What is the reason for George Berkeley disagreeing with Locke’s distinction between primary and secondary qualities?

Believed that primary and secondary qualities must come through the senses

Which one of the following is NOT part of the Four Immeasurables?

May all sentient beings be in detachment with their family and relationship

What does the cosmological argument state?

A primary cause must exist, Everything in existence must have a cause

What is the problem with karma?

Encourage people to put up with problems instead of working to change them

What do Pantheists believe in?

God exists within the forces and substance of nature not separate entity

What is a dharma and what does it intend to achieve for one that faithfully follows it?

The duty one has to the gods/family/caste; Be released from cycle of karma

What did Descartes talk about humans?

Human mind was made up of two elements

What does Enlightenment refer to in Indian philosophy?

Oneness with the universal spirit

Which of the following sacred texts is matched with the wrong religion?

Islam - Torah, Judaism - Qur’an

Which of the following statements about the yin and yang is false?

Yin is female, a representative of air, water and winter, Yang is male, a representative of sky, fire and autumn

What philosophical belief did Boethius focus on?

Aristotelian logic without challenging religious teaching

Which of the Yoga is correctly matched for its corresponding goal of life?

Karma Yoga: The way of right action, Jnana Yoga: The path of wisdom

What is the difference between theism and deism?

Direct relationship of God and human V.S. Thinks God only starts the world

What did Karl Marx say about the existence of God?

A belief encouraged by ruling classes to keep lower classes from revolt

Why didn’t people reject God?

He is just outside the realm of science, God is unmeasurable and unprovable

What was St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?

