1) 1. Who is known as the father of Western philosophy? a) A) Socrates b) B) Aristotle c) C) Descartes 2) 2. What does the term “tabula rasa” refer to in philosophy? a) A) The idea that knowledge is innate b) B) The mind as a blank slate c) C) The immortality of the soul 3) 3. Which philosopher wrote The Republic? a) A) Plato b) B) Aristotle c) C) Machiavelli 4) 4. “Cogito, ergo sum” (“I think, therefore I am”) was stated by: a) A) Descartes b) B) Kant c) C) Hume 5) 5. Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature of reality? a) A) Epistemology b) B) Metaphysics c) C) Ethics 6) 6. Who argued that humans are “condemned to be free”? a) A) Sartre b) B) Nietzsche c) C) Camus 7) 7. Utilitarianism is mainly concerned with: a) A) The pursuit of virtue b) B) The greatest happiness for the greatest number c) C) The search for absolute truth 8) 8. According to Aristotle, virtue lies in: a) A) The middle between two extremes b) B) The rejection of all desires c) C) Obedience to divine law 9) 9. Who wrote Thus Spoke Zarathustra? a) A) Kierkegaard b) B) Nietzsche c) C) Hegel 10) 10. What is the main question of epistemology? a) A) What is knowledge and how do we obtain it? b) B) What is the nature of being? c) C) What is the right thing to do?

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