GED212 Introduction to Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions

GED212Introduction to PhilosophyDiscovering Philosophy, Portfolio EditionText:Final 2nd Edition , 2008ISBN: 3: 978-0-13-209071-1; 10: 0-13-209071-6Authors:Thomas I. WhitePublisher:Prentice Hall925 N. Spurgeon Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Phone: 714-547-9625 Fax: 714-547-577703/09Introduction to PhilosophyFinal Examination1Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)1. Metaphysics is the study of right and wrong.A. TrueB. False2. Logic is the study of reason and arguments.A. TrueB. False3. Philosophy studies lifes most basic questions.A. TrueB. False4. Philosophical questions are primarily subjective in nature.A. TrueB. False5. The value of studying philosophy is that it develops your analytical abilities and your capacity for abstract thought.A. TrueB. False 6. _______________ is the study of how we live together in communities, and deals with problems of harmonizing freedom and obligation. A. Social philosophyB. Social interactionC. Political philosophyD. None of the above7. ________________is what Aristotle referred to as the first philosophy, and studies the most basic issues.A. EthicsB. LogicC. MetaphysicsD. Social philosophyIntroduction to PhilosophyFinal Examination28. The word philosophy derives from two ancient Greek words: philia, which means love, and sophia, which means wisdom.A. TrueB. False9. A(n)______ fallacy involves an arguments logical structure.A. InformalB. FormalC. PremiseD. conclusion 10. A(n) ________ fallacy involves an arguments subject matter.A. InformalB. FormalC. PremiseD. conclusion11. The two parts of an argument are _____.A. Introduction and conclusionB. Premises and conclusionC. Pros and consD. Truths and conclusion12. Another word for the facts, evidence, theories, or ideas that allegedly lead to an arguments claim is premises.A. TrueB. False13. If its sunny, Jennifer goes surfing. Jennifer went surfing today. Therefore, it must have been sunny. This is an excellent illustration of affirming the consequent, a formal fallacy.A. TrueB. False14. A square has four sides is a necessary and sufficient condition for defining  a square.A. TrueB. False15. The potions riddle in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is an excellent  example of logical thinking.A. TrueB. False16. If someone is a student at Hogwarts, then he or she is studying witchcraft  and wizardry. Neville Longbottom is a student at Hogwarts. Therefore, Nev- ille Longbottom is studying witchcraft and wizardry. This is an excellent ex- ample of Modus Ponens, or the Asserting Rule.A. TrueB. False 17. The _____is the main conscious element of the personality and tries to  mediate between the unrestrained desires of the superego and the punishing  demands of the id for moral perfection.A. EgoB. SoulC. LogicD. None of the above18. The inner feeling of freedom that we all have supports the theory of _____.A. FatalismB. DeterminismC. Free willD. None of the above19. The ancient Greek story of Oedipus, who, no matter how hard he tries, cannot avoid his tragic destiny, is an example of the theory of _____.A. FatalismB. DeterminismC. Free willD. None of the above20. The idea that there is one special person somewhere in the world that is your destiny to meet and fall in love with is an example of ______.A. FatalismB. DeterminismC. Free willD. None of the above21. A theory that claims that all human behavior is the result of scientifically  identifiable natural forces is an example of _____.A. FatalismB. DeterminismC. Free willD. None of the above22. B.F. Skinner believes that human freedom is impossible.A. TrueB. False23. Freudianism claims that the human personality has neither conscious nor unconscious dimensions.A. TrueB. False24. A Freudian slip is an example of how the unconscious can determine what we say.A. TrueB. False25. Ellis believes that irrational beliefs are the greatest threat to our freedom.A. TrueB. False26. _____is the position that holds that in any circumstance, we genuinely have more than one option from which to choose.A. IndeterminismB. ExistentialismC. PragmatismD. Free will27. ______ claims that freedom is so inescapable that it is sometimes uncomfort- able, which is why Sartre wrote that we are condemned to be free.A. IndeterminismB. ExistentialismC. PragmatismD. Free will28. William James is the most important representative of _____, the school of