We all have an idea of God as a perfect being

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1
What is the reason for George Berkeley disagreeing with Locke’s distinction between primary and secondary qualities?
Believed that primary and secondary qualities must come through the senses
Theory is outdated
Humans have real certainty about the external world
Humans have direct knowledge of external objects
2
What does Judaism believe about past suffering?
The abandoned memories
Puberty
Gift
Punishment
3
Which one of the following is NOT part of the Four Immeasurables?
May all sentient beings never be separated from bliss without suffering
May all sentient beings be free of suffering and its causes
May all sentient beings be in detachment with their family and relationship
May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes
4
What does the cosmological argument state?
God is a master designer
God is perfect by definition
A primary cause must exist
Everything in existence must have a cause
5
What does the concept of dukkha suggest?
Meditation has to be done under lotus tree to achieve best suggest
No one can be released from karma
All life is about suffering
Everyone has a destiny of happiness despite of their deeds
6
What is a similar concept of nirvana in hinduism?
Arthashastra
Moksha
Dukkha
Karma
7
What is the problem with karma?
All people have to stay in reincarnation for countless times
Make people become attached to find pain in life instead of happiness
Suggests people all becomes monks and nuns
Encourage people to put up with problems instead of working to change them
8
What was Chuang Tzu's philosophy that doubted if humans could ever know the truth of the world called?
Relativism
Dharma
Scepticism
Karma
9
What does Nullius in Verba mean?
Nothing in literature
I think, therefore I am
May the force be with you
Nothing in Words
10
Who is credited with establishing the teachings of Taoism?
Mencius
None of the above
Confucius
Lao-Tzu
11
Francis Bacon believed that the human mind isn’t like other things in nature.
True
False
12
What do Pantheists believe in?
The world is in a shape of a pan and God is in the centre
God exists within the forces and substance of nature not separate entity
Spirits are only present in humans and no other organisms or beings
The distance between living creatures and nature is far from each other
13
Who rejected the teleological argument?
Rene Descartes
Immanuel Kant
Francis Bacon
David Hume
14
Of the different perceptions of God, which suggests that God does not exist?
Theism
Deism
Atheism
Agnosticism
15
Which text of Judaism defines the laws for this religion’s followers?
Shahadah
Torah
Qur’an
Talmud
16
What is a dharma and what does it intend to achieve for one that faithfully follows it?
The doctrine of five relationships; Determine if a person is good or evil
The rules determined by Buddha; Recognize one’s weaknesses
The pleasure one feels from nature; To connect one with the gods
The duty one has to the gods/family/caste; Be released from cycle of karma
17
Who invented the essay as a new genre?
Michel de Montaigne
Nicholas of Cusa
Martin Luther
Desiderius Erasmus
18
What did Descartes talk about humans?
The spiritual mind was always wrong
The material body's senses don't affect the correctness of the decisions
The body can function without the mind
Human mind was made up of two elements
19
When did the Industrial Revolution occur?
18th - 19th century
17th - 18th century
16th - 19th century
17th -19th century
20
What does Enlightenment refer to in Indian philosophy?
Oneness with the universal spirit
Praying to the God of nature
Achieving harmony in collectivism form
Isolation from reality in meditation
21
In what religion contains the concept of karma?
Far-Eastern philosophy
Indian philosophy
European philosophy
Middle-East philosophy
22
Which of the following is not in the classic trivia?
Mathematics
Science
Art
Poetry
23
Who believed that it is not generally possible to prove the truth of any theory or idea with certainty?
George Berkeley
Karl Popper
Thomas Kuhn
David Hume
24
Which of the following sacred texts is matched with the wrong religion?
Islam - Torah
Christianity - the Bible
Judaism - Qur’an
25
What argument suggests that a universe of such complex could not have appeared spontaneously, only by a master creator?
Teleological argument
None of the above
Cosmological argument
Ontological argument
26
Which of the following statements about the yin and yang is false?
Yin is female, a representative of air, water and winter
Yang is male, a represeentative of sky, fire and summer
Yang is male, a representative of sky, fire and autumn
Yin is female, a representative of earth, water and winter
27
What philosophical belief did Boethius focus on?
Aristotelian logic without challenging religious teaching
Neoplatonism that ideas are divided into logical distinction
Rationalism that doubted the existence of God using reasoning
Occam’s Razor that chose the simplest explanation to explain God’s creation
28
Confucius thought that those who are most capable of governing should govern, not those who were "born" into it.
False
True
29
What is the name of the human intermediate between person and spirit?
Rabbi
Shaman
Priest
Pastor
30
Who believed that people should live in peace with one another in faith and love?
Martin Luther
René Descartes
Desiderius Eramus
Francis Bacon
31
The Scientific Revolution was the thinkers challenging the accepted views, traditions, and authority.
False
True
32
What rule would “Do unto others as you would have them unto you” be?
Golden Rule
