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Philosophy and Logic Quiz

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is philosophy

a)

Philosophy is the rule of consistency

b)

It is the ideal of coherence

c)

It is the rule of evidence

d)

The study that seeks to understand the mysteries of existence and reality.

2.

The term philosophy comes from

a)

French

b)

English word “love”

c)

The Greek word “philosophia”

3.

What is the meaning of “philosophia”?

a)

Wisdom + knowledge

b)

Love of knowledge

c)

Love of wisdom

d)

None of the above

4.

Technology states

a)

Need for development

b)

Philosophical method

c)

The value of philosophical enterprise

d)

The universe and everything in it exist and occurs for some purpose

5.

Which aims to determine the nature, basis and extent of knowledge.

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Issues

d)

Speculative philosophy

6.

The various ways of knowing, the nature of truth and the relationship between knowledge and belief is explored by

a)

Scholasticism

b)

Medieval philosophy

c)

Epistemology

d)

Neo-Platonism

7.

Philosopher often distinguish between how many kinds of knowledge, what are they

a)

Priori and empirical

b)

Stoicism and epicureanism

c)

Eclecticism and common sense

d)

None of these

8.

Which theory states that an idea is true if it corresponds to the facts of reality

a)

Game theory

b)

Class theory

c)

Correspondence theory

d)

Reality theory

9.

Which theory maintains that an idea is true if it works or settle the problem it deals with

a)

Zero theory

b)

State theory

c)

Coherence theory

d)

Pragmatic theory

10.

To coherence theory states

a)

Truth is a matter of degree and that an idea is true to the extent to which it fits together with other ideas that one hold.

b)

Logic and critical thinking

c)

Philosophy that claims

d)

Both b and c

11.

Which is the philosophy that claims we can never have real knowledge of anything

a)

Relativism

b)

Scepticism

c)

Explores

d)

Logic

12.

Which is the study of principles and method of reasoning

a)

Logic

b)

Critical thinking

c)

Love of wisdom

d)

Both b and c

13.

Logic explores

a)

Pragmatic theory

b)

The maintenance of true work.

c)

Corresponds to the facts or reality

d)

Between good reasoning and bad reasoning

14.

What is called an instance of reasoning

a)

Logic and argument

b)

Logic and inference

c)

Inductive and argument

d)

Argument or an inference

15.

How many types of reasoning are there which are they?

a)

Deductive and inductive

b)

Inductive and logic

c)

Argument and logic

d)

Both a and c

16.

A deductive argument whose conclusion necessarily follows the premises is said to be

a)

Logic

b)

Theory

c)

Valid

d)

Invalid

17.

Which is the study of the nature of right and wrong and the distinction between good and evil.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Ethics

c)

Logic and critical thinking

d)

None of the above

18.

The nature of justice and of a just society and also one’s obligation to oneself, to others and to the society is explored by

a)

Logic

b)

Philosophy

c)

Ethics

d)

Invalid

19.

A deductive argument whose conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises

a)

Invalid

b)

Valid

c)

Critical

d)

Logic

20.

Relativism maintains -------------

a)

Simple general knowledge

b)

Moral standards

c)

What is right or wrong depends on the particular culture concerned

d)

Subjective matters

21.

Which states that all moral standards are subjective matter of taste or opinion.

a)

Subjectivism

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Determinism

d)

Pleasure

22.

Which is the study of art and beauty.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Logic

c)

Aesthetics

d)

Both a and b

23.

The doctrine that all events have causes and occur by necessity

a)

Culture

b)

Events

c)

Logic

d)

Determinism

24.

Dialectic in the philosophy of georwhelm friedrich hegel denotes

a)

The people way of life

b)

Is a process of change brought about by the conflict of opposites?

c)

Peace and conflict resolution.

d)

None of the above

25.

The pleasure should be the goal of human activity but that true pleasure depends on self-control, moderation and honourable behaviour is the behalf of

a)

Socialization

b)

Capitalism

c)

Epicureanism

d)

Socialism

26.

What is the belief of hedonism?

a)

Love is the highest good

b)

Hate is the best

c)

Spirit of oneness

d)

The pleasure is the highest good

27.

Which is the philosophy that stresses the importance of human being and their nature and place in the universe.

a)

Humanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Logic

d)

Realism

28.

The theory that knowledge can be derived from reason by itself, independent of the senses is:

a)

Humanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Realism

29.

The doctrine that things exist in and of themselves, independent of ideas that people may have about them.

a)

Predicate logic

b)

Theoretical

c)

Realism

d)

Précising

30.

