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Philosophy A Level Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'a priori' knowledge mean?

a)

Knowledge from teachers

b)

Knowledge from books

c)

Knowledge without experience

d)

Knowledge from experience

2.

What is an example of an analytic truth?

a)

Grass is green

b)

A bachelor is an unmarried man

c)

The sky is blue

d)

Water boils at 100°C

3.

What is the main idea of empiricism?

a)

All knowledge is innate

b)

All knowledge comes from experience

c)

All knowledge is a priori

d)

All knowledge is from books

4.

What does Descartes' 'cogito ergo sum' mean?

a)

I feel, therefore I exist

b)

I see, therefore I know

c)

I think, therefore I am

d)

I dream, therefore I live

5.

What is the 'trademark' argument about?

a)

The nature of dreams

b)

The reliability of senses

c)

The concept of God as an innate idea

d)

The existence of the external world

6.

What is the 'Cartesian circle'?

a)

A kind of illusion

b)

A type of dream

c)

A method of teaching

d)

A type of logical fallacy

7.

What is Hume's Fork?

a)

A philosophical concept

b)

A kind of knowledge

c)

A tool for eating

d)

A type of argument

8.

What is innate knowledge?

a)

Knowledge learned from books

b)

Knowledge acquired through experience

c)

Knowledge you are born with

d)

Knowledge from teachers

9.

What does 'tabula rasa' mean?

a)

A wise mind

b)

A colorful canvas

c)

A full book

d)

A blank slate

10.

What is an example of a synthetic truth?

a)

Triangles have three sides

b)

A bachelor is an unmarried man

c)

2+2=4

d)

Grass is green

11.

What is the main idea of rationalism?

a)

All knowledge is from books

b)

Some knowledge is a priori

c)

Some knowledge is innate

d)

All knowledge is from experience

12.

What is the 'evil demon' scenario?

a)

A kind of illusion

b)

A type of dream

c)

A philosophical thought experiment

d)

A story about a monster

13.

What is the purpose of Descartes' 'three waves of doubt'?

a)

To explain dreams

b)

To show the reliability of senses

c)

To establish global skepticism

d)

To prove the existence of God

14.

What does 'clear and distinct ideas' refer to?

a)

Ideas that are confusing

b)

Ideas that are true and obvious

c)

Ideas that are false

d)

Ideas that are hidden