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Introduction to Philosophy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Philosophy comes from "philos" and "sophia", which translates to "love for science".

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The first universities in the western world were Plato's Lyceum and Aristotle's Academy.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

While science is the search for answers, philosophy is the academic way of finding out answers.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Philosophy is independent from other disciplines.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Entomology deals with the true nature of reality.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Continental Rationalism originated with René Descartes.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

While general metaphysics was concerned with being at a broad, fundamental level, special metaphysics addressed more specific questions concerning existence.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Epistemology investigates the acquisition of knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The 2 forms of experience where a person can acquire knowledge are sensation and reflection.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Immanuel Kant pointed out that beauty is objective and universal.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Can everybody become an artist?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

12.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

How do people relate artistic expression and meaning to culture?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

13.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Did the universe ever have a beginning?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

14.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Does the world exist outside of the mind?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

15.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

How is knowledge acquired?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

16.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

What do people know?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

17.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

What are the necessary and sufficient conditions of knowledge?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

18.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Is it right to be dishonest in a good cause?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

19.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Can we justify living in opulence while people starve elsewhere in the world?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

20.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Is going to war justified in cases where it is likely that innocent people will be killed?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology