Philosophy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'? Plato Socrates Aristotle Sophocles