Introduction to Philosophy

Practice Exam One

True or False A = True, B= False

1. Epistemology mainly asks us to consider the question, how do

we know anything.
2. The objective and subjective aspects of beauty are
necessarily interdependent.
3. For Plato, the realm of ideas (the forms) are less real than
those things seen in the visible world.
4. Truth is the right relation between our words and our
thoughts.
5. All the fundamental values, according to Dr. Adler, are
trans-cultural.
6. Wisdom is a special kind of truth, but it is not the same as
truth.
7. According to Dr. Adler, pursuit of truth is the deepest
human aspiration.
8. Truth in Western cultures is fundamentally different from
that of Eastern cultures.
9. Because people were treated differently when the Declaration
Of Independence was written, we know that the claim, "All
men are created equal" must be relative.
10. Imagination, as such, is neither true nor false.
11. "False knowledge" properly describes the situation where
what was once believed to be true turns out to be false, as
in, "People used to believe the earth was the center of the
universe, so that was false knowledge."
12. The term "blind faith" is redundant, because all faith by
definition is blind.
13. There is more than one reality.
14. "False knowledge" is a contradiction in terms.
15. There are two aspects to history; Facts and Interpretation
16. The words, "In my opinion" show that the claim is
subjective.
17. In class we proved that no claims can be truly objective,
because everybody is different.
18. If you truly believe anything, then it is "true for you."
19. Parmenides was famous for saying, "Whatever is, is."

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20. Heraclitus was a monist.
21. Heraclitus was famous for saying that everything that is, is
in a state of flux.
22. One opinion is just as good as any other.
23. Truth is discovered, not created.
24. Inferences are conclusions drawn by the receiver.
25. All normative claims are matters of opinion.
Multiple Choice Select the best answer.

26. Who first described the grammar of syllogisms?

A. Alexander B. Aristotle
C. Plato D. Socrates
E. Thales
27. Parmenides and Heraclitus represented two opposite positions
in which great debate:
A. forms vs. essence B. nature vs. nurture
C. The Good vs. Reason D. permanence vs. change
28. Empiricists claim that:
A. beliefs cannot be justified.
B. knowledge comes through sense experience.
C. reason alone can be trusted to provide knowledge.
D. we should doubt everything.
29. William James' pragmatic theory of truth is:
A. the same as absolute truth
B. the idea that truth is whatever works
C. the same as Socrates' idea of truth
D. also called "the scientific method."
30. That which conveys principles that are true, but are not
true in fact is called:
A. conversational truth
B. poetic truth
C. science
D. philosophy
31. "Agreement of thought with reality." This is the definition
of:
A. Truth
B. Belief
C. Opinion
D. Subjectivism
E. The Pragmatic Theory of Truth.

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32. Who determines truth?
A. No one determines truth.
B. Philosophers
C. Anyone who wants to.
D. Society collectively determines truth.
E. Wise people, like politicians, teachers, and other
leaders determine truth.
33. Which (or who) of the following describes those who say the
universe is many things?
A. monist B. atomist
C. Thales D. Heraclitus
E. All of the above
34. The claims 1)"God exists," and 2) "God does not exist," are:
A. 1) logical, 2) illogical
B. contradictory
C. based soley on blind faith
D. hylozoistic
E. 1) illogical, 2) logical
35. The term "hylozoistic" describes which of the following:
A. the idea that motion is an illusion.
B. the relationship between the two sides of the "simili of
the line."
C. the type of judicial system Socrates faced.
D. that which can move itself
E. none of the above
36. Ontology is:
A. The theory of existence (or being).
B. The theory of "ought."
C. The theory of knowledge.
D. Another name for the Socratic Method.
37. Which of the following are prescriptive/normative claims?
(Fill all the bubbles that apply.)
A. "We should go to the Giants game tonight."
B. "One should never have an abortion."
C. "God exists."
D. "Taxes should be increased on gasoline."
E. "A camel is the ship of the dessert."
38. Pantheism is the belief that:
A. God is omnipresent.
B. Everything is god.
C. God created everything.
D. There is no god.
E. The universe is made up of many things.

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39. Who said, "You cannot step in the same river twice."
A. Heraclitus
B. Parmenides
C. Zeno
D. Socrates
E. Plato
40. Zeno used which method of argument?
A. Irony
B. Reductio ad absurdum
C. Relativism
D. Rationalization
41. Philosophers' first question is of ultimate reality. This
ultimate substance, or stuff is refered to as:
A. the archei
B. matter
C. ozone
D. concepts
42. Who determines truth?
A. No one determines truth.
B. Each individual determines truth.
C. Society determines truth.
D. Experts determine truth.
E. None of the above.
43. Regarding moral truth:
A. The truth lies in conformity to right desire.
B. The truth lies in what is accepted by the group.
C. The truth lies in conformity to what one wants.
D. The word "truth" is inappropriate, because morality is
subjective.
44. An idea is _______________ when they are private, not
public.
A. Absolute
B. Free form
C. Innate
D. Objective
E. Subjective
45. ___________________ describes that which never, ever
changes.
A. Objective
B. Immutable
C. Incapable
D. Prevenient

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46. An act that asserts something to be true or false.
A. Asking a question B. Making judgments
C. Doing research D. Subjectivism
47. "Every claim is either true or false." This is the
definition of...
A. The law of the excluded middle.
B. Subjectivism
C. Objectivism
D. The categorical imperative
48. Those who claim that everything in the universe is made up
of one thing are called...
A. Theologians
B. Monists
C. Determinists
D. Skeptics
49. Normative claims are. . .
A. always subjective.
B. prescriptive claims dealing with right and wrong
behavior.
C. never true or false.
D. often objective and absolute.
E. both b) and d)
50. Acts of the mind that can be objectively true or false.
A. Opinion
B. Knowledge
C. A lie
D. A necessarily true belief.
E. All of the above

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 Answer Key for Test “Intro Practice Test 1 Sp15”, 2/20/15
No. in No. on
Q-Bank Test Correct Answer
1 1 1 T
1 9 2 F
1 11 3 F
1 16 4 T
1 56 5 T
1 57 6 T
1 58 7 T
1 63 8 F
1 64 9 F
1 65 10 T
1 79 11 F
1 75 12 F
1 68 13 F
1 67 14 T
1 66 15 T
1 90 16 F
1 107 17 F
1 106 18 F
1 102 19 T
1 101 20 T
1 100 21 T
1 124 22 F
10 7 23 T
10 8 24 T
10 38 25 F
1 21 26 Aristotle
1 23 27 Permanence vs. change
1 28 28 Knowledge comes through sense experience.
1 60 29 The idea that truth is whatever works
1 59 30 Poetic truth
1 55 31 ?
1 69 32 No one determines truth
1 71 33 Atomist
1 74 34 ?
1 77 35 That which moves itself
1 81 36 ?
1 82 37 ?
1 83 38 ?
1 105 39 Heraclitus
1 104 40 ?
1 122 41 The archei
1 123 42 No one determines truth.
1 136 43 ?
1 197 44 Subjective
1 208 45 Immutable
1 201 46 Making judgments
1 217 47 Law of the excluded middle
1 218 48 Monists
10 34 49 Both b) and d)
10 22 50 Opinion

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