Couldn't confirm presence of Flash 7 or higher because JavaScript was disabled.
We highly recommend that you install Flash 7 or higher and that you enable JavaScript.
Get Flash
---
I really do have Flash installed.
What follows is a plain HTML version of the Quiz.
Welcome to the Practice Midterm Exam.
The questions are similar to those you will find on the actual exam.
At the end, you will be asked to submit your name and email the results. I am interested in who completed the practice exam. Your score will have no affect on your grade, so don't worry about it. Also, you may take the practice exam multiple times.
Committed to your success,
Mr. Peterson
1.
When evaluating the purpose, goal, or end in view, which of the following is NOT an important consideration?
[ ] a. Check periodically to be sure you are still on target.
[ ] b. Choose significant and realistic purposes.
[ ] c. Identify differing purposes
[ ] d. Identify non-critical thinking motives.
[ ] e. Identify weaknesses in your opponent's reasons.
2.
"All truth is relative." This claim is . . .
[ ] a. normative and relative
[ ] b. objective and absolute
[ ] c. objective and subjective
[ ] d. subjective and relative
[ ] e. subjective and absolute
3.
Which of the following is a characteristic of truth?
[ ] a. It corresponds to reality.
[ ] b. It is dependent on belief.
[ ] c. It is determined by the individual.
[ ] d. It is determined by the society.
[ ] e. All of the above.
4.
Which of the following is NOT an implication and consequence of truth being subjective or relative?
[ ] a. Concepts like justice, tolerance, and fairness are meaningless.
[ ] b. Moral principles are transcendent.
[ ] c. "Right and wrong" are ultimately decided by those who acquire the most power.
[ ] d. Rules are arbitrary.
[ ] e. There are no immoral persons.
5.
The study and the method dealing with the structure and principles of reasoning and of sound argument is called . . .
[ ] a. An argument
[ ] b. Empiricism
[ ] c. Logic
[ ] d. Philosophy
[ ] e. Psychology
6.
Which of the following are matters of opinion?
[ ] a. Whether or not abortion violates the rights of the unborn.
[ ] b. Whether or not George Bush is evil.
[ ] c. Whether or not God exists.
[ ] d. Whether or not mint ice cream tastes delicious.
[ ] e. All of the above.
7.
"President Bush should resign." Which of the following is NOT a characterisic of this sentnece?
[ ] a. A matter of opinion
[ ] b. A prescriptive claim
[ ] c. An objective claim
[ ] d. A relative claim
8.
"Abortion is the right of every woman." This claim is . . .
[ ] a. normative and relative
[ ] b. objective and absolute
[ ] c. objective and subjective
[ ] d. subjective and absolute
[ ] e. subjective and relative
9.
"Self-refuting" means:
[ ] a. the claim is subjective
[ ] b. everything needed to disprove the claim is in the claim itself
[ ] c. the claim could not be false
[ ] d. the claim cannot be discussed
10.
Normative claims are . . .
[ ] a. always subjective
[ ] b. often objective and absolute
[ ] c. never true nor false
[ ] d. prescriptive claims dealing with right and wrong behavior
[ ] e. both b) and d)
11.
Infallibility is an implication of which of the following?
[ ] a. active knowing
[ ] b. objectivism
[ ] c. subjective claims
[ ] d. subjectivism
[ ] e. the three laws of knowing
12.
"Every year, innocent people are released from presion when new evidence arises proving they are not guilty of the crimes they were convicted of. This alone is good reason to reject the death penalty. But that's not the only reason. The death penalty is also ineffective as a deterrent. Besides, the number of appeals and other safeguards required in death penalty cases are an astronomical cost to the system.
Identify the main conclusion in the preceding argument:
[ ] a. Innocent people are often convicted of crimes they did not commit.
[ ] b. The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent.
[ ] c. The death penalty is too expensive.
[ ] d. The death penalty should be rejected.
[ ] e. None of the above.
13.
Subjective claims:
[ ] a. are statements about things that can't be proven.
[ ] b. are statements where the truth of the claim can reasonably differ among different people.
[ ] c. are those claims dealing with morality.
[ ] d. describe any claim where reasonable people disagree.
[ ] e. all of the above.
14.
"John Kerry ran for president in 2004." This is an example of:
[ ] a. a normative claim
[ ] b. a relative claim
[ ] c. a subjective claim
[ ] d. an absolute claim
[ ] e. none of the above
15.
"Since light has a finite velocity, the astronomer can never hope to see the universe as it actually exits today." The conclusion is:
[ ] a. Light has a finite velocity.
