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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 2, On the Problem of a Theory of Scientific Method.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should the rules of epistemology adhere to?
(a) Scientific theory.
(b) Logic.
(c) Demarcation.
(d) Psychology.

2. What should guide the methods of testing scientific statements?
(a) Epistemology.
(b) Logic.
(c) Physics.
(d) Psychology.

3. What does the first rule of logic do?
(a) Proves a scientific statement.
(b) Sets a norm.
(c) Determines the type of research.
(d) States testability.

4. What does Popper fear philosophers will think about methodological investigations?
(a) They contradict years of thought.
(b) They do not belong to philosophy.
(c) They do not work.
(d) There is no substance in them.

5. What type of rule do positivists and reductionists adhere to, according to Popper?
(a) Non-logical rules.
(b) Dogmatic rules.
(c) Rules of Psychology.
(d) Logical rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boundaries of conditions?

2. What type of reasoning does Popper deny exists?

3. Demarcation is based on what definition of Popper's?

4. What is diametrically opposed to the critical attitude required of a scientist?

5. What type of reasoning, according to Popper, is not rational?

(see the answer key)

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