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Philosophy Basics

This document contains a 14 question quiz about philosophy basics. It tests knowledge about key concepts like Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the goals of philosophy being to question and make up our own minds, and philosophy descending primarily from Socrates. The questions match terms like epistemology and metaphysics to their definitions and relate concepts like determinism, theism, and karma to their originating philosophies or religions.

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Philosophy Basics

This document contains a 14 question quiz about philosophy basics. It tests knowledge about key concepts like Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the goals of philosophy being to question and make up our own minds, and philosophy descending primarily from Socrates. The questions match terms like epistemology and metaphysics to their definitions and relate concepts like determinism, theism, and karma to their originating philosophies or religions.

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NAME :

CLASS :
Philosophy Basics
14 Questions DATE :

1. Philosophy begins when we ___ & ___ our basic beliefs

A wonder about B question

C accept D cry about

2. The goal of philosophy is ___ & ___

A convince others of our arguments B ask questions of others

make up our own minds about a answer questions for ourselves


C D
variety of issues

3. ___ gives us freedom & the ability to decide for ourselves

A autonomy B integrity

C accessibility D intelligence

4. What is philosophy?

A Accepting fundamental beliefs B Going on an intelligence crusade

C The love & pursuit of wisdom D Questioning everyone & everything

5. Virtually all philosophy descends from who?

A Euthyphro B Aristotle

C Plato D Socrates
6. Plato's Allegory of the Cave, illustrates what?

Who can make the best shadow in a Fun things to do when you're locked
A B
cave up in Athens

C The various uses of fire D How we perceive reality

7. What kind of knowledge is represented by what is inside the cave or "what I think
it is"?

A Epistemological B Ontological

C Implicit D Declarative

8. What kind of knowledge is represented by the world outside the cave or "what
things really are"?

A Epistemological B Declarative

C Implicit D Ontological

9. Theories are the products of philosophy and will help you learn how to "_"
philosophy.

A "understand" B "learn"

C "explain" D "do"

10. These two are vital components to draw valid conclusions.

A determination B questioning

C critical thinking D reasoning


11. Match the following

Epistemology A A knowledge

Ethics B B reality

Metaphysics C C values

Greek word "philein" D D to love

Greek word "sophia" E E wisdom

12. The belief that only one God exists is known as

A Gnosticism B Agnosticism

C Monotheism D Atheism

13. The claim that all things and all human beings are unfree because everything that
occurs happens in accordance with some regular pattern or law, is known as

A Stoicism B Determinism

C Fatalism D Indeterminism

14. The idea of karma to claim that humans can be both free and determined, is part
of

A Hinduism B Christianity

C Judaism D Islamism

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