Philosophy

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1. Which German philosopher wrote the work 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'? Jaspers Goethe Nietzsche Kierkegaard

2. Which politician, when asked about his favorite political philosopher, responded that it was Jesus? Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Newt Gingrich

3. Which man is considered the founder of Taoism? Tao Te Ching Kung Fu Tzu Lao Tzu Mao Zedong

4. What is the term for the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of knowledge? Epistemology Ethics Metaphysics Sophology

5. Who is the author of 'Mere Christianity'? St. Thomas Aquinas L. Ron Hubbard Martin Luther C.S. Lewis

6. The ideas of Adam Smith are most in contrast to which of the following? Marx Descartes Confucius Machiavelli

7. The term 'philosophe', meaning an enlightened thinker, is most associated with which historical event? Reformation French Revolution Crusades Bolshevik Revolution

8. Which of the following was NOT associated with existentialism? Marcel Kierkegaard Sartre Locke

9. The philosophical tradition known as empiricism is most closely related to which country? Italy France Great Britain Germany

10. Who was the author of 'Republic'? Sophocles Aristotle Plato Socrates