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

Plato

Gottfried Leibniz

David Hume
2 Which of these philosophers proved that causation could not be experienced?
Christian Wolff

David Hume

Thomas Aquinas

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

“Not all books are the same size.”

“2+2=4”

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

synthetic a posteriori knowledge

analytic a posteriori knowledge

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

a circle

God

infinity
6 How is mathematics possible as a science?
It’s not, it’s only informed conjecture.

From the pure intuitions of time and space.

Through observation and induction.

By the common agreement of mathematicians.
7 Which is the definition of nature, according to Kant?
organic matter like plants or trees

anything that isn’t human

inclination or instinct

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?
Community

Inherence

Quantity

Causality
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 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

Affirmative

Modal

Causal
12 What is the relationship between the natural sciences and the understanding?
The natural sciences are derived from the pure categories of the understanding.

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

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

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

Imagination

Understanding

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

Imagination

Intuition

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

Imagination

Intuition

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 the human mind can’t attain truth.

Because it can’t be verified by the senses.
17 In what way does Reason intervene in the understanding?
By proving that nothing can be truly known.

By proving that God exists.

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

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

Infinity

Liberty

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

Because it is self-contradictory and erroneous.

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

Because it can’t be derived from experience.
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, 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.
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.

Common sense is more practical and useful than metaphysics.

There is no difference.

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

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

Examine a philosopher’s previous work.

Take a political stand against authority.

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