Test Bank For
Does the Center Hold An Introduction to Western Philosophy 2024 Release By Donald Palmer
Chapters 1-10 Answer are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Philosophy is merely an immature science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In his lifetime, Socrates achieved aretê, which eludes most philosophers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Certain philosophical questions cannot be legitimately answered by science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
4) While introducing the discipline of Philosophy, the author informs us of its __________
nature: Philosophy thinks about itself.
A) self-negating
B) self-deprecatory
C) self-sufficient
D) self-reflective
5) The word "philosophy" is derived from the Greek word philosophia, meaning "__________."
A) the meaning of existence
B) the importance of love
C) the love of wisdom
D) the wisdom of humanity
,6) What was Thales's (the first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition) main theory?
A) Nothing is real.
B) Everything is water.
C) All are destructible.
D) The world is fictitious.
7) Identify an aspect of Thales's theory that makes him different from his predecessors.
A) He tried to explain one natural phenomenon in terms of other natural phenomena.
B) He refused to believe that natural phenomena occur and tried to negate them.
C) He tried to explain the existence of humans through his belief in the will of the gods.
D) He refused to acknowledge the importance of air and the winds in human life.
8) What does the term "strong time," used by mythologists, mean?
A) the concept of infinite universal time of which the beginning and end are unknown
B) the idea that time ultimately supersedes all human suffering
C) the notion that humans cannot know the past and the future
D) the period of the early beginnings before "normal" time existed
9) Identify an aspect of Thales's thinking that sets him apart from his predecessors.
A) It tracks the source of all things and their chronological origin in a scientific manner.
B) It traces the origin of all earthly matter to a specific point in "strong time."
C) It involves logical analysis of the discernible facts drawn from observation.
D) It assumes that the human mind is incapable of fathoming great universal change.
10) Out of the four elements that ancient Greeks were aware of, which one did Thales conclude
to be the one capable of taking on the greatest number of forms?
A) air
B) water
C) earth
D) fire
11) "What is wisdom, and how does it differ from belief?" To which of the following
contemporary branches of philosophy does this question belong?
A) epistemology
B) ontology
C) ethics
D) aesthetics
,12) The theory of being,__________ concerns the question "What is the nature of existence?"
A) tautology
B) political and social philosophy
C) aesthetics
D) ontology
13) Which of the following questions concerns itself with the political and social branch of
contemporary philosophy?
A) What is the difference between appearance and reality?
B) Are there such things as moral duties and obligations that bind us?
C) Are there such things as natural social rights?
D) Does knowledge in fact exist, or must we be satisfied with mere opinion?
FILL IN THE BLANK. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or
answers the question.
14) It is generally agreed that the first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition was
__________ (ca. 580 B.C.E.).
15) The first atomic theory was developed by __________ (ca. 460–ca. 370 B.C.E.).
16) In the Greek world, the two main transmitters of Mythos were the poets __________; two
masterful tellers of heroic tales.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or
answers the question.
17) Name and explain Aristotle's three fundamental principles or laws of logic with notations.
18) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus ponendo ponens with an example.
, 19) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus tollendo tollens with an example.
20) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus tollendo ponens with an example.
21) What is the fallacy called asserting the consequence? Explain with an example.
22) What is the fallacy called negating the antecedent? Explain with an example.
23) What is the fallacy named post hoc ergo propter hoc? Explain with an example.
24) What is the fallacy called petitio principii? Explain with an example.
25) What are tautologies? Explain how and why tautological reasoning is fallacious.
Answer Key
Test name: chapter 1
1) FALSE
2) FALSE
3) TRUE
4) D
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) D
Does the Center Hold An Introduction to Western Philosophy 2024 Release By Donald Palmer
Chapters 1-10 Answer are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Philosophy is merely an immature science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) In his lifetime, Socrates achieved aretê, which eludes most philosophers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Certain philosophical questions cannot be legitimately answered by science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
4) While introducing the discipline of Philosophy, the author informs us of its __________
nature: Philosophy thinks about itself.
A) self-negating
B) self-deprecatory
C) self-sufficient
D) self-reflective
5) The word "philosophy" is derived from the Greek word philosophia, meaning "__________."
A) the meaning of existence
B) the importance of love
C) the love of wisdom
D) the wisdom of humanity
,6) What was Thales's (the first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition) main theory?
A) Nothing is real.
B) Everything is water.
C) All are destructible.
D) The world is fictitious.
7) Identify an aspect of Thales's theory that makes him different from his predecessors.
A) He tried to explain one natural phenomenon in terms of other natural phenomena.
B) He refused to believe that natural phenomena occur and tried to negate them.
C) He tried to explain the existence of humans through his belief in the will of the gods.
D) He refused to acknowledge the importance of air and the winds in human life.
8) What does the term "strong time," used by mythologists, mean?
A) the concept of infinite universal time of which the beginning and end are unknown
B) the idea that time ultimately supersedes all human suffering
C) the notion that humans cannot know the past and the future
D) the period of the early beginnings before "normal" time existed
9) Identify an aspect of Thales's thinking that sets him apart from his predecessors.
A) It tracks the source of all things and their chronological origin in a scientific manner.
B) It traces the origin of all earthly matter to a specific point in "strong time."
C) It involves logical analysis of the discernible facts drawn from observation.
D) It assumes that the human mind is incapable of fathoming great universal change.
10) Out of the four elements that ancient Greeks were aware of, which one did Thales conclude
to be the one capable of taking on the greatest number of forms?
A) air
B) water
C) earth
D) fire
11) "What is wisdom, and how does it differ from belief?" To which of the following
contemporary branches of philosophy does this question belong?
A) epistemology
B) ontology
C) ethics
D) aesthetics
,12) The theory of being,__________ concerns the question "What is the nature of existence?"
A) tautology
B) political and social philosophy
C) aesthetics
D) ontology
13) Which of the following questions concerns itself with the political and social branch of
contemporary philosophy?
A) What is the difference between appearance and reality?
B) Are there such things as moral duties and obligations that bind us?
C) Are there such things as natural social rights?
D) Does knowledge in fact exist, or must we be satisfied with mere opinion?
FILL IN THE BLANK. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or
answers the question.
14) It is generally agreed that the first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition was
__________ (ca. 580 B.C.E.).
15) The first atomic theory was developed by __________ (ca. 460–ca. 370 B.C.E.).
16) In the Greek world, the two main transmitters of Mythos were the poets __________; two
masterful tellers of heroic tales.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or
answers the question.
17) Name and explain Aristotle's three fundamental principles or laws of logic with notations.
18) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus ponendo ponens with an example.
, 19) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus tollendo tollens with an example.
20) Explain the rule of logical inference named Modus tollendo ponens with an example.
21) What is the fallacy called asserting the consequence? Explain with an example.
22) What is the fallacy called negating the antecedent? Explain with an example.
23) What is the fallacy named post hoc ergo propter hoc? Explain with an example.
24) What is the fallacy called petitio principii? Explain with an example.
25) What are tautologies? Explain how and why tautological reasoning is fallacious.
Answer Key
Test name: chapter 1
1) FALSE
2) FALSE
3) TRUE
4) D
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) D
