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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of truth is "a square has four sides"?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Analytic.
(c) Rational.
(d) Synthetic.

2. What philosophical school did Leibniz belong to?
(a) Rationalists.
(b) Extremists.
(c) Noumenalists.
(d) Syntheticists.

3. What is the name of the university Kant attended?
(a) University of New York.
(b) University of Amsterdam.
(c) University of Koenigsberg.
(d) Uniersity of Paris.

4. What did "Critique of Judgment" deal with?
(a) Religion.
(b) Aesthetics.
(c) Logic.
(d) Ethics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Kant's system revolutionary?

2. Which of the following made it a rare occurrence for Kant to attend school?

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

4. According to the ontological argument, why does God exist?

5. What is rational psychology?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Leibniz's argument about reason?

2. What does the following statement mean? Existence is not a predicate of perfection.

3. Describe Kant's published life.

4. What are antinomies?

5. Describe Kant's view of religious arguments.

6. What are Kant's categories of thought?

7. Describe "Critique of Practical Reason" and "Critique of Judgment".

8. Describe the purpose of Kant's subjective argument.

9. Why is Descartes' "certain knowledge" a problem?

10. Why did the second version of "Critique of Pure Reason" fail?

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