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WorksheetsWEST PHILO: UDCY Intellectual Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which philosopher is known as the “Father of Western Philosophy”?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
René Descartes
What is the definition of philosophy?
The study of numbers and patterns
The pursuit of wisdom and understanding of fundamental truths
The practice of religious rituals
The art of persuasive speaking
Which of the following is a central question in metaphysics?
What is beauty?
What exists?
How should we govern?
What is knowledge?
Which term refers to knowledge gained through sensory experience?
Rationalism
Idealism
Empiricism
Skepticism
All of these are major themes of philosophy, except:
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Ethics
Mathematics
Which philosopher famously said, Cogito ergo sum or “I think, therefore I am”?
René Descartes
Immanuel Kant
David Hume
John Locke
According to Aristotle, what is the “telos” (end of purpose) of human life?
Wealth
Virtue
Happiness
Power
Which philosophers argued that humans are born as a “tabula rasa” (blank slate)?
René Descartes
John Locke
David Hume
Aristotle
Which Pre-Socratic philosopher believed that “everything is made of water”?
Thales
Heraclitus
Anaximander
Parmenides
According to Plato, what is the highest and most fundamental reality?
The material world
The Forms (Ideas)
Sensory experiences
Personal opinion
In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”, what do the shadows on the wall represent?
Absolute truth
Mathematical knowledge
The eternal Forms
Sensory illusions or false belief
What is Plato’s term for the philosopher-king’s source of knowledge and truth?
The Divided Line
The World of Forms
The Doctrine of the Mean
The Allegory of the Cave
What was Socrate’s main reason for refusing to escape from prison before his execution?
He believed death was an illusion
He thought Plato would rescue him
He respected the laws of Athens, even if unjust
He feared angering the gods
Which of the following best describes Aristotle’s concept of “substance”?
A collection of random qualities
A purely mental concept with no physical basis
A perfect idea existing outside space and time
The underlying reality that persists through change
Which pair correctly matches the philosopher with their epistemological view?
Descartes (Rationalism); Locke (Empiricism)
Descartes (Empiricism); Locke (Rationalism)
Both Descartes and Locke are Empiricism
Both Descartes and Locke are Rationalism
