Philosophy A Level Quiz

What does 'a priori' knowledge mean?

• Knowledge from experience

• Knowledge without experience

• Knowledge from teachers

• Knowledge from books

What is an example of an analytic truth?

• Grass is green

• The sky is blue

• Water boils at 100°C

• A bachelor is an unmarried man

What is Descartes' famous phrase?

• To be or not to be

• I think, therefore I am

• Knowledge is power

• Time is money

What is the main idea of empiricism?

• Knowledge is a dream

• All knowledge comes from experience

• Knowledge is an illusion

• All knowledge is innate

What does 'cogito ergo sum' mean?

• I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am

• I sleep, therefore I am

• I run, therefore I am

• I eat, therefore I am

What is the 'trademark' argument about?

• The existence of the external world

• The concept of God as an innate idea

• The nature of dreams

• The reliability of senses

What is a synthetic truth?

• True by definition

• True by dreams

• True by imagination

• True by experience

What is the 'evil demon' scenario?

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A story about a monster

• A scenario where a demon deceives our senses

• A game played by children

What is 'global scepticism'?

• Trusting only science

• Believing everything

• Doubting everything

• Ignoring all doubts

What does 'innatism' claim?

• Knowledge is an illusion

• Knowledge is a dream

• Some knowledge is innate

• All knowledge is learned