe. Gives more emphasis on the emotions and opinions of the population as the basis of their conclusion.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to People (argumentum ad populum)
c)
Appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)
d)
Appeal to Tradition
57.
When an appeal to evidence is replaced by an appeal to mercy.
a)
Appeal to Authority (Argumentum ad Verecundiam)
b)
Appeal to Fear
c)
Appeal to Flattery
d)
Appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)
58.
Assumes that something old is automatically better than something new.
a)
Appeal to Emotion
b)
Appeal to Flattery
c)
Appeal to ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)
d)
Appeal to Tradition
59.
Tries to divert attention from the facts of an argument by attacking the motives or character of the person making the argument.
a)
argument against the man/person (argumentum ad Hominem)
b)
Equivocation Fallacy
c)
Slippery Slope
d)
Unrepresentative Sample
60.
When an arguments supporting reasoning is solely that a majority of people believe that.
a)
argument against the man/person (argumentum ad Hominem)
b)
Bandwagon Fallacy
c)
Loaded Question
d)
Small sample fallacy
61.
Often called circular reasoning, occurs when the believably of the evidence depends on the believably of the claim such as guilt.
a)
argument against the man/person (argumentum ad Hominem)
b)
Begging the Question
c)
Red Herring
d)
Straw Man
62.
When a key word or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning. It is an illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during the reasoning.
a)
Begging the Question
b)
Equivocation Fallacy
c)
Loaded Question
d)
Straw Man
63.
A fallacy in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause of the second.
a)
Begging the Question
b)
False Cause
c)
False Dilemma
d)
Slippery Slope
64.
also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions.
a)
False Cause
b)
False Dilemma
c)
Hyperbole Fallacy
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
65.
A fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
a)
Begging the Question
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Loaded Question
d)
Small sample fallacy
66.
This occurs when somebody overestimates an argument whether it be in a positive or negative manner.
a)
False Dilemma
b)
Hyperbole Fallacy
c)
Small sample fallacy
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
67.
Attempting to justify one harmful thing on the basis of another, different, harmful thing.
a)
False Cause
b)
Loaded Question
c)
Slippery Slope
d)
Suppressed Evidence
68.
Presenting negative information about a person before he/she speaks so as to discredit the person's argument.
a)
Hasty Generalization
b)
Poisoning the Well
c)
Suppressed Evidence
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
69.
An attempt is made to make two situations seem more similar than they actually are.
a)
Questionable Analogy
b)
argument against the man/person (argumentum ad Hominem)
c)
Bandwagon Fallacy
d)
Begging the Question
e)
Equivocation Fallacy
70.
When an author raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.
a)
Questionable Analogy
b)
Red Herring
c)
Small sample fallacy
d)
Straw Man
71.
A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.
a)
Red Herring
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Straw Man
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
72.
The assumption that a small sample will be representative of the population from which it is selected.
a)
Poisoning the Well
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Small sample fallacy
d)
Suppressed Evidence
73.
A logical fallacy that involves the creation of an easily refutable position; misrepresenting, then attacking an opponent's position.
a)
Straw Man
b)
Suppressed Evidence
c)
Unrepresentative Sample
74.
Arguer ignores important evidence that requires a different conclusion.
a)
Loaded Question
b)
Small sample fallacy
c)
Suppressed Evidence
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
75.
Attempting to justify one harmful thing on the basis of another, different, harmful thing.
a)
False Dilemma
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Suppressed Evidence
d)
Two wrongs don't make a right
76.
Drawing a conclusion from a sample that is unrepresentative of the general population.
a)
Poisoning the Well
b)
Suppressed Evidence
c)
Two wrongs don't make a right
d)
Unrepresentative Sample

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