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

Plato

Gottfried Leibniz

René Descartes
2 Which of these philosophers proved that causation could not be experienced?
David Hume

Christian Wolff

Aristotle

Thomas Aquinas
3 Which of these is an a priori judgment?
“2+2=4”

‘Some bachelors are named Richard.”

“This table is heavy.”

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

synthetic a priori knowledge

synthetic a posteriori knowledge

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

infinity

gravitation

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

By the common agreement of mathematicians.

From the pure intuitions of time and space.

Through observation and induction.
7 Which is the definition of nature, according to Kant?
organic matter like plants or trees

anything that isn’t human

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

inclination or instinct
8 Why is a subjective impression not universally valid?
It is—in fact, it is the only form of certainty.

Because it only makes a claim about the perceiving subject.

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

Because our senses are frequently in error.
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.

Induction from sensory experience to abstract generality.

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

Modal

Causal

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

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.
13 Which faculty is responsible for us seeing that an object is red?
Imagination

Intuition

Reason

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

Understanding

Reason

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

Reason

Imagination

Intuition
16 Why is metaphysics led so easily into error?
Because the human mind can’t attain truth.

Because it can’t be verified by the senses.

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 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 both infinite and finite.

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

Infinity

God

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

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.
21 What does Kant mean when he says that the natural sciences are limited?
There are questions in the natural sciences that can’t be answered.

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

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

Because God exceeds the human intellect.

Because, though the proofs hold up, they are spiritually unsatisfying.
23 What is critique, according to Kant?
Commentary on previous philosophers, showing how they might have improved their work.

Using Reason to examine Ideas of Reason for internal contradictions.

The use of rigorous logic.

Maintaining a philosophical distance from commonly held ideas.
24 What is the difference between metaphysics and common sense?
Metaphysics can be grounded as a science, common sense can’t.

There is no difference.

Common sense is more practical and useful than metaphysics.

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.

Respond negatively to a preexisting philosophical work.

Take a political stand against authority.

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

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