Question 1

Which of the following is a referent of the concept BOOK?

Accepted Answer

A) library 
B) The Great Gatsby 
C) novel 
D) magazine 
E) fiction 
A) library 
B) The Great Gatsby 
C) novel 
D) magazine 
E) fiction B

Question 2

Which of the following could be the genus of the species AMERICAN CITIES?

Accepted Answer

A) DETROIT 
B) KANSAS 
C) MIDWESTERN AMERICAN CITIES 
D) AMERICAN VILLAGES 
E) WORLD CITIES 
A) DETROIT 
B) KANSAS 
C) MIDWESTERN AMERICAN CITIES 
D) AMERICAN VILLAGES 
E) WORLD CITIES E

Question 3

Which of the following pairs shows a genus followed by one of its species?

Accepted Answer

A) APPLE: FRUIT 
B) LEMON: LIME 
C) VEGETABLE: BROCCOLI 
D) GARDEN: SALAD 
E) LEAF: LETTUCE 
A) APPLE: FRUIT 
B) LEMON: LIME 
C) VEGETABLE: BROCCOLI 
D) GARDEN: SALAD 
E) LEAF: LETTUCE C

Question 4

Which rule of classification is violated by the following system for classifying human heights? LESS THAN 5 FEET / FROM 5 to 6 FEET / GREATER THAN 6 FEET

Accepted Answer

A) The species are not jointly exhaustive. 
B) The species are not mutually exclusive. 
C) There is/are no consistent principle(s). 
D) The essential attributes are not considered. 
E) No rule is violated. 
A) The species are not jointly exhaustive. 
B) The species are not mutually exclusive. 
C) There is/are no consistent principle(s). 
D) The essential attributes are not considered. 
E) No rule is violated.

Question 5

Consider the following organizational scheme.The species are not equally abstract at some levels of organization.But the problem could be fixed by inserting which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) AUSTRALIAN 
B) RUSSIAN 
C) NEW WORLD 
D) AMERICAN 
E) ASIAN 
A) AUSTRALIAN 
B) RUSSIAN 
C) NEW WORLD 
D) AMERICAN 
E) ASIAN

Question 6

Suppose that items belonging to a genus have several essential attributes, but we only classify them according to one.Is it still possible for the species to be mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, it is still possible. 
B) Yes, but only if the referents are all very similar to each other. 
C) No, the species would not be mutually exclusive. 
D) No, the species would not be jointly exhaustive. 
E) No, the species would not be mutually exclusive or jointly exhaustive. 
A) Yes, it is still possible. 
B) Yes, but only if the referents are all very similar to each other. 
C) No, the species would not be mutually exclusive. 
D) No, the species would not be jointly exhaustive. 
E) No, the species would not be mutually exclusive or jointly exhaustive.

Question 7

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Accepted Answer

A) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR 
B) ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, GUITAR 
C) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, ELECTRIC GUITAR 
D) ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 
E) GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, STRINGED INSTRUMENT 
A) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR 
B) ELECTRIC GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, GUITAR 
C) MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, ELECTRIC GUITAR 
D) ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR, STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 
E) GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, STRINGED INSTRUMENT

Question 8

When organizing concepts, it is important to remember the difference between:

Accepted Answer

A) concept and genus 
B) concept and species 
C) species and part 
D) concrete concept and species 
E) abstract concept and genus 
A) concept and genus 
B) concept and species 
C) species and part 
D) concrete concept and species 
E) abstract concept and genus

Question 9

Which of the following is a referent of the concept CITY?

Accepted Answer

A) town 
B) restaurant 
C) Asia 
D) Washington, DC 
E) population 
A) town 
B) restaurant 
C) Asia 
D) Washington, DC 
E) population

Question 10

If something is concrete, then it is:

Accepted Answer

A) a visible, touchable object 
B) true and provable 
C) an object that can be understood by everyone 
D) an object made of cement 
E) a single, individual object 
A) a visible, touchable object 
B) true and provable 
C) an object that can be understood by everyone 
D) an object made of cement 
E) a single, individual object

Question 11

When concepts are properly organized, at the top level you will find:

Accepted Answer

A) the most concrete concept 
B) the most abstract concept 
C) one referent 
D) a small number of species 
E) a small number of referents 
A) the most concrete concept 
B) the most abstract concept 
C) one referent 
D) a small number of species 
E) a small number of referents

Question 12

Consider the following organizational scheme.Which concept best fits the blank?

