Philosophy Final Exam

150 questions for final exam.

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"Does God exist?" is:a) an ethical questionb) an epistemological questionc) a metaphysical questiond) all of the above
C) a metaphysical question
"How do we know whether God exists?" is:a) an ethical questionb) an epistemological questionc) a metaphysical questiond) all of the above
B) an epistemological question
Who is the first person to be called a philosopher?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Socratesd) Plato
A) Thales
Who said that all is water?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Heraclitusd) Pythagoras
A) Thales
Who said that all is fire?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Heraclitusd) Pythagoras
C) Heraclitus
Who said that all is being?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Heraclitusd) Pythagoras
B) Parmenides
Who said that all is in a constant state of flux?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Heraclitusd) Pythagoras
C) Heraclitus
Who said that all is number?a) Thalesb) Parmenidesc) Heraclitusd) Pythagoras
D) Pythagoras
Who said, "Man is the measure of all things: of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not?"a) Platob) Aristotlec) Protagorasd) John Lennon
C) Protagoras
Which of the following are atomists?a) Parmenides and Zenob) Plato and Aristotlec) Democritus and Leucippisd) None of the above
C) Democritus and Leucippis
Rationalism is the view that all knowledge comes through reason and not experience.a) Trueb) False
A) True
Which of the following are rationalists?a) Parmenidesb) Platoc) Descartesd) All of the above
D) All of the above
Socrates was one of the more prolific writers of the ancient world.a) Trueb) False
B) False
Which of the following was Socrates charged with?a) Corrupting the youth of Athensb) Teaching people to disbelieve in the Godsc) Making the worse argument appear the strongerd) All of the above
D) All of the above
Which of the following arguments is true?a) If Parmenides is a rationalist, then he believes that the senses do not give us knowledgeParmenides is a rationalistTherefore, he believes the senses do not give us knowledge.b) If Parmenides is a rationalist, then he believes that the senses do not give us knowledgeParmenides is not a rationalistTherefore, he believes the senses do give us knowledge.c) Both of the aboved) None of the above
D) None of the above