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Philosophy|reviewer

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Greek wants is philosophy derived from.

a)

philo & safio

b)

philas & sophia

c)

philo & sophia

d)

filo & sophia

2.

He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient times. He was credited with formulating the Socratic method.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Denocritus

3.

The people who engages in philosophy are called.

a)

Love

b)

Wisdom

c)

Philosophy

d)

Philosopher

4.

It is the clear awareness and understanding of something.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Facts

c)

Opinion

d)

Fallacies

5.

These are statements which are observed to be real or truthful.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Facts

c)

Opinion

d)

Fallacies

6.

These are comprised of statements that provide views on a certain matter.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Facts

c)

Opinion

d)

Fallacies

7.

These are arguments based on faulty reasoning.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Facts

c)

Opinion

d)

Fallacies

8.

Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature of the world and everything that exists?

a)

metaphysics

b)

epistemology

c)

axiology

d)

logic

9.

What does philosophy mean?

a)

love for places

b)

love for wisdom

c)

love for books

d)

love for systems

10.

Why does philosophers believe that we are above animals of beasts?

a)

because we can think rationally

b)

because we stand on our two feet

c)

because we do not eat like animals

d)

because we can communicate

11.

How can we avoid fallacies?

a)

Always argue for your opinion and position

b)

Always prepare for the best

c)

Always provide evidence and argue logically

d)

Always share information with others and analyze

12.

When can we say that an inductive argument

is strong?

a)

If the conclusion is clearly explained

b)

if the conclusion satisfies the learner

c)

if the conclusion is likely to happen based on the premises

d)

if the conclusion makes a definite statement

13.

What makes an argument fallacious?

a)

if the argument commits an error in reasoning

b)

if the premises are strongly supported

c)

if the premises guarantee the certainty

d)

if the conclusion is not likely to happen

14.

Which type of argument guarantees the certainty of the conclusion if the premises are true?

a)

Inductive argument

b)

research argument

c)

summative argument

d)

deductive argument

15.

These are statements backed with evidence that correspond with reality.

a)

Truth

b)

belief

c)

opinion

d)

fallacies

16.

Belief is the acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.

a)

True

b)

false

c)

Maybe

d)

None of the above

17.

A study in 2018 found that a 13 minute meditation decreased negative mood and anxiety, and enhanced attention and memory.

a)

True

b)

false

c)

Maybe

d)

None of the above

18.

Meditation is an art of introspection that helps a person to check his or her inner self from time to time.

a)

True

b)

false

c)

Maybe

d)

None of the above

19.

The Socratic dialogue is called intellectual midwifery.

a)

True

b)

false

c)

Maybe

d)

None of the above

20.

How does philosophy define wisdom?

a)

Wisdom requires years of accumulating experiences and learning

b)

Wisdom comes with age

c)

Wisdom is knowledge learned through studying

d)

Wisdom is insight, skill, or intelligence. It has the element of human experience

21.

How does Hegelian dialectic work?

a)

It follows a thesis-antithesis synthesis pattern

b)

it follows an antithesis thesis-synthesis pattern

c)

it follows a synthesis-antithesis-thesis pattern

d)

It follows a thesis-synthesis antithesis pattern

22.

The Hegelian dialectic makes us rethink the things we already know

a)

true

b)

false

c)

most likely

d)

None of the above

23.

Synthesis is the product of the struggle between thesis and antithesis

a)

true

b)

false

c)

most likely

d)

None of the above

24.

All crows are black. John is black. Therefore, John is a crow.

a)

invalid deductive arguments

b)

strong deductive argument

c)

valid deductive arguments

d)

weak deductive argument

25.

The Socratic dialogue is characterized by asking questions, providing answers, and asking further questions to grasp the essence of a particular thing

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Most likely

d)

Partly true

26.

Joe wore a blue shirt yesterday, Joe's shirt today is blue. Joe will wear a blue shirt tomorrow as well.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

27.

Sara went to the library, and then Ann went. Sara went to sharpen her pencil, and then Ann went. Ana copying Sara today.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

28.

Every morning at the beach, it has rained. I think it will rain again this morning.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

29.

My sister likes cats. Jeff's sister likes cats. Marks's sister likes cats. All girls must like cats.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

30.

The left-handed people I know use left-handed scissors; therefore, all left-handed people use left-handed scissors.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

31.

Premise 1: All people bring their umbrellas when it rains. Premise 2: It is raining today. Conclusion: people will bring their umbrellas.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

32.

