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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 category for something considered to be trivially true?
(a) Real truth.
(b) Synthetic truth.
(c) Analytic truth.
(d) Rational truth.

2. Where was Immanuel Kant born?
(a) Prussia.
(b) United States of America.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. What did Kant become after attending school?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Professor.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Writer.

4. What was the occupation of Kant's father?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Harness maker.
(d) Writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kant die?

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

3. According to Hume, what can reason tell us about?

4. Who began the problem of objective knowledge?

5. How old was Kant when "Critique of Pure Reason" was published?

(see the answer key)

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