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Philosophers Quiz                                               Name: Alexis Cochrane

This quiz is based on the philosophical material that you have studied in the content section and from the material explored in the interactive program titled What is Reality?. Please place your answers at the conclusion of each question.

1. To me physical objects are shadows. The real world is found in the perfect ideas or forms. Who am I? Plato

2. To me everything is physical and reality consists only of matter that can be perceived by the human senses. There are no immaterial things such as souls. Who am I? Thomas Hobbs

3. I am a monist – one who believes that all reality consists of one all-encompassing thing. All that exists in nature is one reality or substance. God and Nature are two names for the same reality.  Who am I?  Baruch Spinoza

4. I believe that reason is unable to grasp ultimate reality – which is a mystery. Words are unable to describe reality. Nothing is permanent and in nature there is a constant ebb and flow. Who am I? Laozi

5. I believe that human beings are nothing else but what they make of themselves. People create their selves every moment of every day by the choices that they make. There is no God to guide human behaviour.  Who am I? Jean-Paul Sartre

6. This metaphysical theory says that everything, including a person’s thoughts, consciousness, and personality is composed of matter. Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century English philosopher defended this view. What is this metaphysical theory called?

Idealism

Materialism

Dualism

Determinism

7. This metaphysical theory states that every event, including one’s own choices and actions, is determined by a chain of causes extending back in time. What is this metaphysical theory called?

Free will

Realism

Dualism

Determinism