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Philosophy Worksheet

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

The specificity of the mythological worldview:

a)

The unity of man and the world

b)

Logical representation of the world

c)

Believing in one God

d)

Reasoning and proving

e)

Expressing inner side of the man

2.

Philosophical worldview has its own specifics:

a)

based on the logical method of cognition

b)

based on the rational level of knowledge

c)

has its own set of concepts, categories, special terms

d)

is a system of knowledge

e)

all answer are correct

3.

The object of philosophy:

a)

the man and society

b)

the nature and the god

c)

the being and reality

d)

the world and the man

e)

mind and thinking

4.

The subject of philosophy is:

a)

the most general laws and patterns of development and functioning of human society, thinking and the universe

b)

the fundamental principles of being

c)

the Arche

d)

the man in the world

e)

space and time

5.

The main divisions of philosophy:

a)

Sociology, culture, myth, religion

b)

Physics, psychology, chemistry

c)

Science, art, moral, politics

d)

Gnoseology, ontology, ethics, aesthetics

e)

Worldview, religion, mythology  

6.

Which function doesn’t belong to philosophy:

a)

Worldview

b)

Scientific

c)

Ideological

d)

Critical

e)

Methodological

7.

The basic question of philosophy: 

a)

What is primary: consciousness or matter?

b)

What is primary: egg or hen?

c)

What is primary: man or nature? 

d)

To be or not to be? 

e)

What is the essence of life? 

8.

The other side of the basic question of philosophy:

a)

Relation of thinking to being

b)

Is there the God?

c)

What is the meaning of life? 

d)

Who created the man? 

e)

What is reality? 

9.

Solution of the basic question of philosophy: 

a)

Gnosticism and agnosticism 

b)

Dualism and monism 

c)

Materialism and idealism

d)

Naturalism and sociologism 

e)

Theism and atheism   

10.

Solution of the other side of the basic question of philosophy:

a)

Gnosticism and agnosticism

b)

Dualism and monism

c)

Materialism and idealism

d)

Naturalism and sociologism

e)

Theism and atheism

11.

Metaphysics in philosophy states:

a)

the world is unreal

b)

the world is flux

c)

the world is static, unchanging

d)

the world is real

e)

the world is complex

12.

Dialectics in philosophy states:

a)

the world is unreal

b)

the world is flux

c)

the world is static, unchanging

d)

the world is real

e)

the world is complex

13.

Consciousness is state of:

a)

mental

b)

perception

c)

sensation

d)

thinking

e)

feeling  

14.

The central problem of Consciousness:

a)

Ideality

b)

Reality

c)

Mind and body

d)

Truth

e)

Qualia

15.

What does NOT belong to Sensory knowledge?

a)

sensations

b)

perceptions

c)

representations

d)

reasoning

e)

imagination

16.

What does NOT belong to Rational knowledge?

a)

concepts

b)

judgments

c)

conclusions

d)

intuition

e)

theories

17.

True being according to Plato:

a)

atoms

b)

ideas

c)

things

d)

souls

e)

god

18.

Being according to Aristotle:

a)

substance

b)

predicate

c)

quality

d)

quantity

e)

idea

19.

Being according to Heidegger:

a)

essence

b)

substance

c)

existence

d)

reality

e)

ideality

20.

Human according to Social Darwinism is:

a)

symbolic animal

b)

organism

c)

sentient being

d)

moral being

e)

social being

21.

Human according to Marxism:

a)

symbolic animal

b)

organism

c)

sentient being

d)

moral being

e)

social being

22.

Human according to Descartes:

a)

symbolic animal

b)

organism

c)

rational being

d)

moral being

e)

social being

23.

Moral is an object of study of:

a)

axiology

b)

epistemology

c)

aesthetics

d)

ethics

e)

logics

24.

«Things-in itself» by Kant is

a)

Things we can cognize

b)

Things we cannot cognize

c)

Things existing

d)

Things non-existing

e)

Ideal things

25.

