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1When did Aristotle live?
- A4 BC – 65 AD
- B384-322 BC
- C121-180 AD
- D428-348 BC
2How were Aristotle’s students known?
- AEpicureans
- BScholastics
- CPeripatetics
- DStoics
3How was the school that was founded by Aristotle called?
- ALyceum
- BBohemian School
- CAcademy
- DIonian School
4Which pupil of Aristotle became a conqueror?
- ACallisthenes
- BTheophrastus
- CAlexander
- DJulius Caesar
5Which philosopher was Aristotle’s teacher?
- ASocrates
- BPlato
- CHeraclitus
- DDiogenes
6Which book contains Aristotle’s research in zoology and marine biology?
- AThe Animal Kingdom
- BThe History of Animals
- CThe Dawn of Zoology
- DThe Nature of Animal Light
7For an argument to be valid, it is enough to have two sentences as premisses and conclusions
- ATrue
- BFalse
8According to Aristotelian syllogistic, do premises and conclusions have to be in such a relationship that ...
- Athe conclusion is included in the premises.
- Bthe conclusion states something different from the premises that is highly likely true because of the premises.
- Cthe conclusion is entailed in the premises.
9An argument is:
- AAn interesting reflection about a particular topic.
- BA fight between two people.
- CA series of sentences or statements which stand in the relationship of premise and conclusion.
10An entailment holds if:
- AThe conclusion could not possibly be false if the premises are true.
- BThe conclusion could not possibly be false.
- CIn a particular culture by most of the people a certain idea is intertwined with another idea.
11A syllogism is (not in the sense of a definition of a syllogism):
- AAn argument with two premises and one conclusion.
- BAn argument with two premises and one conclusion whose validity depends on the distribution of the terms used.
- CAn argument with one premise and one conclusion.
12A sound argument is a valid deductive argument with true premises.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13A deductive argument cannot be both valid and unsound.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14All valid deductive arguments are sound arguments.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15A deductive argument can be either valid or invalid and still have true premisses.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16When the conclusion of a deductive argument is true, the argument must be sound.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17 If a deductive argument is sound, then the conclusion must be true.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18A deductive argument could have a false premise and still be sound.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19 In a valid deductive argument, the conclusion could be true or false.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20An invalid deductive argument could have all true statements in it.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Is the contradictory of "Some Presidents are former tv hosts"? “No Presidents are former tv hosts”.”?
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Is the contrary of "All mass cults are dangerous"? “No mass cults are dangerous”?
- ATrue
- BFalse
23The major term is the predicate term of the conclusion.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24The minor term is subject term of the conclusion.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25The middle term appears in both premises.
- ATrue
- BFalse
26The major premiss is the premiss containing the major term.
- ATrue
- BFalse
27The minor premiss is the premiss containing the minor term.
- ATrue
- BFalse
28Figure /mood/form of a syllogism indicates ...
- Athe distribution of the premises.
- Bthe position of the quantor in the premises.
- Cthe position of the middle term in the premises.
29A triangle is a plane figure which has three straight bounding sides. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
30A carburetor is a mixing chamber used in gasoline engines to produce efficient vapor of fuel and air. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
31A triangle is a plane figure which has three straight bounding sides. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
32A rifle is a dangerous object. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
33A rifle is a weapon. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
34A rifle is a firearm. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
35A belt is an article of clothing that holds up pants. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
36Comatose is a state of being in a coma. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
37Fertilization is the process of fertilizing an object. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
38A crypt is where people are buried. is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
39A crypt is a subterranean chamber in which people are buried is an essential definition
- ATrue
- BFalse
40No problems are not to solve.
All things which are not to solve are too complicated.
Therefore, no problems are too complicated. is a valid argument- ATrue
- BFalse
41What is the name of a syllogism of this form?
Premise: All birds are no fish.
Premise: All fish are sharks.
Conclusion: No Birds are sharks.- Adarii
- Bcelarent
- Cferio
- Dnone of the above
42Some plants are not green.
No organisms are plants.
Therefore, some organisms are not green.
a valid argument- ATrue
- BFalse
43What is the name of a syllogism of this form?
Premise: All kitchens have closets.
Premise: All closets have shelves.
Conclusion: All kitchens have shelves.- Adarii
- Bferio
- Cbarbara
- Dnone of the above
44All trees are plants.
Some trees are bushes.
Therefore, no plants are bushes.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
45Which conclusion follows from the following premises?
All students are nerds.
All teachers are nerds.- ASome teachers are no students.
- BNo students are teachers.
- CAll students are teachers.
- DNone of the above.
46Some important truths are obvious.
All obvious things are boring.
Therefore, some boring things are important truths.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
47All stones are rocks.
All rocks are mountains.
Therefore, all stones are mountains.
is a valid argument- ATrue
- BFalse
48All Canadians are right handed.
All right handed are opticians.
Therefore, some opticians are Canadian.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
49Which conclusion follows from the following premises?
Some bosses are employees.
All employees are elderly.- ASome employees are no elderly.
- BSome bosses are elderly.
- CSome bosses are no elderly.
- Dnone
50All ambulances are life savers.
No ambulances are bumper cars.
Therefore, no life savers are bumper cars.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
51Some important truths are obvious.
All obvious things are boring.
Therefore, some boring things are not important truths.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
52No passengers are pilots.
All pilots are persons with courage.
Therefore, some persons with courage are passengers.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
53All squares are quadrilaterals.
All quadrilaterals are polygons.
Therefore, some polygons are squares.
Is this a valid argument?- ATrue
- BFalse
54Which conclusion follows from the following premises?
A car is no boat.
All boats are water bicycles.- ANo cars are water bicycles.
- BSome water bicycles are no cars.
- CSome cars are no water bicycles.
- DNone of the above.
55If one concentrates on the justification process only, how many kinds of sciences (philosophy included) are there for David Hume?
- A1
- B2
- C3
56In order to justify the truth of a certain idea or theory: would we have to collect all instances of a certain idea of a thing or can we satisfy ourselves with few instances?
- AWe would have to collect all instances.
- BA large enough sample would suffice.
57What are the objects of human reasoning Hume distinguishes?
- AObjects, facts, properties and ideas.
- BObjects that are independent of us and objects that are dependent on human reasoning.
- CRelations of ideas and matters of fact.
- DEmpirical sciences and social sciences.
- EEmpirical and mental objects.
58Does David Hume believe that our beliefs about matters of fact can be justified by deduction?
- ATrue
- BFalse
59Induction "represents" an alternative inference process that is as valid as deduction. Is this true?
- ATrue
- BFalse
60Induction is an inference where the conclusion is not entailed in the premises. Is this true?
- ATrue
- BFalse
61Is our knowledge of causal connections based on reasoning a priori?
- ATrue
- BFalse
62Hume writes: “all arguments concerning existence [matters of fact] are founded on the relation of cause and effect; that our knowledge of that relation is derived entirely from experience; and that all our knowledge of that relation is derived entirely from experience; and that all our experimental conclusions proceed upon the supposition that…”. Is the problem of induction that:
- APredictions are difficult.
- BPredictions are only probably true.
- Cnone of the above
63The conclusion of an inductive inference can only be made to be entailed in the premises if the possibility of the entailment relation is presupposed in the argument in question. Is this true?
- ATrue
- BFalse
64Is the problem of induction that inductive reasoning is circular?
- ATrue
- BFalse
65Does Hume believe that our beliefs about matters of fact can be justified?
- ATrue
- BFalse
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