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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Transcendental Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kant, how many people perceive the same aesthetic object the same way?
(a) One pair.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) One person and God.
(d) Nobody.

2. Following from Kant's view, what measures whether or not an action is good?
(a) Religion.
(b) Difficulty.
(c) Law-abiding.
(d) Passion behind the decision.

3. When did Kant die?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1810.

4. Which philosophers, besides Kant, studied aesthetics?
(a) Hume and Aristotle.
(b) Aristotle and Plato.
(c) Hume.
(d) Plato.

5. What does Kant's ethical system sometimes defy?
(a) His own sensibilities.
(b) The law.
(c) Common sense.
(d) The Ten Commandments.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hegel, what does reason want to reach?

2. The example in the reading pertaining to perception is that one sees a person, not just their ____.

3. What type of truth is one that is known before any experience?

4. What type of truth is something that is known only as the result of some experience?

5. Which of the following truths is considered to be more substantive?

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