Deck 3: Authors and Philosophers in Education

Question 1

The goals of education depend upon the philosophy that prevails in a

A)politics
B)economics
C)society
D)group

Answer 1

society

Question 2

The great philosophers of all time have also been great

A)educators
B)sociologists
C)politicians
D)psychologists

Answer 2

educators

Question 3

The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of Reality is called

A)Epistemology
B)Metaphysics
C)Axiology
D)Sociology

Answer 3

Metaphysics

Question 4

The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of value is

A)Metaphysics
B)Axiology
C)Epistemology
D)sociology

Question 5

The branch of philosophy which deals with knowledge is called

A)Epistemology
B)Axiology
C)Metaphysics
D)Sociology

Question 6

A philosopher is a constant seeker after

A)value
B)knowledge
C)reality
D)truth

Question 7

Who wrote the book 'Emile' ?

A)Rousseau
B)Comenius
C)John Locke
D)Plato

Question 8

Who wrote the book 'Didactica Magna' ?

A)Rousseau
B)Plato
C)John Dewey
D)Comenius

Question 9

Who wrote the book The 'Republic'?

A)John Dewey
B)John Locke
C)Plato
D)Rousseau

Question 10

who wrote the book 'Thoughts Concerning Education' ?

A)John Dewey
B)Rousseau
C)Comenius
D)John Locke

Question 11

Who wrote the book 'Democracy and Education'?

A)John Dewey
B)Rousseau
C)Rabindranath Tagore
D)Plato

Question 12

To propagate his educational scheme, Rabindranath Tagore established his

A)Academy
B)Lyceum
C)Shantiniketan
D)Wardha Ashram

Question 13

To propagate his educational scheme, Gandhi established his

A)Lyceum
B)Wardha Ashram
C)Shantiniketan
D)Chicago Experimental School

Question 14

Who said, " Education will never attain complete clearness without philosophy"?

A)Sir John Adams
B)Fichte
C)John Dewey
D)James Ross

Question 15

Who said "Education is the dynamic side of philosophy"?

A)James Ross
B)Plato
C)John Dewey
D)Sir John Adams

Question 16

Who said "Philosophy and education are like the two sides of the same coin"?

A)Comenius
B)James Ross
C)John Dewey
D)John Locke

Question 17

If philosophy is the contemplative side, what would be the active side?

A)Sociology
B)Psychology
C)Education
D)Psychology.

Question 18

Which is not the nature of philosophy?

A)It is a science of knowledge.
B)It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints.
C)It is a planned attempt on search for truth.
D)It is a totality of man's creative ideas.

Question 19

On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?

A)All pupils are not alike.
B)Different systems of education found in different countries.
C)Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspects of education.
D)Different ways of teaching -learning.

Question 20

All great educators are also great

A)politicians
B)philosophers
C)idealists
D)psychologists

Question 21

The word 'philosophy' refers to

A)a certain way of thinking
B)a certain way of believing
C)a certain way of solving a problem.
D)a certain way of education.

Question 22

Philosophy arrives out of an attempt to arrive

A)at the solution of teaching-learning.
B)at the solution of life.
C)at the solution of education.
D)at the solution of a problem.

Question 23

The choice of studies to be included in a curriculum has to depend on a/an

A)psychological approach.
B)sociological approach.
C)philosophical approach.
D)educational approach.

Question 24

Any educational problem which requires philosophical scrutiny is a subject matter of

A)educational sociology.
B)educational psychology.
C)educational philosophy.
D)educational research.

Question 25

Plato's "____________________" is now considered to be the finest of the treatises ever written on education.

A)Didactica Magna
B)Emile
C)Democracy and Education
D)Republic