QUESTIONS
The epistemological view that all knowledge is derived through sense experience is:
- empiricism
- skepticism
- none of these
- constructivism
- rationalism
Question 2
Who claimed that nothing exists independent of the mind of God?
- Locke
- Kant
- Berkeley
- Jaggar
- Hume
Question 3
Who believed that emotions ought to play a role in our understanding of the world?
- Locke
- Berkeley
- Jaggar
- Hume
- Kant
Question 4
For Kant, the noumenal world is not perceivable.
- True
- False
Question 5
According to Berkeley, objects in the world exist.
- True
- False
Question 6
By developing informed beliefs, individuals can construct an enlightened ethical perspective, develop a thoughtful approach to religion, and develop a sophisticated and integrated view of reality.
- True
- False
Question 7
Empiricists argue that we can achieve genuine knowledge independent of sense experience.
- True
- False
Question 8
Religions that remain tied to the original people and location from which they developed are called:
- Indigenous sacred ways
- Christianity
- Taoism
- Islam
- none of these
Question 9
Who defined religion as “a means toward ultimate transformation”?
- Feuerbach
- Marx
- Daly
- Streng
- Nishitani
Question 10
Of the following, which religion believes that Muhammad is the last and final prophet to receive the word of God?
- Hinduism
- Judaism
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Islam
Question 11
Studying the philosophy of religion is designed to turn all persons into atheists.
- True
- False
Question 12
A theodicy is a defense of the justness or goodness of God in the face of doubts or objections arising from the problem of evil.
- True
- False
Question 13
Studying the philosophy of religion is designed to expand, enrich, and deepen your understanding of other religions.
- True
- False
Question 14
For Buddhists, all suffering emanates from desire.
- True
- False
Question 15
The ethical theory in which the individual determines what is right and wrong based on how they feel is:
- ethical determinism
- descriptive ethics
- cultural relativism
- ethical subjectivism
- normative ethics
Question 16
The view that we are compelled by our psychological makeup to always pursue our own interest is:
- divine command theory
- empathy
- psychological egoism
- ethical egoism
- none of these
Question 17
The ethical theory that claims moral values apply to all people in all circumstances is:
- ethical determinism
- ethical absolutism
- ethical relativism
- normative ethics
- descriptive ethics
Question 18
For Rand, altruism and compassion are virtues.
- True
- False
Question 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. argued that civil disobedience is moral if it does not conflict with human law.
- True
- False
Question 20
Descriptive ethics addresses “what is the case.”
- True
- False
Question 21
Ethical subjectivism is a recipe for moral anarchy.
- True
- False
Question 22
The ethical theory that focuses on the moral quality of individual character rather than individual actions is:
- deontology
- all of these
- consequentialism
- virtue ethics
- none of these
Question 23
Who argued that an act is moral when it produces the most pleasure and least suffering or pain?
- Sartre
- Kant
- Bentham
- Rand
- Aristotle
Question 24
According to de Beauvoir, what gives life meaning?
- relationship to the Good
- all of these
- relationship to others
- relationship with oneself
- relationship to God
Question 25
For Mill, there is a distinction between intellectual pleasures and sensual pleasures.
- True
- False
Question 26
For Camus, finding meaning in life is impossible.
- True
- False
Question 27
For Epicurus, to pursue sensual pleasure was the sole purpose in life.
- True
- False
Question 28
Ethical hedonism is the view that an action’s consequences determine its moral value.
- True
- False
Question 29
What is the sociopolitical view that believes society’s resources belong to all members and ought to be shared with everyone?
- liberalism
- none of these
- socialism
- all of these
- capitalism
Question 30
Who argued that humans are fundamentally predisposed to selfishness and “state of nature,” and when unrestrained by laws, leads to chaos?
- Plato
- Hobbes
- Locke
- Aristotle
- Confucius
Question 31
Who argued that an ideal state could only be achieved by a commitment to the principles of virtue, both by the leaders and the citizens?
- Confucius
- Locke
- Plato
- Hobbes
- Aristotle
Question 32
For Plato, a just society does not allow civil disobedience.
- True
- False
Question 33
Capitalism is a social organization based on communal ownership of resources and self-government.
- True
- False
Question 34
For Aristotle, living in society is natural.
- True
- False
Questions 35
Mill believed that it was never acceptable to interfere with an individual’s liberty.
- True
- False
Question 36
Is the Buddha’s philosophy pessimistic? What can the Buddha say to all of us?
Question 37
Which existentialist philosopher’s ethical ideas make the most sense to you: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, or Sartre? Explain why, comparing their thinking with your own.
ANSWERS
The epistemological view that all knowledge is derived through sense experience is:
- empiricism
- skepticism
- none of these
- constructivism
- rationalism
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