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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popper give credit to conventionalism for doing?
(a) Linking theory to experiment.
(b) Offering differing opinions.
(c) Adapting to varying conditions.
(d) Blind acceptance of logic.

2. Natural laws are in a form to negate what type of statements?
(a) Universal.
(b) Singular.
(c) Existential.
(d) Proven.

3. What ties down fundamental ideas?
(a) Rules.
(b) Conventions.
(c) Contradictions.
(d) Constructs.

4. For what purpose are methodological rules developed?
(a) Falsity demarcation.
(b) Protect demarcation.
(c) Question demarcation.
(d) Wholly prove demarcation.

5. What type of hypotheses does Popper warn against?
(a) Auxiliary hypotheses.
(b) Initial hypotheses.
(c) Universal hypotheses.
(d) Proven hypotheses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Statements that are not testable serve what purpose?

2. What holds the fate of a theory?

3. What does Popper consider existential statements to be?

4. What confuses the distinction between universal and individual names?

5. What does Popper say about positivism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of empirical systems being consistent and falsifiable?

2. With regard to universal and singular statements, what does Popper note about symbolic logic?

3. What must an experimenter do in order to test a theory?

4. According to Popper, what should epistemology do?

5. How does metaphysics factor into the scientific process?

6. How is causality related to tautological arguments?

7. How does one make a statement falsifiable?

8. What is Fries' trilemma?

9. Popper states that scientific statements cannot be conclusively disproved. If this is the case what can be determined with these statements?

10. How does Popper define a scientist?

(see the answer keys)

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