Accepted Answer

A) ASIAN 
B) AUSTRALIAN 
C) ETHIOPIAN 
D) BRAZILIAN 
E) AFRICAN 
A) ASIAN 
B) AUSTRALIAN 
C) ETHIOPIAN 
D) BRAZILIAN 
E) AFRICAN

Question 13

The relationship of POSTAL WORKER to CIVIL SERVANT is:

Accepted Answer

A) genus to species 
B) species to genus 
C) concept to referent 
D) referent to concept 
E) abstract concept to concrete concept 
A) genus to species 
B) species to genus 
C) concept to referent 
D) referent to concept 
E) abstract concept to concrete concept

Question 14

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Accepted Answer

A) RHOMBUS, PARALLELOGRAM, QUADRILATERAL, GEOMETRIC FIGURE 
B) QUADRILATERAL, PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS, GEOMETRIC FIGURE 
C) GEOMETRIC FIGURE, RHOMBUS, PARALLELOGRAM, QUADRILATERAL 
D) GEOMETRIC FIGURE, QUADRILATERAL, PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS 
E) PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS, GEOMETRIC FIGURE, QUADRILATERAL 
A) RHOMBUS, PARALLELOGRAM, QUADRILATERAL, GEOMETRIC FIGURE 
B) QUADRILATERAL, PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS, GEOMETRIC FIGURE 
C) GEOMETRIC FIGURE, RHOMBUS, PARALLELOGRAM, QUADRILATERAL 
D) GEOMETRIC FIGURE, QUADRILATERAL, PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS 
E) PARALLELOGRAM, RHOMBUS, GEOMETRIC FIGURE, QUADRILATERAL

Question 15

Which of the following systems of classification employs a consistent principle?

Accepted Answer

A) FISH: FRESHWATER / EDIBLE / GREEN 
B) CLOTHES: WARM / SWIMWEAR / HATS / COATS 
C) COLORS: BRIGHT / GREENS / PASTELS / SOOTHING 
D) VEHICLES: FLYING / GROUND / AQUATIC / SUBMARINE 
E) ROOMS: BEDROOMS / EMPTY / SQUARE / KITCHENS 
A) FISH: FRESHWATER / EDIBLE / GREEN 
B) CLOTHES: WARM / SWIMWEAR / HATS / COATS 
C) COLORS: BRIGHT / GREENS / PASTELS / SOOTHING 
D) VEHICLES: FLYING / GROUND / AQUATIC / SUBMARINE 
E) ROOMS: BEDROOMS / EMPTY / SQUARE / KITCHENS

Question 16

When we say that species must be jointly exhaustive, we mean that:

Accepted Answer

A) they must not overlap 
B) each species is also a genus 
C) the species must cover all objects in the genus 
D) each species overlaps with at least one other species 
E) the species are based on essential attributes 
A) they must not overlap 
B) each species is also a genus 
C) the species must cover all objects in the genus 
D) each species overlaps with at least one other species 
E) the species are based on essential attributes

Question 17

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Accepted Answer

A) MANUFACTURED ITEM, CLOTHING, HAT, BALL CAP 
B) CLOTHING, BALL CAP, HAT, MANUFACTURED ITEM 
C) MANUFACTURED ITEM, HAT, BALL CAP, CLOTHING 
D) HAT, BALL CAP, MANUFACTURED ITEM, CLOTHING 
E) BALL CAP, HAT, CLOTHING, MANUFACTURED ITEM 
A) MANUFACTURED ITEM, CLOTHING, HAT, BALL CAP 
B) CLOTHING, BALL CAP, HAT, MANUFACTURED ITEM 
C) MANUFACTURED ITEM, HAT, BALL CAP, CLOTHING 
D) HAT, BALL CAP, MANUFACTURED ITEM, CLOTHING 
E) BALL CAP, HAT, CLOTHING, MANUFACTURED ITEM

Question 18

Games can be classified into the following species: BOARD GAMES / TRACK AND FIELD / GAMES ON ICE.Which of the following species could be added while maintaining a consistent principle?