What is utilitarianism

a)

Is the belief that human conduct should be based on what produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people

b)

It states the operations that exemplify the meaning of the word.

c)

It means to specify or promise or guarantee.

d)

None of the above

31.

The relationship between philosophy and other fields of human activity can be seen by examining which two fields

a)

Deductive and inductive

b)

Philosophy and logic

c)

Philosophy and science, philosophy and religion

d)

None of the above

32.

Which field studies the natural phenomena and the phenomena of society.

a)

Philosophy and science

b)

Philosophy and religion

c)

Philosophy and logic

d)

Both b and c

33.

Up to which period there was no distinction made between science and philosophy

a)

1400

b)

1500

c)

1600

d)

1700

34.

In which period the sociology and linguistic separated from philosophy

a)

1800s

b)

1700s

c)

1900s

d)

2000

35.

Historically, philosophy originated from what

a)

Greek questions

b)

Religions questions

c)

English questions

d)

French questions

36.

Religious questions concerned with what

a)

The nature of death and life

b)

Philosophy and logic

c)

Humanity

d)

The nature and purpose of life and death and the relationship of humanity to super human powers or a divine creator

37.

Which are two main traditions in oriental philosophy

a)

French and England

b)

Grace and Russia

c)

Chinese and Indian

d)

Italy and chad

38.

In origin and character which philosophies are basically religious and ethical

a)

Indian and Chinese

b)

Chinese philosophy

c)

England and France

d)

None of the above

39.

Traditionally, Chinese philosophy is

a)

Largely practical

b)

Theoretical in nature

c)

Both a and c

d)

Largely practical, humanistic and social in its aim.

40.

When and with whom the Chinese philosophy was known

a)

In B.C 200s confucious

b)

In B.C 300s confucious

c)

In B.C 400s, confucious

d)

In B.C 500s confucious

41.

Name of the philosophy of confucious

a)

Unitarianism

b)

Government of china

c)

Confucianism

d)

None of the above

42.

Which was the official philosophy of china for centuries

a)

Confucianism

b)

Chinese

c)

Kufu

d)

None of the above

43.

What are the other philosophic tradition in china

a)

Taoism, mohism and realism

b)

Taoism and philosophy

c)

Mohism and philosophy

d)

Both b and c

44.

When did the movement neo-Confucianism begin

a)

In 11,00s

b)

In 100s

c)

100 B.C

d)

None of the above

45.

In india, philosophic thought was mingled with what

a)

Christainity

b)

Logic

c)

Religion

d)

Life

46.

When was philosophic commentaries on sacred texts emerged

a)

In B.C 500s

b)

In B.C 400s

c)

In B.C 300s

d)

In B.C 200s

47.

The Indian word for studying the philosophic commentaries on sacred texts is

a)

Freedom

b)

Independent

c)

Darshana

d)

Shana

48.

What is the meaning of the word darshana

a)

Vision and drama

b)

Logic and thinking

c)

Vision and seeing

d)

Vision

49.

Freedom from the sufferings and tensions caused by the body and the senses and by attachment to worldly thing are the main aim of

a)

Greek philosophy

b)

English philosopher

c)

Both a and b

d)

Hidian philosophy

50.

Which were the main philosophies developed in india

a)

History of man

b)

Theory of behaviour

c)

Hinduism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

51.

The philosophic ideas “reincarnation” has been influenced in which part of india

a)

West

b)

East

c)

North

d)

South

52.

The history of western philosophy is commonly divided into how periods

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

53.

The period of medieval philosophy

a)

From 400s to 1500s

b)

From 400 to 1600s

c)

From 500 to 1500s

d)

None of the above

54.

Modern philosophy covers which period

a)

1600s to the present

b)

From1800s to the present

c)

From 1700s to the present

d)

From 1400s to the present

55.

Ancient philosophy was almost entirely

a)

India

b)

Africa

c)

Greek

d)

Asia

56.

Which are the most known ancient philosopher of Greek

a)

Socrates, Plato and Sigmund

b)

Plato Phil, Plato and Socrates

c)

Alexander, Plato and Socrates

d)

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

57.

During which period the ancient philosopher of Greek were lived

a)

B.C 400s and 300s

b)

B.C 500s and 350s

c)

B.C 400s and 600s

d)

None of the above

58.

The first Greek philosopher were known as

a)

Pre-aristocratic

b)

Pre-platocratic

c)

Pre-philocratic

d)

Pre-socratics

59.

The pre-socratics were lived

a)

About B.C 469

b)

About B.C 548

c)

About B.C 478

d)

About B.C 388

60.

Where was Socrates lived

a)

Greeks

b)

Egypt

c)

Rome

d)

Athens

61.

