Question 1

Locke argued that answering the problem of personal identity is important for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral responsibility 
B)  psycho-therapy 
C)  evolution 
D)  salvation 
E)  physics

Question 2

Which of the following is consistent with memory theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  resurrection 
B)  reincarnation 
C)  switching physical bodies 
D)  all of these

Question 3

Scientistscannot explain why near-death experiences have caused some people to have the sensation of leaving their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Williams's Reincarnation of Guy Fawkes thought experiment is intended to raise questions about the psychological continuity theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Nestor and Thersites thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  souls are not distinct from the thoughts they have. 
B)  being the same person does not require having the same soul. 
C)  being the same person requires having the same soul. 
D)  souls are identical to thoughts.

Question 6

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  teletransporters will never be technically possible. 
B)  psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity. 
C)  the replicate Parfits are numerically identical to Parfit. 
D)  psychological continuity is not enough for personal identity.

Question 7

The brain theory requires that a person's entire brain be intact in order to preserve personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The King of China thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  who we are seems intimately connected to our bodies. 
B)  who we are seems intimately connected to our memories. 
C)  who we are does not seem to be connected to our memories. 
D)  if your memories disappeared, you would still be you.

Question 9

Buddhists believe that the self is a permanent substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Locke's Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment is intended to show that persons are identical to their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The possibility of soul switches shows that having the same soul is not necessary for personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Having the same soul is

Accepted Answer

A)  necessary for personal identity. 
B)  sufficient for personal identity. 
C)  necessary and sufficient for personal identity. 
D)  neither necessary nor sufficient for personal identity.

Question 13

The question of personal identity is a(n) _____ question.

Accepted Answer

A)  metaphysical 
B)  epistemological 
C)  aesthetic 
D)  theological 
E)  axiological

Question 14

According to animalism, animals can't be persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Parfit believes that identity is not what matters in survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A memory that you can consciously recall is called ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  indirect 
C)  evidential 
D)  veridical 
E)  non-veridical

Question 17

Locke's Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  "body switches" are impossible. 
B)  "body switches" are technically feasible. 
C)  persons are identical to their bodies. 
D)  persons are not identical to their bodies.

Question 18

Locke maintains that you shouldn't be held responsible for something you don't remember doing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Parfit believes he would survive a head transplant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Kant's Soul Switch thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  a person is identical to his or her soul. 
B)  each soul is unique. 
C)  being the same person does not require having the same soul. 
D)  two persons cannot reside in the same soul.

Exam 4: The Problem of Personal Identity

Locke argued that answering the problem of personal identity is important for ____.

Which of the following is consistent with memory theory?

Scientistscannot explain why near-death experiences have caused some people to have the sensation of leaving their bodies.

Williams's Reincarnation of Guy Fawkes thought experiment is intended to raise questions about the psychological continuity theory.

The Nestor and Thersites thought experiment is intended to show that

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that

The brain theory requires that a person's entire brain be intact in order to preserve personal identity.

The King of China thought experiment is intended to show that

Buddhists believe that the self is a permanent substance.

Locke's Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment is intended to show that persons are identical to their bodies.

The possibility of soul switches shows that having the same soul is not necessary for personal identity.

Having the same soul is

The question of personal identity is a(n) _____ question.

According to animalism, animals can't be persons.

Parfit believes that identity is not what matters in survival.

A memory that you can consciously recall is called ____ memory.

Locke's Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment is intended to show that

Locke maintains that you shouldn't be held responsible for something you don't remember doing.

Parfit believes he would survive a head transplant.

Kant's Soul Switch thought experiment is intended to show that