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

Gottfried Leibniz

René Descartes

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

Thomas Aquinas

David Hume

Christian Wolff
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

synthetic a priori knowledge

analytic a posteriori knowledge

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

a circle

God

gravitation
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

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

organic matter like plants or trees
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.

Because our senses are frequently in error.

It is—in fact, it is the only form of certainty.
9 Which of the following is not a category of relation?
Quantity

Causality

Inherence

Community
10 What is a judgment of experience?
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.

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

Causal

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

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

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?
Reason

Imagination

Understanding

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

Reason

Intuition

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

Reason

Intuition

Understanding
16 Why is metaphysics led so easily into error?
Because it can’t be verified by the senses.

Because the human mind can’t attain truth.

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.
17 In what way does Reason intervene in the understanding?
By proving that God exists.

By proving that nothing can be truly known.

By proving that the universe is infinite.

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

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

Because it is both infinite and finite.
19 Which of the following is not an Idea of Reason?
Causality

Infinity

God

Liberty
20 Why is moral obligation an Idea of Reason?
Because it is self-contradictory and erroneous.

Because it can’t be derived from experience.

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

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

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

The human mind is finite and can’t know everything.

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 using our intellect shows us that God does not exist.

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.
23 What is critique, according to Kant?
Maintaining a philosophical distance from commonly held ideas.

The use of rigorous logic.

Using Reason to examine Ideas of Reason for internal contradictions.

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

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

There is no difference.
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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