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John Locke

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

Who is known for the philosophical statement 'Cogito ergo sum'?

a)

John Locke

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

George Berkeley

2.

What does 'Cogito ergo sum' translate to in English?

a)

I think, therefore I am

b)

I reason, therefore I exist

c)

To be is to be perceived

d)

I doubt, therefore I think

3.

Which philosopher is associated with empiricism?

a)

Plato

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

John Locke

d)

Socrates

4.

What concept did John Locke introduce to distinguish how we perceive the world?

a)

Innate Ideas and Experiences

b)

Forms and Ideas

c)

Primary and Secondary Qualities

d)

Rationalism and Empiricism

5.

According to Locke, which qualities are considered 'real' in objects themselves?

a)

Secondary Qualities

b)

Neither Primary nor Secondary Qualities

c)

Primary Qualities

d)

Both Primary and Secondary Qualities

6.

What was George Berkeley's famous assertion?

a)

Reality is an illusion

b)

Knowledge is power

c)

I think, therefore I am

d)

To be is to be perceived

7.

What did Berkeley believe about the existence of matter?

a)

It is a construct of societal norms

b)

It is an illusion created by our senses

c)

It exists independently of our perception

d)

It does not exist; only perceptions exist

8.

Who did Berkeley believe was the Ultimate Perceiver, keeping everything in existence?

a)

Nature

b)

The self

c)

God

d)

Humanity

9.

What was the main philosophical opposition to empiricism discussed in the text?

a)

Existentialism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Stoicism

d)

Nihilism

10.

Which philosopher argued that we are born as a 'tabula rasa' or blank slate?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

John Locke