Class 12 Philosophy Chapter 3 Metaphysics Quiz 10 (11 MCQs)

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1. According to Thomas Aquinas, what was the first cause that created the universe?

Correct Answer: A) God.

2. Which of the following describes the relationship between humans and the universe according to Hamka?

Correct Answer: D) Humans are a small part of the universe.

3. Nominalism, as presented, states that 'essence' is .....

Correct Answer: B) A conventional label used in language.

4. In the Allegory of the Cave, when the man returns to his fellow cave-dwellers with the truth about life outside the cave, the others .....

Correct Answer: B) Reject his description of truth.

5. A thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way

Correct Answer: E) Fiasco.

6. What is the principle of causality in metaphysics?

Correct Answer: C) Every event has a preceding cause.

7. According to Lawrence M. Krauss, what happens in an unstable nothingness?

Correct Answer: C) In an unstable nothingness, quantum fluctuations can create particles and energy.

8. What does 'transcendant' mean when describing the nature of God.

Correct Answer: C) God is beyond and outside of creation.

9. Being shackled represents .....

Correct Answer: B) Anything that keeps an individual from learning.

10. In John 1 the gospel writer uses the analogy of Plato's Allegory of the Cave when he refers to the Word as the ..... of truth in verse 5.

Correct Answer: D) Light.

11. Who is the author of "The Allegory of the Cave" ?

Correct Answer: C) Plato.