This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Philosophy > Class 12 Philosophy Chapter 1 Philosophy And Its Relation With Other Disciplines – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Philosophy Chapter 1 Philosophy And Its Relation With Other Disciplines Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to Epicureanism, the root cause of human suffering is primarily due to: A) The unpredictability of external events. B) The excessive pursuit of wealth and power. C) Unnecessary desires and fears that disturb one's inner peace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unnecessary desires and fears that disturb one's inner peace. 2. Aristotle taught his students the A) Golden Fleece. B) "golden rule". C) "silver rule". D) "golden mean". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "golden mean". 3. According to this Ancient Thinkers, the sketch of the genesis of the world, the evolution of the world begins with the generation of opposites in certain region Nature. A) Pythagoras. B) Anaximander. C) Immanuel Kant. D) Herbert Marcuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaximander. 4. "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart for so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time." Which philosophical position on the soul might this reflect? A) Dualism. B) Monism. C) Materialism. D) Behaviourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dualism. 5. Which Chinese philosopher is known for his teachings on ethics and proper behavior in society? A) Mozi. B) Confucius. C) Laozi. D) Zhuangzi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confucius. 6. The 2 forms of experience where a person can acquire knowledge are sensation and reflection. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. In Chinese philosophy, which concept refers to the balance of opposites in the universe? A) Yin and Yang. B) Mandate of Heaven. C) Five Elements. D) Qi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yin and Yang. 8. Buddha believed that suffering is caused by people's ..... A) Needs. B) Desires. C) Enemies. D) Gossiping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desires. 9. Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of A) Shintoism. B) Buddhism. C) Confucianism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confucianism. 10. Which sentence uses the word 'Mandate' correctly? A) The emperor claimed the Mandate of Heaven to justify his rule. B) She received a mandate to complete her homework. C) The mandate was a delicious dish served at the banquet. D) He wore a mandate to protect himself from the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emperor claimed the Mandate of Heaven to justify his rule. 11. Based on this philosophy, humans are superior and central to the universe. A) Anthropocentric Model. B) Ecocentric Model. C) Environmental Philosophy. D) Aesthetic Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentric Model. 12. What is the primary text associated with Daoism? A) The Tao Te Ching. B) The Art of War. C) The Book of Changes. D) The Analects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Tao Te Ching. 13. Muslim empires ruled from the 200 to the 1500's A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Who added to maqasid shariah with justice and freedom? A) Yusuf al-Qardawi( 1345 AH/ 1926 CE-). B) Rashid Rida(d. 1354 AH/ 1935 CE). C) Mohammad Ghazaly( d.1416 AH/1996 CE). D) Taha al-Alwani( 1354 AH/ 1935 CE ). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohammad Ghazaly( d.1416 AH/1996 CE). 15. Teachers must reflect on societal values in order to target student learning and behavior effectively. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. ..... emphasizes the importance of transferring knowledge, information, and skills from the older (wiser) generation to the younger one A) Student centered philosophy. B) Teacher centered philosophy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher centered philosophy. 17. Discipline helps one achieve GOALS and CHALLENGES. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. An important emphasis of existentialism is A) Feeling and thinking. B) Freedom and choice. C) Speaking and listening. D) Eating and sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freedom and choice. 19. What is the main point of medieval philosophy? A) Christian philosophers try to explain God existence. B) Christian philosophers explain pagan cultures. C) Christian philosophers myths and logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian philosophers try to explain God existence. 20. "If there's a buzzing-noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee. And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey ..... And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it" Which of Aristotle's teachings does this reflect? A) The Prime Mover. B) The Four Causes. C) The soul. D) Virtue ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Four Causes. 21. The definition and meaning of post-structuralism, EXCEPT: A) Language can point outside of itself. B) Language does not express individuality. C) Language produces meaning. D) Language cannot point outside of itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language can point outside of itself. 22. What does the term 'cultural diffusion' refer to in the context of Chinese philosophy and religion? A) The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. B) The isolation of cultural practices within a single community. C) The rejection of foreign cultural influences. D) The destruction of cultural heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. 23. In the sentence: "He often likes to philosophize about the meaning of life." What does the word "philosophize" mean? A) To study philosophy academically. B) To engage in deep or serious thought or discussion about philosophical topics. C) To write a book on philosophy. D) To teach philosophy in a school.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage in deep or serious thought or discussion about philosophical topics. 24. Which philosopher encouraged his students to ask better questions? A) Socrates. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Abraham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socrates. 25. Which is not the importance of Aesthetics? A) It vitalizes our knowledge. B) It helps us more deeply and richly. C) It helps us to feel beautiful. D) It brings us in touch with our culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps us to feel beautiful. 26. "the science of beings in their ultimate reasons, causes, and principles acquired by the aid of human reason alone A) Etymological Definition. B) Descriptive Definition. C) Technical Definition. D) Scientific Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technical Definition. 27. What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation? A) Partition. B) Holistic. C) Partial. D) Reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holistic. 28. Choose the correct vocabulary word:'The ..... of Buddhism into China is an example of cultural diffusion.' A) Isolation. B) Removal. C) Introduction. D) Exclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction. 29. Transcendental idealism argues that ..... A) There is an afterlife. B) Our experience is based on our perceptions. C) Knowledge has foundations. D) God is the ideal human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our experience is based on our perceptions. 