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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Background of Kant's Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem with Descartes' certain knowledge?
(a) It assumes the existence of a self.
(b) It assumes that humans think.
(c) It assumes that existence warrants thinking.
(d) It assumes that breathing warrants thinking.

2. What type of truth is something that is known only as the result of some experience?
(a) Synthetic.
(b) A posteriori.
(c) Analytic.
(d) A priori.

3. Which of the following is true about Kant's time in school?
(a) He hated learning, but his teachers encouraged him.
(b) He enjoyed spending time with his peers.
(c) He enjoyed talking to the teachers.
(d) He hated his time in school.

4. What type of truth is one that is known before any experience?
(a) A posteriori.
(b) Synthetic.
(c) Analytic.
(d) A priori.

5. What did "Critique of Practical Reason" deal with?
(a) Aesthetics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" published?

2. How many times did Kant come close to marriage?

3. What did Leibniz argue could allow us to know almost everything about the world?

4. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?

5. What was a result of "Critique of Reason" being difficult to read?

(see the answer key)

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