Kant: A Very Short Introduction Test | Final Test - Easy

Roger Scruton
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Kant: A Very Short Introduction Test | Final Test - Easy

Roger Scruton
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kant believe must be true for an action to be good?
(a) It must be contrary to one's inclinations.
(b) It must not contradict one's own values.
(c) It must be consistent with one's inclinations.
(d) It must be helpful to somebody else.

2. According to Hegel, what does reason want to reach?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Human brains.
(d) The world.

3. Which of the following is not considered anti-social behavior as a result of Kant's third formulation of the categorical imperative in modern society?
(a) Drunk driving.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Begging for money on the streets.

4. What shows that Kant's ideas are still relevant?
(a) Political theorists bring up Kant during speeches.
(b) America's government is based on Kant's ideas.
(c) European government was based on Kant's ideas.
(d) Political theorists still adopt his ideas.

5. What was one of the last topics Kant addressed before his death?
(a) Logic.
(b) Politics.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Aesthetics.

6. What best describes the arguments in Kant's "Critique of Judgment"?
(a) Weak.
(b) Illogical.
(c) Impressive.
(d) Subjective.

7. To Kant, what was being free?
(a) Being able to understand paradox.
(b) Being able to assess the self.
(c) Being able to have ideas.
(d) Being able to obey one's reason.

8. The example in the reading pertaining to perception is that one sees a person, not just their ____.
(a) Clothing.
(b) Attitude.
(c) Biological system.
(d) Color.

9. What describes the first formulation that Kant derived?
(a) One should not act in such a way that he would not want others acting.
(b) One should follow the religious Ten Commandments.
(c) One should never break the laws and mores of society.
(d) One should treat others in a way that does not infringe upon their rights.

10. What is "You should not steal" an example of?
(a) A hypothetical imperative.
(b) A formulation.
(c) A categorical imperative.
(d) A moral imperative.

11. What is the concept of humanity superimposed upon?
(a) One's perceptions.
(b) One's intelligence.
(c) One's ethics.
(d) One's motives.

12. How do Schopenhauer and Fichte compare?
(a) Both interpreted Kant the same way.
(b) Both improved upon Kant's philosophy.
(c) Both wanted to justify their own idealism.
(d) Both distinguished between phenomena and noumena.

13. How did Kant believe that humans see the world?
(a) As a field of action.
(b) As an imperative statement.
(c) As a spectrum of experiences.
(d) As a series of insignificant actions.

14. Which of the following represented a difficulty for Kant because he wanted to classify it as practical reason?
(a) Logic.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Death.
(d) Beauty.

15. What describes the second formulation of Kant's categorical imperative?
(a) One must love one's neighbors.
(b) One must have faith to be moral.
(c) One cannot use others to fulfill goals with no respect for the fact that they have their own goals.
(d) One cannot treat others disrespectfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which critique does the reading mention that Hegel read?

2. Which of the following did Kant approach in a curious way?

3. During what historical period was Kant considered well-known and influential?

4. In the ideal aesthetic case, what is one moved by?

5. What did Schopenhauer take for granted from Kant's philosophy?

(see the answer keys)

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