30. What outlook does Pooh share with Ancient Greek Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle? A) How to live a good life. B) The purpose in everything. C) The nature of the soul. D) The realm of the forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to live a good life. 31. An organization is made from people who must work with each other, by creating positive relations. A) Administrative Theory. B) Systems Theory. C) Bureaucratic Theory. D) Human Relations Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human Relations Theory. 32. What is a philosophical method of question to gain truth? A) Socratic method. B) Hellenistic Era. C) Fable. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socratic method. 33. What is the meaning of the Greek word "Sophia" ? A) Happiness. B) Freedom. C) Wisdom. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wisdom. 34. Muslim scholars doing research in human sciences should ..... A) A. try to adopt an Islamic paradigm. B) B. refer to existing theories. C) C. try to develop theories under Islamic paradigm. D) A, b, and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, b, and c. 35. Philosophy is at the heart of curriculum development. A) Not sure. B) Irrelevant. C) Right. D) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right. 36. Who is to Pooh as Plato was to Socrates? A) Eeyore. B) Tigger. C) Piglet. D) Owl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piglet. 37. In Philosophical myths of Athenians, which caused the misery of Athenian Civilization? A) Athena's Beauty. B) Pandora's Box. C) Zeus' Thunderbolt Spear. D) Poseidon's Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pandora's Box. 38. Imagine you're in ancient Athens with Liam, Aria, and James. What was a key focus of Athenian society that they might be excited to explore? A) Military strength. B) Trade and commerce. C) Art and culture. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Art and culture. 39. A piece of information or assumptions about other people or things that the speaker already has before uttering a statement called ..... A) Presupposition. B) Factualism. C) Postructuralism. D) Truthfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presupposition. 40. According to Plato, what is knowledge? A) That which can be proven. B) Opinion. C) A justified true belief. D) There is no such thing as true knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A justified true belief. 41. What problem were all Chinese philosophies trying to address? A) The weak leadership under the Shang Dynasty. B) The chaos and disorder from the Zhou and Age of the Warring States. C) The strict ruling style of the Qin emperor Shi Huangdi. D) The quickly expanding empire of the Han. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chaos and disorder from the Zhou and Age of the Warring States. 42. Which statement accurately describes the diffusion of Buddhism during the Han Dynasty? A) It was introduced to Japan through conquest by the Han military. B) It spread along trade routes established by the Han. C) It became the basis of the Han civil service system. D) It was adopted in Persia through an alliance with the Han. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It spread along trade routes established by the Han. 43. This philosophy believe that there is common core of knowledge that needs to be transmitted to students in a systematic, disciplined way. A) A. essentialism. B) B. Progressivism. C) C. Reconstructionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. essentialism. 44. What is a story meant to teach a lesson? A) Fable. B) Philosophy. C) Hellenistic Era. D) Socratic Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 45. Questions related to Meaning A) Aesthetics. B) Semanthics. C) Logic. D) Axiology. E) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semanthics. 46. The Andean Cosmo-vision focuses on people having a close relation with its environment and being interconnected with the universe. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Which philosophy is based on real-world experiences and John Dewey's work? A) A. Perennialism. B) B. Reconstructionism. C) C. Progressivism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Progressivism. 48. Empiricism is empirical science and it is derivated from experimentation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Plato was a student to which philosopher? A) Aristotle. B) Thomas Aquinas. C) Xenophon. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socrates. 50. When Pooh takes a jar of honey to put in the Trap for Heffalumps, he decides to check first that it is really honey, despite it having HUNNY written on it. He decides to taste the honey, just in case "somebody put cheese at the bottom just for a joke." Which philosophical tradition is Pooh illustrating here? A) Existentialism. B) Rationalism. C) Stoicism. D) Empiricism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empiricism. 51. According to maqasid shariah, Muslim tertiary education ..... A) Needs to include essential islamic subjects. B) Will be good enough if annual quranic recitation contest is organized. C) Doesn't need to offer essential islamic subjects. D) Will be good enough if it just proides students with praying venues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needs to include essential islamic subjects. 52. Which philosophy is known for its strict laws and harsh punishments to maintain order? A) Legalism. B) Daoism. C) Mohism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legalism. 53. Eratosthenes found out that 2% of the Earth's circumference was 800 kilometers. What is the approximate distance around the Earth that he found, in kilometers? A) $40000$. B) 40000 Mathematical EquivalenceON. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $40000$. 54. How did Athenian Philosophy bloom? A) When their Gods talked to them. B) When their empire collapsed. C) When they started the Olympic Games. D) When their Empire became stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When their empire collapsed. 55. In teacher-centered philosophy, the teachers role is to ..... A) Keep the students happy. B) Assert their dominance in the teacher-student relationship and teach whatever interest them. C) Focus on students individual needs, contemporary relevance and prepare students for a changing time. D) Instill respect for authority, perseverance, duty, consideration and practicality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus on students individual needs, contemporary relevance and prepare students for a changing time. 56. The goal of philosophy is basically ..... A) To understand reality. B) To make everyone agree with me. C) To have interesting discussions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand reality. 57. The allegory of the cave argues what? A) Our perceptions may not be accurate. B) Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge. C) There is value in ignorance. D) We are born with infinite knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our perceptions may not be accurate. 58. Which of these artifacts would show the spread of Hellenistic culture? A) A building with columns in Persia. B) Cuneiform found in Greece. C) Plays performed in Athens. D) The pyramids in Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A building with columns in Persia. 59. Which philosopher did not write any books based on the belief that debating was better than writing? A) Aristotle. B) Pluto. C) Socrates. D) Plato. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socrates. 60. Match the given inquiry to its corresponding branches of philosophy.How is knowledge acquired? A) Epistemology. B) Metaphysics. C) Ethics. D) Aesthetics. 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