1) Who is known as the “father of Western philosophy”? a) Plato b) Aristotle c) Socrates d) Heraclitus 2) Which philosopher wrote The Republic? a) Plato b) Kant c) Descartes d) Nietzsche 3) What is the central concept of Aristotle’s ethics? a) Duty b) Enlightenment c) The Golden Mean d) The Will to Power 4) “I think, therefore I am” is a statement by which philosopher? a) Hume b) Descartes c) Kant d) Locke 5) Which branch of philosophy studies the nature of reality? a) Ethics b) Epistemology c) Metaphysics d) Logic 6) Existentialism is most strongly associated with which idea? a) The world is entirely material b) Humans create their own meaning c) Knowledge comes only from the senses d) Reality is an illusion 7) Which philosopher is famous for the concept of the “social contract”? a) Socrates b) Rousseau c) Plato d) John Stuart Mill 8) What does epistemology study? a) Beauty b) Knowledge c) Government d) Morality 9) Which philosopher argued that we are born as a “tabula rasa” (blank slate)? a) Kant b) Hobbes c) Locke d) Marx 10) Who developed the theory of the “Übermensch” (Overman/Superman)? a) Aristotle b) Descartes c) Nietzsche d) Heidegger

Philosophy Quiz – High School Level

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