[ ] b. The astronomer can never hope to see the universe as it actually exists today.
[ ] c. There is no conclusion, as there is no conclusion indicator.
[ ] d. There is no conclusion, because the claim is not adequately proven.
[ ] e. There is no conclusion, because there is no issue.
16.
The term "multilogical" describes situations where . .
[ ] a. a number of complex factors must be considered in the reasoning process.
[ ] b. logical inconsistency takes over.
[ ] c. the law of the excluded middle becomes void.
[ ] d. the use of logic becomes impossible, so no claim is true, and reasoning is pointless.
[ ] e. both b) and c)
17.
When confronted with information that does not line up with what you've previously thought, it is important to . . .
[ ] a. ask them questions to assess the quality of their viewpoint and evidence.
[ ] b. immediately refute your opposition to show that you are right.
[ ] c. put your belief in suspension until further research is possible.
[ ] d. stick with the position that makes you feel better.
[ ] e. both a) and c)
18.
Statements that function as evidence or support for another statement are called:
[ ] a. conclusions
[ ] b. issues
[ ] c. opinions
[ ] d. premises
19.
Which of the following is best treated as a non-statement?
[ ] a. Can't you understand that without justice there will be no peace?
[ ] b. Philosophers have long gray beards and wear glasses.
[ ] c. Philosophy is dangerous.
[ ] d. Please pass the salt.
20.
Truth is essentially:
[ ] a. a self-contradiction
[ ] b. nonexistent
[ ] c. subjective
[ ] d. trans-cultural
[ ] e. none of the above
21.
Whether extraterrestrial life exist or not is . .
[ ] a. a matter of fact
[ ] b. a matter opinion
[ ] c. true for some, false for others
[ ] d. none of the above
[ ] e. all of the above
22.
Which of the following is NOT true about assumptions?
[ ] a. It is both possible and beneficial to uncover every assumption that informs our thinking.
[ ] b. Some assumptions are reasonable.
[ ] c. The practice of thinking critically demands that we become aware of our own thinking, including our assumptions.
[ ] d. Unwarranted assumptions are unreasonable.
23.
Which of the following apply to premises?
[ ] a. They are always stated as a question.
[ ] b. They are reasons.
[ ] c. They are sometimes implied.
[ ] d. They are the same as conclusions.
[ ] e. None of the above.
24.
The function of the
is to raise the question which will be answered by the reasoning process.
25.
If two people have differing opinions about a controversial subject, then neither one is wrong.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
26.
Faith is the same as "reasoning opinion" that requires trust and action.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
27.
The claim, "all truth is relative," is a universal absolute, so it is false.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
28.
Logic demands that we never make any assumptions whatsoever.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
29.
Inferring is said to be analogous to speaking.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
30.
No claim can be true and false.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
31.
Normative claims can be objective, absolute, and false all at the same time.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
32.
The purpose of logic is to give one the tools to win any argument.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
33.
Inferences, by definition, are unstated.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
34.
Sometimes the nature of questions prevents our discovering the exact truth. This means that no answer is wrong.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
35.
Wisdom was defined in class as the morally correct application of knowledge.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
36.
All prescriptive claims are normative.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
37.
All normative claims are presciptive in their nature.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
38.
Inferences and conclusions are the effects of reasoning.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
39.
The words,
statement
,
claim
, and
proposition
all mean exactly the same thing.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
40.
A fallacy is any error in reasoning that can lead to a false conclusion.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
41.
Relativism is true when it comes to religion, because no one can prove that God exists.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
42.
The issue of whether entrance fees at Great America should be raised is a matter of opinion.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
43.
An argument could easily be a masterpeice of rhetorical skill and still be a bad argument.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
44.
Ought imperatives can't be statements since they are only expressions of opinion.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
45.
The formal implication of an argument is always the same as the thesis.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
46.
Humans are animals in the biological sense, so survival of the fittest proves that ethics is purely subjective and relative.
[ ] a. True
[ ] b. False
47.
A connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition is the definition of a(n)
48.
Identify the issue in the following:
Believer: Ghosts exist. People everywhere in all cultures have believed in them. All those people couldn't be wrong.
Skeptic: If ghosts exist, it's not for that reason. People once believed the Earth was flat, too.
49.
The three bases for ethics demonstrates that many moral claims are
and
.
50.
Something that is proven to be true is a
.
Make Your Own Quizzes
Quiz Press Live
© 2006
Sol Robots
