Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quizzes

Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quiz 1

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

René Descartes

David Hume

Gottfried Leibniz

Plato
2 Which of these philosophers proved that causation could not be experienced?

Thomas Aquinas

Aristotle

Christian Wolff

David Hume
3 Which of these is an a priori judgment?

“2+2=4”

“This table is heavy.”

“Not all books are the same size.”

‘Some bachelors are named Richard.”
4 What kind of knowledge does metaphysics seek?

analytic a priori knowledge

analytic a posteriori knowledge

synthetic a priori knowledge

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

God

infinity

a circle

gravitation
6 How is mathematics possible as a science?

By the common agreement of mathematicians.

Through observation and induction.

From the pure intuitions of time and space.

It’s not, it’s only informed conjecture.
7 Which is the definition of nature, according to Kant?

inclination or instinct

the cognition of an object as being determined by a universal law

organic matter like plants or trees

anything that isn’t human
8 Why is a subjective impression not universally valid?

Because our senses are frequently in error.

Because we can’t be sure if other people are sensing the same thing.

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

Because it only makes a claim about the perceiving subject.
9 Which of the following is not a category of relation?

Inherence

Causality

Community

Quantity
10 What is a judgment of experience?

A judgment based on the simple facts of sensory experience.

Induction from sensory experience to abstract generality.

A sensory perception linked with a category of the understanding.

A judgment based on memory.
11 What category of judgment is the statement, “This coffee is hot because it was just made?”

Negative

Modal

Causal

Affirmative
12 What is the relationship between the natural sciences and the understanding?

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

There is none, the natural science are derived from Reason.

The natural sciences are derived from the pure categories of the understanding.

The understanding grasps the laws inherent in things as they are.
13 Which faculty is responsible for us seeing that an object is red?

Intuition

Imagination

Understanding

Reason
14 Which faculty is responsible for linking sensory experiences?

Understanding

Reason

Imagination

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

Understanding

Imagination

Intuition

Reason
16 Why is metaphysics led so easily into error?

Because the world is a confusing place.

Because the human mind can’t attain truth.

Because it can’t be verified by the senses.

Because philosophers are so hungry for fame that they will tell the public what it thinks it wants to hear.
17 In what way does Reason intervene in the understanding?

By positing moral obligations.

By proving that nothing can be truly known.

By proving that God exists.

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 finite, but we can’t travel to its edge to know for sure.

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.
19 Which of the following is not an Idea of Reason?

Liberty

God

Causality

Infinity
20 Why is moral obligation an Idea of Reason?

Because following the moral law gives us a sense of satisfaction.

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

Because it can’t be derived from experience.

Because it is self-contradictory and erroneous.
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 no questions in the natural sciences that can’t be answered.

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

They don’t answer the deeper spiritual needs of human life.
22 Why can’t we have a purely intellectual proof of God’s existence?

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

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

Because using our intellect shows us that God does not exist.

Because God exceeds the human intellect.
23 What is critique, according to Kant?

Maintaining a philosophical distance from commonly held ideas.

Using Reason to examine Ideas of Reason for internal contradictions.

The use of rigorous logic.

Commentary on previous philosophers, showing how they might have improved their work.
24 What is the difference between metaphysics and common sense?

There is no difference.

Common sense is often error, whereas metaphysics is correct more frequently.

Common sense is more practical and useful than metaphysics.

Metaphysics can be grounded as a science, common sense can’t.
25 What must a proper critique do, according to Kant?

Take a political stand against authority.

Respond negatively to a preexisting philosophical work.

Examine a philosopher’s previous work.

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

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