Modern Western Philosophy Set 12

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This set of Modern Western Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Western Philosophy Set 12

Q1 | According to Kant, space and time are the ___________ conditions of all knowledge.
  • possible
  • a priori
  • a posteriori
  • perceived
Answer: a priori
Q2 | According to Kant, human reason cannot have genuine knowledge about the ____________.
  • phenomena
  • noumena
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: noumena
Q3 | In Kant’s table of judgments, universal, particular and singular represent ___________.
  • quality
  • modality
  • relation
  • quantity
Answer: quantity
Q4 | __________ is/are applicable to Hegel.1. German 2. Materialist 3. Idealist 4. Absolutist
  • Only 1
  • All except 2
  • All except 4
  • Both 1 and 2
Answer: All except 2
Q5 | Dialectic has a central place in the philosophy of ____________.
  • Hegel
  • Marx
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b)
Q6 | Marx had rejected the __________ in Hegelian philosophy.
  • idealism
  • dialectic
  • materialism
  • all these
Answer: idealism
Q7 | “The real is rational and the rational is real”. This is the crux of _________ philosophy.
  • Cartesian
  • Kantian
  • Hegelian
  • Marxian
Answer: Hegelian
Q8 | The first of the dialectical triad is ___________.
  • thesis
  • antithesis
  • synthesis
  • all these
Answer: thesis
Q9 | In Hegelian dialectic, __________ is the synthesis stage.
  • Being
  • Non-being
  • Becoming
  • None of these
Answer: Becoming
Q10 | Dialectical development involves the negation of ____________.
  • Becoming
  • reasoning
  • relation
  • negation
Answer: negation
Q11 | Berkeley and Hegel are ____________.
  • Empiricists
  • Idealists
  • Materialists
  • Skeptics
Answer: Idealists
Q12 | In Hegel’s philosophy, ____________ is the ultimate reality.
  • God
  • Dialectics
  • Material world
  • Absolute Idea
Answer: Absolute Idea
Q13 | The source of Marxian materialism is ____________.
  • Feuerbach
  • Hegel
  • Engels
  • None of these
Answer: Feuerbach
Q14 | __________ is the author of Phenomenology of Spirit.
  • Feuerbach
  • Engels
  • Hegel
  • Marx
Answer: Hegel
Q15 | Marx insisted on the philosopher’s task of ____________ the world.
  • interpreting
  • changing
  • understanding
  • negating
Answer: changing
Q16 | According to Marx, ___________ is the lever of social change.
  • Absolute Idea
  • Class war
  • Love
  • God
Answer: Class war
Q17 | The necessary and basic cause of class war, according to Marx, is ___________.
  • economic
  • cultural
  • religious
  • none of these
Answer: economic
Q18 | Marxian revolution aims at the liberation of the ____________ class.
  • ruling
  • bourgeois
  • working
  • noble
Answer: working
Q19 | Marx conceived ____________as the necessary culmination of class war.
  • dialectics
  • proletariat dictatorship
  • capitalism
  • historical materialism
Answer: proletariat dictatorship
Q20 | __________ was closely associated with Marx in developing his philosophy.
  • Engels
  • Hegel
  • Feuerbach
  • Lenin
Answer: Engels
Q21 | Bourgeoisie vs. Proletariat determines the class conflict in ___________ society.
  • Feudal
  • Communist
  • Capitalist
  • none of these
Answer: Capitalist
Q22 | Who among the following is NOT a rationalist thinker?
  • John Locke
  • Rene Descartes
  • Benedict Spinoza
  • W. Leibniz
Answer: John Locke
Q23 | Who among the following is an empiricist thinker?
  • Rene Descartes
  • Benedict Spinoza
  • William Leibniz
  • David Hume
Answer: David Hume
Q24 | Who among the following is a rationalist thinker?
  • John Locke
  • George Berkeley
  • David Hume
  • Rene Descartes
Answer: Rene Descartes
Q25 | The view that knowledge is attained through reason not the senses is called:
  • Idealism
  • Positivism
  • Rationalism
  • Empiricism
Answer: Rationalism
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