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Philosophy Multiple Choice Quiz | Humanities

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A multiple-choice quiz by highstrung. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
highstrung

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
529

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6964

Last 3 plays: Pavli (5/10), Guest 192 (6/10), Guest 64 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which German philosopher wrote the work 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'? Hint

Goethe

Nietzsche

Kierkegaard

Jaspers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which politician, when asked about his favorite political philosopher, responded that it was Jesus? Hint

Ronald Reagan

George W. Bush

Newt Gingrich

Bill Clinton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which man is considered the founder of Taoism? Hint

Kung Fu Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Mao Zedong

Lao Tzu

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the term for the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of knowledge? Hint

Epistemology

Ethics

Metaphysics

Sophology

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the author of 'Mere Christianity'? Hint

St. Thomas Aquinas

C.S. Lewis

Martin Luther

L. Ron Hubbard

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Question 6 of 10

6. The ideas of Adam Smith are most in contrast to which of the following? Hint

Confucius

Marx

Descartes

Machiavelli

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Question 7 of 10

7. The term 'philosophe', meaning an enlightened thinker, is most associated with which historical event? Hint

Bolshevik Revolution

Reformation

French Revolution

Crusades

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following philosophers was NOT associated with existentialism? Hint

Kierkegaard

Marcel

Locke

Sartre

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Question 9 of 10

9. The philosophical tradition known as empiricism is most closely related to which country? Hint

France

Italy

Germany

Great Britain

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the author of 'Republic'? Hint

Aristotle

Sophocles

Socrates

Plato

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Nov 21 2024 : Pavli: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which German philosopher wrote the work 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'?

Answer: Nietzsche

2. Which politician, when asked about his favorite political philosopher, responded that it was Jesus?

Answer: George W. Bush

3. Which man is considered the founder of Taoism?

Answer: Lao Tzu

4. What is the term for the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of knowledge?

Answer: Epistemology

5. Who is the author of 'Mere Christianity'?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

6. The ideas of Adam Smith are most in contrast to which of the following?

Answer: Marx

7. The term 'philosophe', meaning an enlightened thinker, is most associated with which historical event?

Answer: French Revolution

8. Which of the following philosophers was NOT associated with existentialism?

Answer: Locke

9. The philosophical tradition known as empiricism is most closely related to which country?

Answer: Great Britain

10. Who was the author of 'Republic'?

Answer: Plato

Source: Author highstrung

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