Question 1

If you are given a subject term and a predicate term, how many standard form propositions can you construct from them?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five

Question 2

What is the converse of the proposition "Some noncarrots are orange"?

Accepted Answer

A) Some orange things are carrots. 
B) Some orange things are noncarrots. 
C) Some carrots are orange. 
D) No noncarrot is an orange thing. 
E) All orange things are carrots. 
A) Some orange things are carrots. 
B) Some orange things are noncarrots. 
C) Some carrots are orange. 
D) No noncarrot is an orange thing. 
E) All orange things are carrots.

Question 3

According to the modern view of existential import, the truth of a particular proposition depends on the existence of referents in:

Accepted Answer

A) both its subject and predicate classes 
B) neither its subject class nor its predicate class 
C) its predicate class only 
D) its subject class only 
E) either its subject class or its predicate class 
A) both its subject and predicate classes 
B) neither its subject class nor its predicate class 
C) its predicate class only 
D) its subject class only 
E) either its subject class or its predicate class

Question 4

Which of the following is a singular proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) Some artists are quite talented. 
B) Each dog has a unique personality. 
C) Different cleaning products are for different purposes. 
D) Most aliens in movies look like people in costumes. 
E) The third car in the lot is a clunker. 
A) Some artists are quite talented. 
B) Each dog has a unique personality. 
C) Different cleaning products are for different purposes. 
D) Most aliens in movies look like people in costumes. 
E) The third car in the lot is a clunker.

Question 5

Is there any region on a Venn diagram that could never be marked with an X, or that could never be shaded by any categorical proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, there is one region that can never receive shading or an X. 
B) Yes, there is one region that can never be shaded and then a different one that can never receive an X. 
C) No, every region can be shaded and every region can receive an X. 
D) Every region can be shaded, but there is one region that cannot receive an X. 
E) Every region can receive an X, but there is one region that cannot be shaded. 
A) Yes, there is one region that can never receive shading or an X. 
B) Yes, there is one region that can never be shaded and then a different one that can never receive an X. 
C) No, every region can be shaded and every region can receive an X. 
D) Every region can be shaded, but there is one region that cannot receive an X. 
E) Every region can receive an X, but there is one region that cannot be shaded.

Question 6

What is the converse of the proposition "Some Scotch drinkers are Englishmen"?

Accepted Answer

A) Some Englishmen are Scotch drinkers. 
B) All Scotch drinkers are Englishmen. 
C) No Scotch drinker is an Englishman. 
D) No Englishman is a Scotch drinker. 
E) Some Scotch drinkers are not Englishmen. 
A) Some Englishmen are Scotch drinkers. 
B) All Scotch drinkers are Englishmen. 
C) No Scotch drinker is an Englishman. 
D) No Englishman is a Scotch drinker. 
E) Some Scotch drinkers are not Englishmen.

Question 7

A categorical proposition is always a proposition that:

Accepted Answer

A) asserts a relationship among classes 
B) is the conclusion of an argument 
C) is the premise of an argument 
D) is stated explicitly 
E) is left implicit 
A) asserts a relationship among classes 
B) is the conclusion of an argument 
C) is the premise of an argument 
D) is stated explicitly 
E) is left implicit

Question 8

In the modern square of opposition, if the E proposition is false, then:

Accepted Answer

A) the A proposition is true 
B) the I proposition is true 
C) the I proposition is false 
D) the A proposition is false 
E) the O proposition is false 
A) the A proposition is true 
B) the I proposition is true 
C) the I proposition is false 
D) the A proposition is false 
E) the O proposition is false

Question 9

In Venn diagrams, an X is used to indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) something doesn't exist 
B) something exists 
C) you've made an error in that part of the diagram 
D) the proposition does not have a subject 
E) the proposition does not have a predicate 
A) something doesn't exist 
B) something exists 
C) you've made an error in that part of the diagram 
D) the proposition does not have a subject 
E) the proposition does not have a predicate

Question 10

The Venn diagram of a universal proposition is completed by:

Accepted Answer

A) placing two Xs in different areas 
B) shading an area and putting an X in that same area 
C) putting an X in an area 
D) shading an area 
E) It depends on what the subject and predicate terms are. 
A) placing two Xs in different areas 
B) shading an area and putting an X in that same area 
C) putting an X in an area 
D) shading an area 
E) It depends on what the subject and predicate terms are.

Question 11

What is the predicate class in the following proposition? No witness has come forward.

Accepted Answer

A) witness 
B) person who has come forward 
C) come forward 
D) has come 
E) no witness has 
A) witness 
B) person who has come forward 
C) come forward 
D) has come 
E) no witness has

Question 12

Is the negation of a singular proposition its contrary or its contradictory?

Accepted Answer

A) contrary only 
B) both contrary and contradictory 
C) contradictory only 
D) it can be either, but not both 
E) neither contrary nor contradictory 
A) contrary only 
B) both contrary and contradictory 
C) contradictory only 
D) it can be either, but not both 
E) neither contrary nor contradictory

Question 13

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the copula be? Nothing quenches thirst like a glass of iced tea.