Iron rule
Titanium rule
Silver Rule
33
What is divine grace?
Separates civilians and the Church
Separates humans and animals
Separates humans and God
Separates civilians and royalty
34
According to Wu-Wei we should fear death.
True
False
35
Who believed that one of the most important ways to live life well was to find proper balance with harmony
Confucius
Mencius
Chuang Tzu
Siddhartha Gautama
36
Which of the Yoga is correctly matched for its corresponding goal of life?
Raja Yoga: The way of love and devotion
Bhakti Yoga: The way of meditation
Karma Yoga: The way of right action
Jnana Yoga: The path of wisdom
37
Which one of the following terms means that “all living things have souls that are essentially equal?”
Artha
Moksha
Sawm
Ahimsa
38
How many possible combinations of yin and yang lines are there in the I Ching?
36
64
49
81
39
Which of the following religions are polytheistic?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
40
In what form did monotheism spread to the Arab world in 630 AD?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Catholocism
41
What is the difference between theism and deism?
One is polytheistic V.S. One is monotheistic
The name is all the difference but essentially the same in the core
Direct relationship of God and human V.S. Thinks God only starts the world
Believes in God omnipresent in nature V.S. God only appears in one’s mind
42
What is the study that views rational processes as not enough to prove God's existence?
Pantheism
Fideism
Agnosticism
Revealed theology
43
What is NOT necessary for the ascetics to deny or ignore in order to concentrate on eternal oneness?
Physical comforts
None of the choices given
Existence
Hunger
44
What did Karl Marx say about the existence of God?
None of the above
A belief encouraged by lower classes to keep ruling classes from revolt
A belief encouraged by ruling classes to keep lower classes from revolt
Religion was the result of the basic belief systems of culture and economy
45
Why didn’t people reject God?
He is just outside the realm of science
God is unmeasurable and unprovable
The Royal family refused people to not believe in God
The Church emphasised
46
Which of the following encouraged a move towards individualism and away from Church dogma?
Empiricism
Marxism
Scholastic Rationalism
Existentialism
47
All three Abrahamic faiths promote the concept of a loving God and a belief in our duty to love God and love each other.
True
False
48
What was St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?
There must always be an eternal being that causes all things to exist
There must have been a permancence that has always existed
We all have an idea of God as a perfect being
All things are caused to move by some outside force
49
Who said that God was unknowable but also the only reliable truth?
Martin Luther
Alexander V (A pope)
Nicholas of Cusa
René Descartes
50
Humanism is the idea that all things people think and do are never important and valuable.
False
True
51
Who saw human nature as inherently sinful?
Plotinus
Aquinias
St. Anselm of Canterbury
Augustine
52
What is the study with an intellectual and logical approach to exploring the meaning of God?
Natural theology
Cosmological theology
Revealed theology
Mystic theology
53
Which one of the following is not one of the 5 pillars of Islam?
Hajj
Zakat
None of the choices
Shahadah
54
The Four Noble Truths indicated that no one could reach nirvana through the Eightfold Path.
True
False
55
The different definitions of humanness from cultures to cultures is the major reason in supporting constructivism.
True
False
56
What is the downside of essentialism?
Philosophers have different definitions on the essential human elements.
People dislike that fact of having a universal idea for everyone.
People will take advantage of the relationship between each other.
Some people think that it is not essential to define humans.
57
What is Machiavellianism?
The use of gentle and soothing warnings in politics
The use of ruthlessness and deception in politics
The use of strict and understandable rules in politics
The use of benevolence and respect in politics
58
Which of the following is correct about Martin Luther?
Rebelled against teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
Did not lead to the increase availability of Bible
Did not rebelled against teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
Did not find Protestantism
59
Which of the following is not a difference between stoicism and taoism?
Belief that nature is benevolent
Belief in a hostile fate
Belief in attaching oneself to society
Must accept what happens with equanimity
60
Why did people not spend a lot of time on philosophy before the Dark Ages and the Black Deaths?
Busy running away from the warfare or suffering with serious disease
They believed the GOd explains everything in life
They thought philosophy was nonsense
They hated the Ancient Greece
61
Did Nicholas of Cusa agree that the Church was the only answer?
We don't know
Yes
He didn't exist
No
62
Which of the following is correct about scholastic philosophy?
Believed that we must do our investigation solely based on empiricism
Proposed that empirical investigation is flawed
Believed that we had figured out all that God wanted people to know in life
We must believe in our senses
63
Which of the following did not occur in the Renaissance?
Rebirth of Technology
Rebirth of Art
Rebirth of Science
Rebirth of Literature
64
Which of the following is not one of the 4 "omnis"
Omnipotent
Omnibenevolent
Omniperseverance
Omniscient
65
What does mystic theology suggest?
