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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3, Theories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popper admit is a problem with scientific investigations?
(a) Abstract nature of philosophy.
(b) Subjectivity.
(c) Logical decisions.
(d) Objectivity.

2. What type of statement is deduced from universal statements?
(a) Logical.
(b) Singular.
(c) Assumed.
(d) True.

3. What confuses the distinction between universal and individual names?
(a) Negative statements.
(b) Theoretical statements.
(c) Existential statements.
(d) Symbolic logic.

4. In order to be true statements of science, what characteristic must these statements have?
(a) They are proven.
(b) They have been tested.
(c) They are objectively testable.
(d) They are logical.

5. What method does Popper say applies to science and is important to the theory of knowledge?
(a) Proving theories.
(b) Understanding statements.
(c) Resolving contradictions.
(d) Learning assumptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view does Popper take to analyze scientific thinking?

2. What does Menger say about definitions?

3. What is the theory of theories?

4. Statements that rule things out rather than include more things are considered what type of statements?

5. What deductive tests determine if a theory is a scientific advance?

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