Accepted Answer

A) are 
B) are not 
C) is 
D) is not 
E) can 
A) are 
B) are not 
C) is 
D) is not 
E) can

Question 14

If one proposition is the subalternate of another:

Accepted Answer

A) they must have differing quality and differing quantity 
B) they must have the same quality and the same quantity 
C) they must have differing quality and the same quantity 
D) they must have the same quality and differing quantity 
E) their qualities and quantities need not have any particular relation to each other 
A) they must have differing quality and differing quantity 
B) they must have the same quality and the same quantity 
C) they must have differing quality and the same quantity 
D) they must have the same quality and differing quantity 
E) their qualities and quantities need not have any particular relation to each other

Question 15

All singular propositions are:

Accepted Answer

A) universal propositions 
B) particular propositions 
C) affirmative propositions 
D) negative propositions 
E) non-categorical propositions 
A) universal propositions 
B) particular propositions 
C) affirmative propositions 
D) negative propositions 
E) non-categorical propositions

Question 16

When a categorical proposition is put into standard form, does the ordering of the parts matter?

Accepted Answer

A) No, as long as all of the parts are present. 
B) No, as long as the copula appears between the subject and the predicate. 
C) No, as long as the quantifier appears before the subject. 
D) Yes, because the parts must always appear in a specified order. 
E) Yes, because each of the four forms is distinguished by the ordering of its parts. 
A) No, as long as all of the parts are present. 
B) No, as long as the copula appears between the subject and the predicate. 
C) No, as long as the quantifier appears before the subject. 
D) Yes, because the parts must always appear in a specified order. 
E) Yes, because each of the four forms is distinguished by the ordering of its parts.

Question 17

In the Venn diagrams of two contradictory propositions:

Accepted Answer

A) if one was marked by shading, the other will also be marked by shading 
B) if one was marked with an X, the other will be marked by an X 
C) if an area is marked in one diagram, it will be unmarked in the other 
D) one will have a marking in the S circle, and the other will have a marking in the P circle 
E) one will shade an area of the diagram, and the other will have an X in the same area of the diagram 
A) if one was marked by shading, the other will also be marked by shading 
B) if one was marked with an X, the other will be marked by an X 
C) if an area is marked in one diagram, it will be unmarked in the other 
D) one will have a marking in the S circle, and the other will have a marking in the P circle 
E) one will shade an area of the diagram, and the other will have an X in the same area of the diagram

Question 18

What is the contradictory of the proposition "All dogs go to heaven"?

Accepted Answer

A) Some dogs do not go to heaven. 
B) Some dogs go to heaven. 
C) No dog does not go to heaven. 
D) No dog goes to heaven. 
E) All things that go to heaven are dogs. 
A) Some dogs do not go to heaven. 
B) Some dogs go to heaven. 
C) No dog does not go to heaven. 
D) No dog goes to heaven. 
E) All things that go to heaven are dogs.

If you are given a subject term and a predicate term, how many standard form propositions can you construct from them?

What is the converse of the proposition "Some noncarrots are orange"?

According to the modern view of existential import, the truth of a particular proposition depends on the existence of referents in:

Which of the following is a singular proposition?

Is there any region on a Venn diagram that could never be marked with an X, or that could never be shaded by any categorical proposition?

What is the converse of the proposition "Some Scotch drinkers are Englishmen"?

A categorical proposition is always a proposition that:

In the modern square of opposition, if the E proposition is false, then:

In Venn diagrams, an X is used to indicate that:

The Venn diagram of a universal proposition is completed by:

What is the predicate class in the following proposition? No witness has come forward.

Is the negation of a singular proposition its contrary or its contradictory?

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the copula be? Nothing quenches thirst like a glass of iced tea.

If one proposition is the subalternate of another:

All singular propositions are:

When a categorical proposition is put into standard form, does the ordering of the parts matter?

In the Venn diagrams of two contradictory propositions:

What is the contradictory of the proposition "All dogs go to heaven"?

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Exam 6: Categorical Propositions

If you are given a subject term and a predicate term, how many standard form propositions can you construct from them?

What is the converse of the proposition "Some noncarrots are orange"?

According to the modern view of existential import, the truth of a particular proposition depends on the existence of referents in:

Which of the following is a singular proposition?

Is there any region on a Venn diagram that could never be marked with an X, or that could never be shaded by any categorical proposition?

What is the converse of the proposition "Some Scotch drinkers are Englishmen"?

A categorical proposition is always a proposition that:

In the modern square of opposition, if the E proposition is false, then:

In Venn diagrams, an X is used to indicate that:

The Venn diagram of a universal proposition is completed by:

What is the predicate class in the following proposition? No witness has come forward.

Is the negation of a singular proposition its contrary or its contradictory?

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the copula be? Nothing quenches thirst like a glass of iced tea.

If one proposition is the subalternate of another:

All singular propositions are:

When a categorical proposition is put into standard form, does the ordering of the parts matter?

In the Venn diagrams of two contradictory propositions:

What is the contradictory of the proposition "All dogs go to heaven"?

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Propositions

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