Question 1

Early Skepticism is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  pyrrhonism
B)  positivism
C)  materialism
D)  idealism A

Question 2

--- is a Skeptic.

Accepted Answer

A)  david hume
B)  emmanuel kant
C)  hegel
D)  none of these A

Question 3

The metaphysical view that there is one ultimate reality is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dualism
B)  pluralism
C)  monism
D)  none of these C

Question 4

The two branches of Metaphysics are

Accepted Answer

A)  religion and theology
B)  rationalism and empiricism
C)  ontology and cosmology
D)  materialism and spiritualism

Question 5

intellectual midwifery is the theory of knowledge put forward by:

Accepted Answer

A)  plato
B)  thales
C)  comte
D)  socrates

Question 6

The author of Republic

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  descartes
C)  plato
D)  hume

Question 7

Philosophy is concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  the irrational
B)  beauty
C)  the ideal
D)  experimentation

Question 8

---- insists on a a priori knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  positivism
B)  empiricism
C)  rationalism
D)  none of these

Question 9

Metaphysics is the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  plato
C)  aristotle
D)  thales

Question 10

The author of Novum Organum is

Accepted Answer

A)  rene descartes
B)  lemnitzer
C)  john dewey
D)  francis bacon

Question 11

The founder of Positivism is

Accepted Answer

A)  saint simon
B)  c. s pierce
C)  august comte
D)  francis bacon

Question 12

The Greek word Pragma means

Accepted Answer

A)  truth
B)  act or deed
C)  utility
D)  beauty

Question 13

The theory that holds reason as the source of knowledge is

Accepted Answer

A)  idealism
B)  rationalism
C)  empiricism
D)  none of the above

Question 14

---- was written by Kant

Accepted Answer

A)  novum organum
B)  republic
C)  critique of pure reason.
D)  politics

Question 15

The Philosophy of Hegel is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenal idealism
B)  personal idealism
C)  objective idealism
D)  absolute idealism

Question 16

The metaphysical view that there are many realities is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  dualism
B)  pluralism
C)  monism
D)  non-dualism

Question 17

---- seeks to clarify and refine the process of knowing

Accepted Answer

A)  epistemology
B)  axiology
C)  metaphysics
D)  ethics

Question 18

Ontology deals with

Accepted Answer

A)  matter
B)  knowledge
C)  being
D)  none of these

Question 19

According to the modern scientists matter is

Accepted Answer

A)  light
B)  energy
C)  illusion
D)  all of these

Question 20

epistemology studies

Accepted Answer

A)  origin and nature of knowledge
B)  validity of knowledge
C)  extend of knowledge
D)  a, b &c

Exam 1: Philosophy and Metaphysics: Exploring Theories of Knowledge and Reality