The maze of metaphysics
a review of early metaphysical and epistemological concepts
Humanities
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14 questions
Question 1
Multiple Choice
10 points
Epistemology is
A.the search for the ultimate being
B.the search for the first cause
C.the search for truth
D.the search for how to define right and wrong
Question 2
Multiple Choice
10 points
Thales asserted that
A.water was the basic stuff of the universe
B.the apeiron (unbounded) was the basic stuff of the universe
C.air was the basic stuff of the universe
D.fire was the basic stuff of the universe
Question 3
Multiple Choice
10 points
Anixamander asserted that
A.water was the basic stuff of the universe
B.the apeiron (unbounded) was the basic stuff of the universe
C.air was the basic stuff of the universe
D.fire was the basic stuff of the universe
Question 4
Multiple Choice
10 points
Anaximenes asserted that
A.water was the basic stuff of the universe
B.the apeiron (unbounded) was the basic stuff of the universe
C.air was the basic stuff of the universe
D.fire was the basic stuff of the universe
Question 5
Multiple Choice
10 points
Who asserted that you cannot step in the same river twice?
A.Thales
B.Heraclitus
C.Parmenides
D.Plato
Question 6
Multiple Choice
10 points
Parmenides position was known as
A.a bunch of nonsense!
B.monism
C.dualism
D.pluralism
Question 7
Multiple Choice
10 points
Idealism asserts that
A.what is real is not made of matter
B.the real is the stuff we observe
C.there is no way to know the universe
D.42 is the ultimate answer
Question 8
Multiple Choice
10 points
Plato is known for his Allegory of the
A.Sun
B.River
C.Cave
D.Party
Question 9
Multiple Choice
10 points
What is the source of ultimate truth and a representation of ultimate being within the allegory of the cave?
A.Pizza
B.a chariot
C.a camp fire
D.the sun
Question 10
Multiple Choice
10 points
Subjective Idealism was associated with
A.Aristotle
B.Berkeley
C.Heraclitus
D.Plato
Question 11
Multiple Choice
10 points
Esse est Percipi translates as
A.I think therefore I am
B.There can be only one
C.To be or not to be
D.To be is to be perceived
Question 12
Multiple Choice
10 points
Naïve realism asserts that
A.what is real is naïve
B.we can take it for granted that the external reality is out there and real
C.what is real clearly is subjective
D.monism is the case
Question 13
Multiple Choice
10 points
Which approach would most likely assert the validity of "innate ideas"?
A.skepticism
B.empiricism
C.rationalism
D.hylomorphism
Question 14
Multiple Choice
10 points
Zeno's paradox was used to demonstrate and support
A.pluralism
B.dualism
C.monotheism
D.monism