The procedure of Socrates is known as

a)

Historic method

b)

Ancient method

c)

Socratic method

d)

None of the above

62.

According to Plato, the changeless things such as truth, beauty and goodness, which are known by minds are

a)

Knowledge and wisdom

b)

Hard work and faith

c)

Both a and b

d)

Ideas or form

63.

Who taught that only ideas are real and that all other things only reflect ideas.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

None of the above

64.

Platos view became known as

a)

Theory

b)

Objective

c)

Subjective

d)

Idealism

65.

Who was the famous pupil of Socrates?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

None of the above

66.

The period in which Socrates lived

a)

B.C 470-399

b)

B.C 380-399

c)

B.C 470-399

d)

None of the above

67.

In which period Plato lived

a)

B.C 428 -347

b)

B.C 458-347

c)

B.C 438-347

d)

B.C 445-482

68.

How was Socrates assassinated in which year?

a)

By hanging, B.C 399

b)

Stone to death, B.C 398

c)

Death imprisonment, B.C 348

d)

By giving poison B.C 399

69.

Who was platos greatest pupil

a)

Aristole

b)

Socrate

c)

Philo

d)

Stigmund

70.

in metaphysics, Aristotle developed the idea of

a)

first cause

b)

logic

c)

humor

d)

none of the above

71.

which are the two main schools of Greek philosophy

a)

stoic philosophy and epicureanism

b)

first cause

c)

meta physics

d)

none of the above

72.

the schools, stoic philosophy and epicureanism were emerged after the death of

a)

Aristotle

b)

socrate

c)

plato

d)

stigmund

73.

who is the founder of the school, stoic philosophy

a)

stigmund

b)

zeno and citium

c)

socratic method

d)

aritotle

74.

the stoics believed in

a)

determinism

b)

idealism

c)

Methodism

d)

autocratic

75.

founder of epicureanism

a)

law school of thougths

b)

philosophers

c)

Epicurus

d)

none of the above

76.

Epicurus philosophy is based on

a)

scepticism

b)

hedonism

c)

school of philosophy

d)

none of the above

77.

scepticism was a --------

a)

school of philosophy

b)

school of thought

c)

law school

d)

class theory

78.

when did the academic scepticism begun. By whom

a)

B.C 200 aresilaus

b)

B.C 300 arecesilaus

c)

B.C 400 arcesilaus

d)

B.C 500 arcesilaus

79.

which was the revised version of platos ideas adopted by Plotinus

a)

scepticism

b)

hedonism

c)

Neoplatonism

d)

Epicurus

80.

when and where was philosopher Neoplatonism born

a)

greeks

b)

indian

c)

china

d)

A.D 200s, Egypt

81.

which provides the bridge between greek philosophy and early Christian philosophy

a)

epicurus

b)

hedonism

c)

scepticism

d)

Neoplatonism

82.

who was the greatest philosopher of the early middle ages

a)

saint Augustine

b)

saint judge

c)

saint Paul

d)

saint Emmanuel

83.

in which year, saint Augustine developed theories on sin, grace and salvation

a)

A.D 400s

b)

A.D 500s

c)

A.D 600s

d)

none of the above

84.

the author of the book “the city of God”

a)

saint Augustine

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

great Emmanuel

d)

none of the above

85.

which dominated the medieval philosophy from about the 1100’s to the 1400’s.

a)

history

b)

logic and critical thinking

c)

scholasticism

d)

scholastic

86.

in scholasticism teachers were called

a)

scholastics

b)

scholasticism

c)

church

d)

none of the above

87.

which was basically generated by the translation of Aristotle work on latin.

a)

scholastic

b)

Latin

c)

scholasticism

d)

none of the above

88.

the language used in medieval Christian church

a)

English

b)

greek

c)

ROME

d)

latin

89.

who was the most famous scholastic

a)

saint john

b)

saint Augustine

c)

saint Thomas Aquinas

d)

none of the above

90.

whose philosophy became the official philosophy of the roman catholic church

a)

Socrates

b)

plato

c)

aritotle

d)

saint Thomas Aquinas

91.

the renaissance period of Italy

a)

about 1300 to 1500

b)

about 1400 to 1600

c)

about 1300 to 1600

d)

none of the above

92.

what is the compulsory element of learning

a)

tendency to know

b)

bright mind

c)

ability to read

d)

none of these

93.

In the proposition “as soon as Mrs ojewala arrives, she tides the house? What is the premise

a)

Mrs ojewa arrives

b)

She tidies the house

c)

As soon as

d)

Arrives

94.

