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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 4, Falsifiability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theory of theories?
(a) Causality.
(b) The logic of science.
(c) System of theories.
(d) Existential statements.

2. Popper feels the principle of causality is not falsifiable and therefore regards it as what?
(a) Physical.
(b) Metaphysical.
(c) Empirical.
(d) Tautological.

3. What does the principle of causality say about all events?
(a) They must use previous assumptions.
(b) They can in inductively predicted.
(c) They must be falsifiable.
(d) They can be deductively predicted.

4. What must be maintained in at each level of the experimental process?
(a) Methods.
(b) Systems of theories.
(c) Auxiliary hypotheses.
(d) Integrity of testability.

5. How does deductive reasoning begin?
(a) Premise of testability.
(b) Premise of falsifiability.
(c) Premise of induction.
(d) Premise of logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper suggest is the result of using logic to justify a statement?

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

3. For what purpose are methodological rules developed?

4. How many conditions must a statement satisfy in order to be falsifiable?

5. What is one approach to knowledge considered by Popper?

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