Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quizzes

Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Quiz 1

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

René Descartes

Gottfried Leibniz

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

Christian Wolff

Thomas Aquinas

David Hume
3 Which of these is an a priori judgment?
‘Some bachelors are named Richard.”

“Not all books are the same size.”

“2+2=4”

“This table is heavy.”
4 What kind of knowledge does metaphysics seek?
synthetic a priori knowledge

synthetic a posteriori knowledge

analytic a priori knowledge

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

a circle

gravitation

God
6 How is mathematics possible as a science?
From the pure intuitions of time and space.

By the common agreement of mathematicians.

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

Through observation and induction.
7 Which is the definition of nature, according to Kant?
inclination or instinct

anything that isn’t human

organic matter like plants or trees

the cognition of an object as being determined by a universal law
8 Why is a subjective impression not universally valid?
Because we can’t be sure if other people are sensing the same thing.

Because it only makes a claim about the perceiving subject.

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

Because our senses are frequently in error.
9 Which of the following is not a category of relation?
Causality

Community

Inherence

Quantity
10 What is a judgment of experience?
Induction from sensory experience to abstract generality.

A judgment based on the simple facts of sensory experience.

A judgment based on memory.

A sensory perception linked with a category of the understanding.
11 What category of judgment is the statement, “This coffee is hot because it was just made?”
Negative

Causal

Affirmative

Modal
12 What is the relationship between the natural sciences and the understanding?
The understanding grasps the laws inherent in things as they are.

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

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

There is none, the natural science are derived from Reason.
13 Which faculty is responsible for us seeing that an object is red?
Intuition

Understanding

Reason

Imagination
14 Which faculty is responsible for linking sensory experiences?
Intuition

Reason

Imagination

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

Imagination

Reason

Intuition
16 Why is metaphysics led so easily into error?
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.

Because the world is a confusing place.

Because the human mind can’t attain truth.
17 In what way does Reason intervene in the understanding?
By proving that nothing can be truly known.

By proving that the universe is infinite.

By proving that God exists.

By positing moral obligations.
18 Why can’t we know whether the universe is infinite or finite?
Because it is finite, but we can’t travel to its edge to know for sure.

Because it is both infinite and finite.

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

Because it is in fact infinite, but our mind is finite.
19 Which of the following is not an Idea of Reason?
God

Liberty

Infinity

Causality
20 Why is moral obligation an Idea of Reason?
Because following the moral law gives us a sense of satisfaction.

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.
21 What does Kant mean when he says that the natural sciences are limited?
The human mind is finite and can’t know everything.

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

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

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 using our intellect shows us that God does not exist.

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

Because to truly know God we would need to have sensory experience of Him.
23 What is critique, according to Kant?
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.

The use of rigorous logic.
24 What is the difference between metaphysics and common sense?
Common sense is often error, whereas metaphysics is correct more frequently.

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

Common sense is more practical and useful than metaphysics.

There is no difference.
25 What must a proper critique do, according to Kant?
Respond negatively to a preexisting philosophical work.

Take a political stand against authority.

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

Examine a philosopher’s previous work.

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