Complete this sentence, an argument can never have more than one ---------

a)

Induction

b)

Conclusion

c)

Deduction

d)

None of the above

95.

Any sentence expressing questions, commands, e t c does not qualify logical statement

a)

True

b)

False

96.

All of these are vocabularies used in logic except

a)

Argument

b)

Induction

c)

Deduction

d)

Vicinity

97.

These sentence: Africa is a great continent is a logical because

a)

Because the sentence can be denied

b)

Because it cannot be asserted

c)

The sentence can be asserted and can be denied

d)

Both b and c

98.

The process of derivation of a conclusion of an argument from premise is known as

a)

Proposition

b)

Expressions

c)

Argurment

d)

Inference

99.

Words or expression that indicate a premise or conclusion within an argument is called -------

a)

Inference

b)

Indicator

c)

Premise

d)

None o0f the above

100.

In any valid argument, the conclusion follows the ---------

a)

Indicator

b)

Premise

c)

Inference

d)

Both c and d

101.

Which of these is not a premise indicator

a)

Thus

b)

Those

c)

Their

d)

Thos

102.

A statement, within an argument, which provides support for asserting the conclusion of that argument is referred to as --------

a)

Argument

b)

Indicator

c)

Premise

d)

Inference

103.

Which of these is a statement

a)

The sky is blue

b)

I love her

c)

I like her

d)

Slap her

104.

a person who studies logic is called --------

a)

logic speaker

b)

logic bale

c)

logician

d)

both a and b

105.

all of these are importance of logic to an individual except -------------

a)

it helps an individual to learn strategies for thinking well

b)

it helps to avoid common errors in reasoning

c)

it is an effective technique for evaluating argument

d)

it contributes to development of Nigeria

106.

In Greek; logos mean -----------

a)

Study

b)

Lesson

c)

Love

d)

None of the above

107.

Formal logic is divided into methodology, metalogic and ---------

a)

Meta physics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Value theory

d)

Logic proper

108.

Logic is important to other discipline because

a)

Other disciplines involve observation

b)

other discipline involves calculation.

c)

Both an and b

d)

Other discipline involve classification and ordering of things as well as reasoning and arguments

109.

There is no way you can determine correct or incorrect reasoning without constructing

a)

Deductive reasoning

b)

Inductive reasoning

c)

Argument

d)

Premise

110.

The only discipline that teaches how to formulate different types of argument is called

a)

Epistemology

b)

Meta physics

c)

Value theory

d)

Logic

111.

The act by which the mind affirms or denies something for something else is called ----------

a)

Argument

b)

Judgement

c)

Intuition

d)

None of the above

112.

All of these constitute a logical procal process expect

a)

Judgement

b)

Argument

c)

Intuition

d)

Inference

113.

Logic is the of --------

a)

correct and incorrect reasoning and argument

b)

incorrect reasoning

c)

argument and correct reasoning

d)

incorrect reasoning and argument

114.

---------- are the components of sense experience theory

a)

Empirical

b)

Empiricists

c)

Theory

d)

Theoretical

115.

We ascribe authority to someone who -------------

a)

Loves knowledge

b)

Who can quote authors

c)

Is a specialist in particular field of knowledge?

d)

None of the above

116.

------------ is the theory which believes that human beings can acquire knowledge of reality by the use of our minds alone or pure reason

a)

Critical thinking

b)

Wisdom

c)

Reasoning

d)

Rationalism

117.

--------------- is based on inner, personal certainty and conviction

a)

Culture

b)

Norms

c)

Beliefs

d)

None of the above

118.

Which of these is based on evidence

a)

Wisdom

b)

Rationalism

c)

Logic

d)

Knowledge

119.

Which of these is not a source of knowledge

a)

Reason

b)

Authority

c)

Revelation and faith

d)

None of the above

120.

In what way is philosophy different from religion

a)

Philosopher loves knowledge while religion don’t

b)

Philosophy is always happy while religionist is not

c)

A philosophy is always critical while a religionist is not

d)

None of the above

121.

------------- is the knowledge obtained by observation and testing of facts

a)

Technology theory

b)

Theory

c)

Science

d)

None of the above

122.

With the emergence of the sophists and Socrates, greek philosophy shifted from cosmology and ontology to the development of

a)

Man and the world

b)

Society and reality

c)

Man and society

d)

Study of being

123.

The question of “why” and “how” are the major concern of which branches of philosophy.

a)

Meta physics and epistemology

b)

Logic and epistemology

c)

Aesthetics and metaphysics

d)

Epistemology and logic

124.

The philosopher associated with the tabula rasa concept was -----------

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Thales

c)

St Augustine

d)

John lock

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