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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. Which philosopher did Kant begin his arguments similar to?
(a) Plato.
(b) Hume.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Leibniz.

2. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?
(a) He sided with Leibniz over Hume.
(b) He agreed with him so much.
(c) He thought Leibniz was more intelligent than Hume.
(d) He had so many disagreements with him.

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

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

5. What did Kant's objective argument concern?
(a) The content of the self.
(b) The existence of self-consciousness.
(c) The existence of the self outside the mind.
(d) The content of synthetic a priori knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the category for something considered to be trivially true?

2. What did Kant's subjective argument concern?

3. What did Kant study throughout his early academic career?

4. Who did Kant believe was right about objective knowledge?

5. What philosophical school did Leibniz belong to?

(see the answer key)

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