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Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. Informal logic is most often used in which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) College, business, and life.

2. He conceptualized a school in philosophy which believes that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free of fear and pain

Correct Answer: C) Epicurus.

3. A philosophy dealing with beauty and what make things "beautiful"

Correct Answer: A) Aesthetic.

4. Historians study figures who fought for justice; philosophers ask .....

Correct Answer: A) What justice is or whether their causes were in fact just.

5. What is the most general definition of philosophy? Fill in the blank:The most general definition of philosophy is that it is the ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) Pursuit of wisdom, truth, and knowledge.

6. The study of reasoning, thought, and successful arguments are known as

Correct Answer: C) Logic.

7. Philosophical discipline that focuses on the numerical entities

Correct Answer: B) Mathematics.

8. Ethics:What justifies certain behaviors?

Correct Answer: D) Ethical principles.

9. Philosophical discipline that studies the relationship between things and words

Correct Answer: C) Philosophy of language.

10. Physicists ask what caused some event; philosophers ask .....

Correct Answer: A) Whether causation even exists.

11. True or False:Deductive Arguments base truths on experiences, knowing that they may be fallible

Correct Answer: B) False.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the four main areas of philosophy?

Correct Answer: D) Biology.

13. What is this benefit called?

Correct Answer: A) Analyzing problems.

14. How did scholars come to think of science and philosophy differently? (3:15-3:25)

Correct Answer: A) Science was considered a search for answers, while philosophy was considered a way of thinking about questions.

15. List all four main areas of philosophy mentioned in the passage.

Correct Answer: A) Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic.

16. The best humanities subject in Grade 11 is

Correct Answer: D) Philosophy.

17. According to the passage, when you are confronted with a question like 'Should I buy this car or that car?' or 'Should I go to this college or that college?', what should you do?

Correct Answer: A) You listen to the reasons for and against various options and must choose among them.

18. Formal logic is the ..... study of logic.

Correct Answer: A) Formal.

19. What is the study of ethics in philosophy focused on?

Correct Answer: C) Determining what is right and wrong.

20. What is the main purpose of aesthetics in philosophy?

Correct Answer: C) Exploring the concept of beauty.

21. What does 'Philos' mean?

Correct Answer: A) Love.

22. What is the conclusion in the following logical argument? If Tom is a philosopher, then Tom is poor. [Premises] Tom is a philosopher. [Premises] Therefore, Tom is poor. [Conclusion]

Correct Answer: A) Tom is poor.

23. Application of philosophy to define and explain religious doctrines.

Correct Answer: A) Scholasticism.

24. Logic:What makes thinking 'good' or 'bad'?

Correct Answer: A) The use of valid reasoning and evidence.

25. What is the purpose of formal logic?

Correct Answer: B) To eliminate any imprecision or lack of objectivity in evaluating arguments.

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