The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and

_____.
a. bioethics
b. logic
c. aesthetics
d. categorical logic

The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the
universe and the things in it, is known as _____.
a. metaphysics
b. epistemology
c. quantum physics
d. axiology

Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch
of philosophy known as _____.
a. logic
b. metaphysics
c. epistemology
d. aesthetics

For Socrates, an unexamined life is a tragedy because it results in grievous harm to

_____.
a. the state
b. the justice system
c. the body
d. the soul

A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to

uncover the truth is known as _____.
a. an argument
b. the Socratic method
c. the Socratic jest
d. a debate

The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to _____.
a. Aristotle
b. John Locke
c. Socrates
d. Plato

A moral theory explains _____.

a. why an action is right or wrong
b. why one moral event caused another
c. where a moral agent got her values
d. why people do what they do
In the moral life, feelings are _____.
a. essential and inevitable
b. essential to impartiality
c. an unerring guide
d. reason based

Moral theories that say that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences
are _____.
a. deontological
b. virtue oriented
c. consequentialist
d. egoistic

The view that we consist of two distinct substances (body and mind) and that these two
interact is known as _____.
a. functionalism
b. identity theory
c. substance dualism
d. materialism

According to Sartre, the basic principle of existentialism is that _____.

a. essence precedes existence
b. objectivity must be a starting point
c. existence is a myth
d. existence precedes essence

According to Sartre, there is at least one being in whom existence precedes essence, and
this being is _____.
a. God
b. man
c. primitive man
d. future man

According to Sartre, the first principle of existentialism is that _____.

a. God is dead
b. man is all-powerful
c. man is nothing else but what he makes of himself
d. man is nothing

According to Sartre, if God does not exist, _____.

a. anything is permissible
b. moral values must come from nature
c. moral values still exist
d. man does not exist
Descartes had been disillusioned by his discovery that many of the alleged truths learned
in his youth were _____.
a. contrary to his religion
b. true
c. false
d. beyond question

Descartes says that, for all he knows, he may be _____.

a. dreaming
b. a god
c. infallible
d. perfect

Descartes declares that an evil demon _____.

a. undoubtedly exists
b. could not possibly exist
c. could possibly be deceiving him
d. must exist if God exists

Descartes reasons that the very fact that he is thinking shows that _____.
a. he does not exist
b. he is not being deceived
c. he exists
d. he is dreaming

At first Descartes supposes that everything he sees is _____.

a. true
b. false
c. part of him
d. undeniable

Berkeley asserts that existing and perceiving are _____.

a. one and the same thing
b. both nonexistent
c. two distinct things
d. imaginary

Berkeley insists that heat and cold are _____.

a. illusions
b. physical objects
c. only things existing apart from our minds
d. only sensations existing in our minds

Berkeley believes that sensible things cannot exist except in _____.

a. a mind
b. absolute existence
c. material substance
d. a material universe

Descartes argues against trusting the senses on the grounds that _____.
a. they never directly deceive him
b. they sometimes deceive him
c. God allows sensory deception
d. sense perception is indubitable

Descartes declares that he is _____.

a. a body
b. a dream
c. a thing that thinks
d. a thing that cannot exist

Aesthetics deals with objects that are_____.

a. essential to our existence
b. unimportant to most people
c. not essential to our existence
d. rarely viewed

Aesthetic values have to do with _______

a. the moral value of works of art and other objects that could be judged beautiful
b. good and bad works of art and other objects that could be judged beautiful
c. the moral values of artists and critics
d. pragmatic decisions regarding the display of art

Aesthetics addresses questions that interest _____.

a. only philosophers
b. only critics
c. no one
d. philosophers and nonphilosophers

Traditionally art has been defined as _____.

a. wealth
b. utility
c. representation
d. well being
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is_____.
a. representational
b. abstract
c. obscure
d. nonrepresentational
Plato's view is that true beauty is _____.
a. found in everyday objects
b. nonexistent
c. everywhere in the natural world
d. not of this world

The metaphysical view that there are many realities is known as

( a )Dualism ( b ) pluralism
( c ) Monism ( d ) Non-dualism

The theory that holds reason as the source of knowledge is

( a ) Idealism( b )Rationalism
( c ) Empiricism( d ) None of the above

Inborn ideas are known as:

