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Meaning and Branches of Philosophy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a science that literally means "love of wisdom"

a)

Psychology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

2.

What branch of philosophy which deals with the problem on reasoning?

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Theodicy

c)

Logic

d)

Epistemology

3.

What branch of philosophy deals with the study of moral judgments?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Ethics

c)

Cosmology

d)

Psychology

4.

From what philosophical category does ethics belong?

a)

Philosophy of thought

b)

Philosophy of reality

c)

Philosophy of morality

d)

Both A and C

5.

What are the two (2) branches of philosophy under the philosophy of thought category?

a)

Epistemology and Logic

b)

Epistemology and Theodicy

c)

Logic and Theodicy

d)

Logic and Metaphysics

6.

What branch of philosophy deals with the study of social institutions and the state?

a)

Sociology

b)

Psychology

c)

Politics

d)

Ethics

7.

What is the meaning of the Greek word "Sophia"?

a)

Happiness

b)

Freedom

c)

Love

d)

Wisdom

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Philosophy is independent from other disciplines.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Epistemology investigates the acquisition of knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

Can everybody become an artist?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

How is knowledge acquired?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

18.

Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.

What do people know?

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ethics

d)

Epistemology

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

What is the basic meaning of Philosophy?

a)

a. Wisdom

b)

b. Knowledge

c)

c. Love of reason

d)

d. Love of wisdom

24.

What is the Greek word of love?

a)

a. Philia

b)

b. Thalia

c)

c. Sophia

d)

d. Paedon

25.

Which branch of Philosophy explores the fundamental nature of reality and existence?

a)

a. Logic

b)

b. Ethics

c)

c. Epistemology

d)

d. Metaphysics

26.

Which of the following branches of philosophy studies the nature of knowledge?

a)

a. Epistemology

b)

b. Ethics

c)

c. Metaphysics

d)

d. Logic

27.

Which of the following is the science of correct thinking?

a)

a. Ethics

b)

b. Logic

c)

c. Metaphysics

d)

d. Epistemology

28.

Who is the father of Philosophy?

a)

a. Plato

b)

b. Aristotle

c)

c. Socrates

d)

d. Marcel Gabriel

29.

What is the meaning of 'sophia'?

(a)  

30.

It is the science that studies reality of things or beings according to their ultimate causes, principles, and nature.

(a)  

31.

This branch of philosophy involves the use of good deductive thinking and the avoidance of fallacious reasoning.

(a)  

32.

It is concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.



(a)  

33.

This is the science or the study about knowledge.

(a)  

34.

This is the result of an ability to think and act.

(a)  

35.

It is the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.

(a)