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Introduction to Philosophy
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Chapter 1
Introduction to Philosophy
1. Which attribute is not recognized as a feminine force of nature in the Vedic tradition?
A. Speed*
B. Strength
C. Effort
D. Power
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
2. Which worldview has been understood as being highly patriarchal, resulting in the
widespread subordination of women?
A. Animism
B. Buddhism
C. Confucianism*
D. Daoism
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. Which phrase is a literal translation of the Greek word for “philosophy”?
A. Wise one
B. Venerable sage
C. Lover or pursuer of wisdom*
D. Seeker of self
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which of the following is NOT true of Thales of Miletus?
A. He believed the fundamental substance of all matter was water.
B. He believed the soul was immortal.
C. He developed a way to weigh things through water displacement.*
D. He traveled to Egypt to learn astronomy.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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5. Which of the following was NOT a theory held by one or more early Greek philosophers?
A. There are natural explanations for natural phenomena.
B. Tides are determined by the phases of the moon.*
C. Movement is an illusion.
D. Reality is made up of bits of matter flowing through a void.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
6. Which philosopher held that music could heal and that human souls were continuously
reincarnated?
A. Pythagoras*
B. Parmenides
C. Xenophanes
D. Democritus
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
7. True or false? According to Wilfrid Sellars, philosophers seek to understand the widest
possible range of things.
A. True*
B. False
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
8. Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence commonly used in philosophy?
A. Common sense
B. Intuition
C. Divination*
D. History
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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9. Which way of approaching philosophy uses a methodology similar to that used by
psychologists?
A. Thought experiments
B. Conceptual analysis
C. Experimental philosophy*
D. Enumeration
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
10. A set of beliefs is considered coherent if ________.
A. most of them can be true at the same time
B. all of them can be true at different times
C. all of them can be true at the same time*
D. none of them can be true at any time
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
11. Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods of analysis?
A. Thought experiments
B. Descriptions
C. Predicates
D. Definitions*
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
12. What phrase does the text use to describe the process of accepting the negative logical
and moral consequences of personally held beliefs?
A. Accepting reality
B. Kicking the can
C. Biting the bullet*
D. Rejecting reflective equilibrium
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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Introduction to Philosophy
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,Introduction to Philosophy
Chapter 1
Introduction to Philosophy
1. Which attribute is not recognized as a feminine force of nature in the Vedic tradition?
A. Speed*
B. Strength
C. Effort
D. Power
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
2. Which worldview has been understood as being highly patriarchal, resulting in the
widespread subordination of women?
A. Animism
B. Buddhism
C. Confucianism*
D. Daoism
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. Which phrase is a literal translation of the Greek word for “philosophy”?
A. Wise one
B. Venerable sage
C. Lover or pursuer of wisdom*
D. Seeker of self
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which of the following is NOT true of Thales of Miletus?
A. He believed the fundamental substance of all matter was water.
B. He believed the soul was immortal.
C. He developed a way to weigh things through water displacement.*
D. He traveled to Egypt to learn astronomy.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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5. Which of the following was NOT a theory held by one or more early Greek philosophers?
A. There are natural explanations for natural phenomena.
B. Tides are determined by the phases of the moon.*
C. Movement is an illusion.
D. Reality is made up of bits of matter flowing through a void.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
6. Which philosopher held that music could heal and that human souls were continuously
reincarnated?
A. Pythagoras*
B. Parmenides
C. Xenophanes
D. Democritus
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
7. True or false? According to Wilfrid Sellars, philosophers seek to understand the widest
possible range of things.
A. True*
B. False
Text Section: 1.1 What is Philosophy?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
8. Which of the following is NOT a source of evidence commonly used in philosophy?
A. Common sense
B. Intuition
C. Divination*
D. History
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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9. Which way of approaching philosophy uses a methodology similar to that used by
psychologists?
A. Thought experiments
B. Conceptual analysis
C. Experimental philosophy*
D. Enumeration
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
10. A set of beliefs is considered coherent if ________.
A. most of them can be true at the same time
B. all of them can be true at different times
C. all of them can be true at the same time*
D. none of them can be true at any time
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
11. Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods of analysis?
A. Thought experiments
B. Descriptions
C. Predicates
D. Definitions*
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
12. What phrase does the text use to describe the process of accepting the negative logical
and moral consequences of personally held beliefs?
A. Accepting reality
B. Kicking the can
C. Biting the bullet*
D. Rejecting reflective equilibrium
Text Section: 1.2 How Do Philosophers Arrive at Truth?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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