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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 10, Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does information about precision come from?
(a) Examining assumed information.
(b) Examining objective information.
(c) Examining concrete information.
(d) Examining ranges.

3. What does Popper feel closes off areas of research?
(a) Attempts to demonstrate the wave theory.
(b) Attempts to demonstrate the uncertainty principle.
(c) Attempts to demonstrate the particle formula.
(d) Attempts to demonstrate statistical scatter relations.

4. In addition to theories not being falsifiable, what else does Popper say about theories?
(a) They are subject to interpretation.
(b) They are not verifiable.
(c) They are not unique.
(d) They are unique.

5. How does Popper investigate the chain of logical reasoning?
(a) Understanding metaphysics.
(b) Relying of previous research.
(c) Identifying trends.
(d) Breaking it into steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper state cannot be applied to a sequence of events?

2. What is the central question Popper poses for theories?

3. What does Popper think about statements in which individuals names do not occur?

4. What type of reasoning does Popper deny exists?

5. What deductive tests compare conclusions?

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