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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Transcendental Deduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Kant born?
(a) 1724.
(b) 1712.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1767.

2. Despite being dedicated to reason, which of the following described Kant?
(a) Illogical.
(b) Superstitious.
(c) Religious.
(d) Unintelligent.

3. According to Kant, what does the notion of change imply?
(a) Some mediums only exist in the past.
(b) Some mediums are unchanged.
(c) Some mediums are constantly changing.
(d) Some mediums will only exist in the future.

4. When did Kant publish "Prolegomena to any Future metaphysic which shall lay Claim to being a Science"?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1776.

5. What type of perception does 'apperception' refer to?
(a) Perception of a property.
(b) Perception of the self.
(c) Perception of a substance.
(d) Perception of a group of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Hume to believe something, what did he need?

2. Whose theories greatly influenced Kant's metaphysical system?

3. Whose philosophies did Kant revive in the distinction between practical and theoretical knowledge?

4. Which of the following is described as being inaccessible to humanity?

5. What did "Critique of Practical Reason" deal with?

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