«noumena» by Kant is

a)

Unknowable world

b)

Knowable world

c)

Reality

d)

Sensual images of objects

e)

Existence

26.

«phenomena» by Kant is

a)

World

b)

Reality

c)

Sensual images of objects

d)

Essence

e)

Existence 

27.

Tengrism can be defined as:

a)

Monotheism

b)

Deism

c)

System of beliefs

d)

Philosophy

e)

Theism

28.

Shamanism is a form of:

a)

Spiritualism

b)

Totemism

c)

Magic

d)

Mythology

e)

Religion

29.

Combination of different Beliefs, Faiths, Thoughts in one Unique Thinking System is called:

a)

Syncretism

b)

Natural philosophy

c)

Science

d)

Mythology

e)

Religion

30.

Levy-Bruhl explained this quality by saying that the primitive mentality obeys something he called ‘the law of participation’, which means that thoughts can be joined by connections which having nothing in common with those of our logic. What did he mean?

a)

Animism

b)

Totemism

c)

Mythology

d)

Magic

e)

Spiritualism

31.

Kazakh nomads had various cults and rites. Which one was essential for Kazakh worldview?

a)

Cult of ancestors  

b)

Cult of the Sun

c)

Cult of the fire   

d)

Cult of the earth  

e)

Cult of the sky

32.

What is the name of philosophical system of Marxism?

a)

Objective idealism

b)

Subjective idealism

c)

Mechanical materialism

d)

Dialectical materialism

e)

Metaphysical materialism

33.

The central category of Marx’s Historical materialism:

a)

Politics

b)

Economics

c)

Forms of social consciousness

d)

Social-economic formation

e)

Industrial relations

34.

Freedom in accordance with the teachings of Baruch Spinoza is:

a)

Human will

b)

God’s will

c)

Human action

d)

Recognized necessity

e)

Natural law

35.

In the irrational philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard, the central problem is:

a)

The essence of man

b)

Rational thinking

c)

The problem of truth

d)

Human existence

e)

Knowledge of God 

36.

The ethical ideal of Nietzsche's philosophy is:

a)

Hedonist

b)

Christian

c)

Muslim

d)

Stoick

e)

Superman

37.

The main philosophical categories of Albert Camus:

a)

Being and thinking

b)

Absurdity and rebellion

c)

Existence and non-existence

d)

Essence and existence

e)

Life and death

38.

Why does Jean Paul Sartre believe that Existentialism is humanism?

a)

Man is a free creature

b)

Man himself determines his existence

c)

Man loves

d)

Man is a god-like creature

e)

Man creates

39.

What layer of the human psyche was discovered by Sigmund Freud? 

a)
Thinking
b)

Unconscious

c)

Archetypes 

d)

Imagination 

e)

Memory 

40.

What ancient Greek philosopher believed that the main task was self-knowledge:

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Thales

e)

Plotinus

41.

Translation of word “axiology”:

a)

Study of values.

b)

Cosmo centrism.

c)

Love Theo

d)

Pantheism

e)

Love Humanity.

42.

There are only two substances in the beginning of the world – thinking and extended substances (dualism) is from philosophy of…

a)

E.Kant

b)

D.Hume

c)

R.Descartes

d)

J.-P.Sartre

e)

Protagoras

43.

Theory of scientific knowledge is called as… 

a)

Cognition 

b)

Epistemology

c)

Social philosophy  

d)

Feeling 

e)

Axiology  

44.

The object of philosophy is: 

a)

Cognition process and the place of man in this world 

b)

World in whole and the place of man in this world.

c)

Human being. 

d)

Truth, unconcealment. 

e)

Mind at whole 

45.

Ethic is: 

a)

A study of nature, origin and limits of human cognition 

b)

A study of wisdom

c)

A study of morality and moral behaviour

d)

Branch of physics

e)

World religion 

46.