Accepted Answer

A) TEAM SPORTS 
B) STRATEGY GAMES 
C) AQUATIC GAMES 
D) CONTACT SPORTS 
E) RACING GAMES 
A) TEAM SPORTS 
B) STRATEGY GAMES 
C) AQUATIC GAMES 
D) CONTACT SPORTS 
E) RACING GAMES

Question 19

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING concreteness?

Accepted Answer

A) PHYSICAL OBJECT, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY, BALL 
B) BALL, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, PHYSICAL OBJECT, TOY 
C) PHYSICAL OBJECT, BALL, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY 
D) MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY, BALL, PHYSICAL OBJECT 
E) TOY, PHYSICAL OBJECT, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, BALL 
A) PHYSICAL OBJECT, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY, BALL 
B) BALL, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, PHYSICAL OBJECT, TOY 
C) PHYSICAL OBJECT, BALL, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY 
D) MANUFACTURED OBJECT, TOY, BALL, PHYSICAL OBJECT 
E) TOY, PHYSICAL OBJECT, MANUFACTURED OBJECT, BALL

Question 20

If a genus is a file drawer containing many file folders, then a species is:

Accepted Answer

A) the cabinet in which the file drawer is kept 
B) a handful of folders from the drawer 
C) a second drawer full of file folders 
D) a file from one of the file folders 
E) a file folder in the drawer 
A) the cabinet in which the file drawer is kept 
B) a handful of folders from the drawer 
C) a second drawer full of file folders 
D) a file from one of the file folders 
E) a file folder in the drawer

Which of the following is a referent of the concept BOOK?

Which of the following could be the genus of the species AMERICAN CITIES?

Which of the following pairs shows a genus followed by one of its species?

Which rule of classification is violated by the following system for classifying human heights? LESS THAN 5 FEET / FROM 5 to 6 FEET / GREATER THAN 6 FEET

Consider the following organizational scheme.The species are not equally abstract at some levels of organization.But the problem could be fixed by inserting which of the following concepts?

Suppose that items belonging to a genus have several essential attributes, but we only classify them according to one.Is it still possible for the species to be mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive?

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

When organizing concepts, it is important to remember the difference between:

Which of the following is a referent of the concept CITY?

If something is concrete, then it is:

When concepts are properly organized, at the top level you will find:

Consider the following organizational scheme.Which concept best fits the blank?

The relationship of POSTAL WORKER to CIVIL SERVANT is:

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Which of the following systems of classification employs a consistent principle?

When we say that species must be jointly exhaustive, we mean that:

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Games can be classified into the following species: BOARD GAMES / TRACK AND FIELD / GAMES ON ICE.Which of the following species could be added while maintaining a consistent principle?

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING concreteness?

If a genus is a file drawer containing many file folders, then a species is:

Definitions

Propositions

Argument Analysis

Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

Propositional Logic-Propositions

Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

Inductive Generalizations

Argument by Analogy

Statistical Reasoning

Explanation

Probability

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Exam 1: Classification

Which of the following is a referent of the concept BOOK?

Which of the following could be the genus of the species AMERICAN CITIES?

Which of the following pairs shows a genus followed by one of its species?

Which rule of classification is violated by the following system for classifying human heights? LESS THAN 5 FEET / FROM 5 to 6 FEET / GREATER THAN 6 FEET

Consider the following organizational scheme.The species are not equally abstract at some levels of organization.But the problem could be fixed by inserting which of the following concepts?

Suppose that items belonging to a genus have several essential attributes, but we only classify them according to one.Is it still possible for the species to be mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive?

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

When organizing concepts, it is important to remember the difference between:

Which of the following is a referent of the concept CITY?

If something is concrete, then it is:

When concepts are properly organized, at the top level you will find:

Consider the following organizational scheme.Which concept best fits the blank?

The relationship of POSTAL WORKER to CIVIL SERVANT is:

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Which of the following systems of classification employs a consistent principle?

When we say that species must be jointly exhaustive, we mean that:

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING abstractness?

Games can be classified into the following species: BOARD GAMES / TRACK AND FIELD / GAMES ON ICE.Which of the following species could be added while maintaining a consistent principle?

In which list below are the concepts arranged in order of INCREASING concreteness?

If a genus is a file drawer containing many file folders, then a species is:

Definitions

Propositions

Argument Analysis

Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

Propositional Logic-Propositions

Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

Inductive Generalizations

Argument by Analogy

Statistical Reasoning

Explanation

Probability

Filters