Multiple Choice Quiz

1. The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and _____.

a. bioethics

b. logic

c. aesthetics

d. categorical logic

2. For Socrates, an unexamined life is a tragedy because it results in grievous harm to _____.

a. the state

b. the justice system

c. the body

d. the soul

3. For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of _____.

a. knowledge

b. wealth

c. community

d. courage

4. A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover

the truth is known as _____.

a. an argument

b. the Socratic method

c. the Socratic jest

d. a debate

5. If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd
statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of
argument is known as _____.

a. modus tollens

b. modus ponens

c. hypothetical syllogism

d. reductio ad absurdum *

6. The systematic use of critical reasoning to try to find answers to fundamental questions about
reality, morality, and knowledge is called _____.

a. the argumentative method

b. the philosophical method

c. propositional logic

d. syllogistic reasoning

7. The famous statement An unexamined life is not worth living is attributed to _____.

a. Aristotle

b. John Locke
 c. Socrates

d. Plato

8. The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe
and the things in it, is known as _____.

a. metaphysics

b. epistemology

c. quantum physics

d. axiology

9. Questions like What is knowledge? and What is truth? are mainstays in the branch of
philosophy known as _____.

a. logic

b. metaphysics

c. epistemology

d. aesthetics

10. According to Socrates, a clear sign that a person has _____ is her exclusive pursuit of social
status, wealth, power, and pleasure.

a. philosophical ambition

b. worldly wisdom

c. exceptional desires

d. an unhealthy soul

11. The word "philosophy" derives from:

o A. Latin, meaning "love of knowledge"

o B. Greek, meaning "love of wisdom"
o C. Latin, meaning "love of life"
o D. Greek, meaning "love of science"
o E. Icelandic, meaning "love of fish"

12. St. Augustine of Hippo lived during which years?

A. 120 - 48 B.C.
B. 354 - 430 A.D.
C. 1226 - 1312 A.D.
D. 1794 - 1851 A.D.
13.The Roots of Augustinian Spirituality mentioned on the "Augustinians of the Midwest" Web site
include ___________.

A. Prayer, sacrifice, hard work.

B. Fasting, self-denial, almsgiving.
C. The Word of God, discovering God in community, interiority
D. Study, silence, preaching

14.The Rule of St. Augustine presents the values which underlie a vibrant and holy religious community life. With
the biblical description of the early Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-35) as its foundation,
the Rule is based on which two essential elements?

A. Obedience and love

B. Penance and prayer
C. Poverty and hardship
D. Unity of hearts and community of goods
15. St. Augustine wrote extensively. We have today a vast collection of his writings -- 113 books, 207 letters and
more than 500 sermons. His most famous works are _________.

A.The Teacher, Understanding the Bible, Left Behind

B. Purpose-Driven, The Life of Christ, True Devotion
C. The Confessions, The City of God, The Trinity
D. Against the Donatists, Grace and Deliverance, Healing Love

16. As a young adult, Augustine worked as a _________.

A. Farmer
B. Fisherman
C. Teacher
D. Carpenter

17. The parents of Augustine were named ______________.

A. Alypius and Christina

B. Ezekiel and Rita
C. Fulgentius and Felicity
D. Patricius and Monica

18. Augustine was baptized by ____________________

St. John the Baptist

St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
St. Monica
His son Adeodatus

19. After his Baptism, Augustine tuned his home in Tagaste

A type of monastery where he and a group of friends formed a Christian community

A shelter for the homeless
A school for Bible studies
An off the-streets center for young people who were at risk.

20. What are one of the three sorts of substance for your soul, according to Aristotle?

A. Potentiality
B. Thoughts
C. Dreams
D. Inhibition
E. Personality

21. What did the soul give a person?

A. Living forms
B. Personality
C. Presence
D. Actuality
E. Thought

22. What is the Nested Heirarchy of the souls functions?

A.Reproduction, thought and knowledge

B. Reproduction, perception and thought
C. Potentiality, perception and thought
D. Potentiality, perception and knowledge
E. Potentiality, perception and reproduction

23. What did Aristotle say about the soul when the body died?

A. It died with it
B. It left before the body died
C. The soul is immortal
D. The soul is used up and its energy given to the universe
E. The soul goes to never never land
24. What is the lowest level of the soul?

A. Plants
B. Humans
C. Children
D. Animals
E. Micro-organisms

25. Aristotle believed that the body developed before the soul. True or False?

A. True
B. False
C. Maybe

26. Where did Aristotle believe the Souls resting place is?

A. With the body

B. In heaven
C. In the world of the forms
D. At ben's play world
E. With God

27. What is the lowest level of the soul?

A. Plants
B. Humans
C. Children
D. Animals
E. Micro-organisms