God can only be studied with the use of reason
Altering the state of the human body & mind is the only way to reach God
Natural evidence can not provide knowledge of God
Faith alone is the only way to understand and believe in God
66
Among which group did Christianity spread to rapidly after 60 AD?
Jews
English
Greek
Romans
67
Who rejected the idea that diseases were the symptoms of sinful behaviour?
Theophrastus
Martin Luther
René Descartes
Desiderius Eramus
68
What do Christian consider as the causes for anything bad to happen?
Reading something that is atheist
Testing of faith
Breaking God’s rules
Making friends with people that do not believe in Christianity
69
Why are the three Middle-Eastern faiths similar?
All place great important on law and community
All confirm the free will of the individual believer
All the choices available
All splintered into sects that interprets the teachings differently
70
The essentialists believe that human nature is a unique entity.
False
True
71
What is the Book of Changes?
Wu-Wei
Chi
I Ching
Yin yang
72
What is the point of Taoism?
To achieve oneness with the Tao (the Way)
Accept things as they come
Try not to assert yourself
To live in accordance with Tao
73
Who was the father of modern scientific investigation?
Martin Luther
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
William Shakespeare
74
What is the belief of deism?
God appears occasionally to interfere in the affairs of humanity
God creates miracles in the world as a form of forgiving and benevolence
God created the universe and sent it into motion before moving away
God is represented by a female figure
75
Locke: Some qualities may not be exactly what we think they are didn't lead to the basis for scientific research.
True
False
76
What does the term kāma mean when translated into English?
Pleasure of the mind
Pleasure of senses
Celibacy
Control over enjoyment
77
What do Taoists see nature as?
Peaceful
Benevolent
Superior
Calm
78
Earlier books on geography and history were often a combination of myths and facts.
True
False
79
Ibn Rushd believed that human souls were immortal and would last forever in the world.
True
False
80
Which of the following are of the law of karma?
All things are determined
Life is suffering
Individual souls are eternal through reincarnation or rebirth
The most important way to live life well was to find proper balance
81
The emanation theory suggests that individuality encourages oneness.
False
True
82
All three Middle-Eastern religions have messianic faiths.
False
True
83
What does samsara indicate about one’s role as a young human being?
To love
To study
To meditate
To begin an occupation
84
What causes evil in Middle-Eastern religions?
From human weaknesses
The perception of one about the Earth
Originated from Satan
Absence of God
85
The term used to describe the blend of Plato's philosophy and religious thought is known as Neo-Platonism.
True
False
86
Which one of the following quotes or concepts best describes Buddha and his philosophy?
Believe in a fate that falls on men unless they act
Passive Philosopher
Proactive Philosopher
Believe in a fate that falls on men however they act
87
Which philosopher wrote that God and nature are one and the same substance?
Baruch Spinoza
John Locke
Francis Bacon
St. Thomas Aquinas
88
Which of the following is correct about idols of the theatre?
Caused by our individuality
Based on emotional response
Caused by convention
Caused by philosophical authorities
89
What does Ibn Sina suggest about God?
No distance between God and reality, believers can directly communicate
None of the choices
Divine providence should be strictly obeyed and analyzed
God had only an indirect general knowledge of living creatures
90
Which philosopher saw material things and ideal forms as divine creations?
Beothius
Hippo
Plotinus
Augustine
91
Which of the following is not pursued by Artha in Indian philosophy?
Harmony between human and nature
Economic Prosperity
Livelihood
Obligations
92
What did Hippo believe?
Separation led to intercessors who could appeal to God on our behalf
Reality radiates fom the divine being
God was the most perfect concept imaginable, therefore God must exist
People are limited to the degree with which they could communicatewith God
93
Which event was led by rejecting the idea that diseases were symptoms of sinful behaviour?
The dawn of of the modern age of medicine
Scientific Revolution
The Earth is not the centre of the universe
The falling of the Church
94
What was St. Augustine's goal?
develop political and social philosophy based on Christian ethics
Repay evil with justice, and good with good
95
Which of the following are not of the 4 Noble Truths?
Life is suffering
Suffering involves a chain of causes
Suffering is eternal
There is no path to such cessation
96
Which of the following does not belong to the Four Idols?
Idol of the cinema
Idol of the cave
Idol of the tribe
Idol of the theatre
97
Who maintained a tight grip on religious dogma and philosophy?
The Church
The God
Poet
Royal family
98
Which area is considered the region of greatest political and economic stability?
England
Southern Italy
Denmark
Northern Italy
99
What does the word “agnostic” mean in Greek and what does it suggest about the perception of God?
“One in the nature”; believe that God as a higher being is omnipresent
“One with faith”; believe that humans are mortals in close contact with God
“One without faith”; believe in reasoning and there is no God
“One who does not know”; nothing is known, unsure about if God exists

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