Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quizzes

Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quiz 1

1 Which of these philosophers is a dogmatist, according to Kant?
Plato

David Hume

René Descartes

Gottfried Leibniz
2 Which of these philosophers proved that causation could not be experienced?
Aristotle

Christian Wolff

David Hume

Thomas Aquinas
3 Which of these is an a priori judgment?
“This table is heavy.”

“2+2=4”

‘Some bachelors are named Richard.”

“Not all books are the same size.”
4 What kind of knowledge does metaphysics seek?
analytic a priori knowledge

analytic a posteriori knowledge

synthetic a posteriori knowledge

synthetic a priori knowledge
5 Which of these is an a priori, or pure, intuition?
infinity

God

a circle

gravitation
6 How is mathematics possible as a science?
By the common agreement of mathematicians.

It’s not, it’s only informed conjecture.

From the pure intuitions of time and space.

Through observation and induction.
7 Which is the definition of nature, according to Kant?
the cognition of an object as being determined by a universal law

organic matter like plants or trees

inclination or instinct

anything that isn’t human
8 Why is a subjective impression not universally valid?
Because our senses are frequently in error.

Because it only makes a claim about the perceiving subject.

It is—in fact, it is the only form of certainty.

Because we can’t be sure if other people are sensing the same thing.
9 Which of the following is not a category of relation?
Inherence

Community

Quantity

Causality
10 What is a judgment of experience?
A judgment based on memory.

A judgment based on the simple facts of sensory experience.

A sensory perception linked with a category of the understanding.

Induction from sensory experience to abstract generality.
11 What category of judgment is the statement, “This coffee is hot because it was just made?”
Modal

Affirmative

Negative

Causal
12 What is the relationship between the natural sciences and the understanding?
There is none, the natural science are derived from Reason.

There is none, natural science is based entirely on sensory experience.

The understanding grasps the laws inherent in things as they are.

The natural sciences are derived from the pure categories of the understanding.
13 Which faculty is responsible for us seeing that an object is red?
Intuition

Reason

Imagination

Understanding
14 Which faculty is responsible for linking sensory experiences?
Understanding

Intuition

Reason

Imagination
15 Which faculty is responsible for asking whether God exists?
Intuition

Imagination

Reason

Understanding
16 Why is metaphysics led so easily into error?
Because the world is a confusing place.

Because philosophers are so hungry for fame that they will tell the public what it thinks it wants to hear.

Because it can’t be verified by the senses.

Because the human mind can’t attain truth.
17 In what way does Reason intervene in the understanding?
By proving that God exists.

By proving that nothing can be truly known.

By positing moral obligations.

By proving that the universe is infinite.
18 Why can’t we know whether the universe is infinite or finite?
Because it is both infinite and finite.

Because it is in fact infinite, but our mind is finite.

Because space is a form of intuition, and not an attribute of objects themselves.

Because it is finite, but we can’t travel to its edge to know for sure.
19 Which of the following is not an Idea of Reason?
God

Causality

Liberty

Infinity
20 Why is moral obligation an Idea of Reason?
Because it can’t be derived from experience.

Because it is self-contradictory and erroneous.

Because it is more reasonable to follow moral laws than not to.

Because following the moral law gives us a sense of satisfaction.
21 What does Kant mean when he says that the natural sciences are limited?
The human mind is finite and can’t know everything.

There are questions in the natural sciences that can’t be answered.

They don’t answer the deeper spiritual needs of human life.

There are no questions in the natural sciences that can’t be answered.
22 Why can’t we have a purely intellectual proof of God’s existence?
Because God exceeds the human intellect.

Because to truly know God we would need to have sensory experience of Him.

Because, though the proofs hold up, they are spiritually unsatisfying.

Because using our intellect shows us that God does not exist.
23 What is critique, according to Kant?
The use of rigorous logic.

Commentary on previous philosophers, showing how they might have improved their work.

Maintaining a philosophical distance from commonly held ideas.

Using Reason to examine Ideas of Reason for internal contradictions.
24 What is the difference between metaphysics and common sense?
There is no difference.

Common sense is more practical and useful than metaphysics.

Metaphysics can be grounded as a science, common sense can’t.

Common sense is often error, whereas metaphysics is correct more frequently.
25 What must a proper critique do, according to Kant?
Examine a philosopher’s previous work.

Take a political stand against authority.

Examine a concept or idea from with respect to each faculty.

Respond negatively to a preexisting philosophical work.

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