Aesthetics is: 

a)

A study of nature, origin and limits of human cognition 

b)

A philosophical study of principles, moral and human behaviour 

c)

A study of beauty and art

d)

One of the directions of Buddhism  

e)

Philosophy as a system 

47.

The first historical type of outlook that is considered as is a system of ancient legends.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Science

c)

Ethics

d)

Mythology

e)

Theology

48.

Faith in the supernatural force(-s), which is based on a strong system of moral norms and the special organization of people, is…

a)

Religion

b)

Ontology

c)

Physics

d)

Epicureanism

e)

Substantialism

49.

The Socratic ethical rationalism was formulated as

a)

Virtue is religion

b)

Virtue is arts

c)

Virtue is knowledge

d)

Virtue is war

e)

Virtue is interests

50.

One of the outstanding French existentialist:

a)

David Hume

b)

Georg Hegel

c)

Albert Camus

d)

Francis Bacon

e)

Martin Heidegger

51.

Division to Subjective spirit, Objective spirit, Absolute spirit comes from philosophy of…?

a)

Fichte

b)

Hegel

c)

Kant

d)

Shelling

e)

Marx

52.

Ancient eastern philosophy developed mainly in…

a)

India and China

b)

India and Japan

c)

Persia and China

d)

Egypt and China 

e)

India and Korea 

53.

Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that become a universal law is...

a)

the Hegel’s Categorical imperative

b)

the Kant’s Categorical imperative

c)

the Kant’s Hypothetical imperative

d)

the Fichte’s Hypothetical imperative

e)

the Hegel’s Hypothetical imperative

54.

The famous Descartes’s formula “Cogito, ergo sum” is translated from Latin as

a)

I think, therefore, I have truth

b)

I think, therefore, I have power

c)

I think, therefore, I have faith

d)

I think, therefore, I exist

e)

I think, therefore, I have values

55.

Universal law in Indian philosophy, which operates in the past, present and future, is called…

a)

Thinking

b)

Experience

c)

Analysis

d)

Induction

e)

Karma

56.

The first Fr.Baconian idol of all human mind is

a)

Cave

b)

Marketplace

c)

Tribe

d)

Theatre

e)

Mind

57.

The second Fr.Baconian idol of personal mind is

a)

Cave

b)

Marketplace

c)

Tribe 

d)

Theatre 

e)

Mind 

58.

The third Fr. Baconian idol of mind referred to using terms and words is:

a)

Cave

b)

Marketplace

c)

Tribe

d)

Theatre

e)

Mind

59.

The fourth Fr. Baconian idol of mind referred to authorities is:

a)

Cave

b)

Marketplace

c)

Tribe

d)

Theatre

e)

Mind

60.

The doctrine about that knowledge is based on experience is:

a)

Empiricism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Agnosticism

d)

Abstract general ideas

e)

Complexity

61.

E. Kant’s categorical imperative is about…

a)

There’s no place like home.

b)

The world is round.

c)

Moral problems.

d)

Everybody everywhere is pretty much the same.

e)

Physical problems.

62.

The translation of the word “philosophy”:

a)

Love of wisdom

b)

Cosmo centrism. 

c)

Love Theo 

d)

Love Human 

e)

Pantheism 

63.

The word “Sophist” is translated from Greek as:

a)

Wise man

b)

Warrior

c)

Judge

d)

Man

e)

Thinker

64.

He was called «the first teacher»:

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Diogenes

e)

Heraclitus

65.

What beginning (Arche) did Heraclitus recognize?

a)

Logos (fire)

b)

Virtue

c)

Intelligence

d)

Honor

e)

Pleasure

66.

What beginning did Pythagoras recognize?

a)

Numbers

b)

Dialectical argument

c)

Rational instruction

d)

Learning from our mistakes

e)

Breathing

67.

A teaching of Aristotle is called as…

a)

Academicism

b)

Peripatetism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Atheism

e)

Pantheism