Immanuel Kant Trivia Quiz

This is a challenging quiz on Kant's philosophy.

A multiple-choice quiz by gooty5446. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gooty5446

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,085

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. In what year was Immanuel Kant born? Hint

1685

1756

1724

1804

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2. Kant's three major critiques are titled 'Critique of ...': Hint

Pure Reason, Practical Reason, Judgment

Practical Reason, Judgment, Transcendent Metaphysics

Pure Reason, Morality, Practical Reason

Metaphysics, Pure Reason, Knowledge

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3. Kant espouses a kind of idealism in his critical philosophy. What kind of idealism does he call it? Hint

transcendental

a priori

material

noumenal

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4. Kant is famous for what distinction in analytic philosophy? Hint

necessary - contingent distinction

mind - body distinction

analytic - synthetic distinction

a priori - a posteriori distinction

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5. In Kant's moral philosophy, what does he consider to be the only thing that is good without exception? Hint

a good will

reason

the human mind

God

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6. Kant states in the "Critique of Pure Reason" that only three arguments for God's existence, though invalid, can be postulated. Which one below is NOT one he includes? Hint

Ontological

Hypothetical

Cosmological

Physico-Theological

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7. What kind of 'revolution' does Kant think he is making in metaphysics? Hint

Scientific

Copernican

Kuhnian

Astronomical

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8. For Kant, what kind of objects are unknowable? Hint

spatio-temporal objects

phenomenal objects

empirical objects

noumenal objects

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9. Time and space are mental constructions for Kant?

True

False

10. Complete this famous excerpt from Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: 'Everything intuited in space and time, and therefore all objects of any experience possible to us, are nothing but _______.' Hint

appearances

objects as they are in themselves

ideas

absolute necessities

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was Immanuel Kant born?

Answer: 1724

His dates: 1724-1804

2. Kant's three major critiques are titled 'Critique of ...':

Answer: Pure Reason, Practical Reason, Judgment

Critique of Pure Reason (1781, 2nd edition 1787); Practical Reason (1788); Judgment (1790).

3. Kant espouses a kind of idealism in his critical philosophy. What kind of idealism does he call it?

Answer: transcendental

4. Kant is famous for what distinction in analytic philosophy?

Answer: analytic - synthetic distinction

5. In Kant's moral philosophy, what does he consider to be the only thing that is good without exception?

Answer: a good will

6. Kant states in the "Critique of Pure Reason" that only three arguments for God's existence, though invalid, can be postulated. Which one below is NOT one he includes?

Answer: Hypothetical

7. What kind of 'revolution' does Kant think he is making in metaphysics?

Answer: Copernican

8. For Kant, what kind of objects are unknowable?

Answer: noumenal objects

9. Time and space are mental constructions for Kant?

Answer: True

10. Complete this famous excerpt from Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: 'Everything intuited in space and time, and therefore all objects of any experience possible to us, are nothing but _______.'

Answer: appearances

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