The flamingos here are all pink. All flamingos I've ever seen are pink. All flamingos must be pink.

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

33.

It is the branch of philosophy that inquires about the features, extent, and limitations of human knowledge.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Logic

c)

Epistemology

d)

Ethics

34.

It is the type of knowledge that we acquire as we experience the world.

(a)  

35.

It is a type of knowledge that makes a claim. It proposes something to be true.

(a)  

36.

It is the kind of knowledge that we have worked around since our existence started.

(a)  

37.

It refers to a person's conviction towards his assertion.

(a)  

38.

It refers to a claim that corresponds to reality.

(a)  

39.

Refers to the proof or reason for us to believe the proposition.

(a)  

40.

It is an argument with a missing premise.

(a)  

41.

It is the process of making conclusion from the set of premises is called (a)   .

42.

(a)   are an essential part of logic, another branch of philosophy

43.

It is a process of grasping an idea into the mind.

(a)  

44.

It is to connect one idea to another.

(a)  

45.

It is to collects and connects propositions in order to prove something to be true.

(a)  

46.

Do not have any form of life

a)

Minerals

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Human beings

47.

Errors or mistakes in reasoning

(a)  

48.

are fallacies that we commit due to our limitations in language.

a)

Irrelevance

b)

Presumption

c)

Ambiguity

49.

are committed when the conclusion does not have connection or a 'relevance' to the premises of the argument.

a)

Irrelevance

b)

Presumption

c)

Ambiguity

50.

are committed when our arguments make a jump to a certain conclusion even without a strong evidence.

a)

Irrelevance

b)

Presumption

c)

Ambiguity

51.

saying something is true only because there is no evidence to prove it wrong.

a)

Argumentum ad hominem

b)

Argumentum ad baculum

c)

Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

d)

Argumentum ad misericordiam

e)

Tu quoque fallacy

52.

involves accusations of hypocrisy against someone instead of engaging. with their argument.

a)

Argumentum ad hominem

b)

Argumentum ad baculum

c)

Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

d)

Argumentum ad misericordiam

e)

Tu quoque fallacy

53.

when one makes an appeal to force to bring about the acceptance of a conclusion.

a)

Argumentum ad hominem

b)

Argumentum ad baculum

c)

Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

d)

Argumentum ad misericordiam

e)

Tu quoque fallacy

54.

occurs when someone attacks the character or personal traits of an opponent rather than addressing the substance of their argument.

a)

Argumentum ad hominem

b)

Argumentum ad baculum

c)

Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

d)

Argumentum ad misericordiam

e)

Tu quoque fallacy

55.

an appeal to pity is fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting one's opponents feelings of pity or guilt

a)

Argumentum ad hominem

b)

Argumentum ad baculum

c)

Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

d)

Argumentum ad misericordiam

e)

Tu quoque fallacy

56.

proposition will lead to an undesirable outcome sia a series of events.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Complex question

d)

Slippery slope

e)

False cause

57.

it occurs when one assume that something true of a whole must also necessarily be true of its parts.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Complex question

d)

Slippery slope

e)

False cause

58.

occurs when someone incorretly assumes that causal relation exists between two things or events

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Complex question

d)

Slippery slope

e)

False cause

59.

arises when one assumes that what is true for individual parts will also be true for the whole.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Complex question

d)

Slippery slope

e)

False cause

60.

occurs when someone asks a question that presupposes the answer to answer to another question.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Complex question

d)

Slippery slope

e)

False cause

61.

arises from the use of a word which changes meaning when the accent on the word changes

a)

Equivocation

b)

Amphiboly

c)

Accent

62.

when someone of of statement, be it written or spoken, leaves the statement open to multiple interpretations

a)

Equivocation

b)

Amphiboly

c)

Accent

63.

when key term or phase in an argument Is wed in an ambiguous way. It can lead to a conclusion that is misleading or unsound.

a)

Equivocation

b)

Amphiboly

c)

Accent

64.

According to him, using our perception alone cannot be used to know and understand anything.

(a)  

65.

A methodical process to doubt something, and not accept what is doubtful.

(a)  

66.

They have life; they breath, produce, and consume.

a)

Minerals

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Human beings

67.

They can sense, feel, and move.

a)

Minerals

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Human beings

68.

They are rational.

a)

Minerals

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Human beings

69.

Are structural errors that make an argument invalid. An argument is invalid if the conclusion does not necessarily follow premises.

a)

Formal fallacies

b)

Informal fallacies

70.

Are errors found in the content or context of an argument.

a)

Formal fallacies

b)

Informal fallacies