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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 8, Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of statements are scientific theories?
(a) Singular.
(b) Proven.
(c) Universal.
(d) Logical.

2. What happens when theories are refined?
(a) They become proven fact.
(b) They become obsolete.
(c) Science prevails.
(d) They become better explanatory tools.

3. What does Popper feel is a fruitless exercise?
(a) Naming universal things.
(b) Naming logical things.
(c) Naming singular things.
(d) Naming metaphysical things.

4. In order to validate his theory, what does Popper categorize regarding frequency theory?
(a) Alternative sequences.
(b) Finite sequences.
(c) Continuing sequences.
(d) Random sequences.

5. What relationships does Popper explore in chapter 8?
(a) Probability and scientific fact.
(b) Probability and assumptions.
(c) Probability and simplicity.
(d) Probability and experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper call his probability theory?

2. What can observation do for science?

3. The success of a theory is base on what comparison?

4. What are hypothetical estimates of frequency?

5. What guides a scientific experiment?

(see the answer key)

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