( a ) Adventitious ideas(b ) Factitious ideas
( c ) Innate ideas( d ) a b&c

The founder of Positivism is

( a ) Saint Simon( b ) C. S Pierce
( c ) August Comte( d )Francis Bacon

The science of values is known as

( a ) Axiology(b ) Sociology
( b )Ontology( d ) Cosmology

The Greek word Pragma means

( a) Truth( b )Act or deed
( c ) Utility( d ) Beauty

The author of Republic

( a ) Socrates( b )Descartes
(c) Plato(d)Hume

The metaphysical view that there is one ultimate reality is called

( a ) Dualism( b )Pluralism
( c ) Monism( d ) None of these

According to the modern scientists matter is

( a ) Light( b ) Energy
( c ) Illusion( d ) All of these
epistemology studies
( a ) Origin and Nature of knowledge( b ) Validity of knowledge
(c)Extendofknowledge (d)a,b&c
The two branches of Metaphysics are
( a ) Religion and Theology( b ) Rationalism and Empiricism
( c ) Ontology and Cosmology( d ) Materialism and Spiritualism

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

(a) Epistemology (b) Axiology
(c) Metaphysics (d) Ethics

The Latin word ——— is the root of rationalism

( a ) Sophia (b) Reason
(c ) Ratio (d) Experiential

———— insists on a a priori knowledge.

(a) Positivism (b ) Empiricism
( c) Rationalism ( d ) None of these

Ontology deals with

( a ) Matter
( c ) Being

The method of philosophy is

( a ) Rational reflection
( c ) Emperical study

Who said ? Philosophy is the Science of sciences

( a ) Plato ( b ) Voltaire
( c ) Aristotle ( d ) Russell

According to Skepticism knowledge is ———-

( a ) Certain ( b ) Possible
( c ) Uncertain ( d ) None of these

“Tabula rasa” is the term coined by:

( a ) John Locke
( c ) Socrates

The two Heterodox schools in Indian Philosophy are:

( a ) Nyaya and Vaisesika ( b ) Buddhism and Jainism
( c ) Sankhya and Yoga( d ) Purva and Uttaramimamsa
The father of Modern philosophy :
( a ) Descartes ( b ) Thales
( c ) Aristotle ( d ) Francis Bacon

Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the word?

( a ) A person primarily interested in the truth about moral matters.
( b ) Someone who studies the stars and planets.
( c ) A clever and tricky argues.
( d ) A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter.

The three main divisions of Philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, and ———
( a ) Axiology ( b ) Sociology
( c ) Anthropology ( d ) Cosmology

Descartes was a ———thinker

( a ) Emperical( b) Rational
( C ) Materialistic ( d ) Idealistic

Which American mathematician philosopher laid the foundation of Pragmatism

( a ) William James ( b ) J. Dewey
( c ) C.S Pierce ( d ) Spinoza

The study of the origin and development of the universe is known as———
( a ) Ontology ( b ) Cosmology ( c ) Zoology

Who is the father of existentialism?

( a ) Soren Kierkegaard.
( b ) Camus ( c ) Sartre ( d ) Heidegger

Socratic method is
( a ) Skeptical ( b ) Conceptual
( c ) Conversational( d )All of these

——— explained the world with the theory of Monads

( a ) Democritus ( b ) St. Anselm
( c ) Leibniz ( d ) William James

——— is said to be the origin of Philosophy

( a) Greed( b ) Wonder
( c) Fear( d ) None of these

———— rejected Metaphysics as meaningless

( a) Logical positivists ( b) Rationalists
( c ) Idealists( d ) Spiritualists

——— is known as queen Science

( a ) Mathematics ( b ) Physics
( c ) Philosophy ( d ) Psychology

The proponent of Advaitha Vedanta is———

( a ) Ramanuja ( b ) Madhvacharya
( c ) Jaimini( d ) Sankara

NyayaVaisesika accepts ——— pramanas.

( a ) Two ( b ) Three ( b ) Five.
(d ) Four

Which of these religious traditions teaches the supreme importance of harmony in the
family, community and state ?
a) Confucianism
b) Judaism
c) Hinduism
d) Christianity

The total number of Vedas is .

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

Taoism belongs to
A. japanese

B. oriental

C. occidental

D. none of these

is not a heterodox system.

A. samkhya

B. buddhism

C. lokayata
D. jainism

___ implies ‘accepting the authority of the Vedas’.

A. heterodox

B. orthodox

C. oriental

D. occidental

Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.

A. aesthetics

B. cosmology

C. idealism

D. metaphysics

24. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
A. axiology

B. epistemology

C. materialism

D. ontology