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Question 1
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Consider the following argument:
(i) Either a whale is a mammal or a whale is a reptile.
(ii) A whale is not a mammal.
Therefore, (iii) a whale is a reptile.
Which of the following is true of the argument? It is:
Question 1 options:
sound, but not valid.
both valid and sound.
valid, but not sound.
neither valid nor sound.
Question 2
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Consider the following argument:
(i) Two plus two equals four.
Therefore, (ii) two plus two equals four.
Which of the following is true of the argument? It is:
Question 2 options:
valid, but not sound.
sound, but not valid.
neither valid nor sound.
both valid and sound.
Question 3
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Which of the following statements best captures the “problem of authority” in relation to the new science of Copernicus?
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As a result of Copernicus’ argument that the Sun revolves around Earth, Europeans started viewing human beings as the central authority in the Universe.
As a result of Copernicus’ argument for the thesis that an object in motion will continue in motion indefinitely, theologians began to doubt the soundness of the medieval argument for an Unmoved Mover.
Copernicus’ theory that human beings evolved from lower life forms posed a challenge to the prevailing view that humans are created by God.
Copernicus’ theory that Earth revolves around the Sun posed a challenged to the accepted authorities of the Church and Scripture, which appeared to suggest that the Sun revolves around Earth.
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Which of the following stories best illustrates the problem with
infinite regress?
Question 4 options:
The story about the man who wrote a story about a man writing a story
The story of Lot’s wife who turned into a pillar of salt
The myth that the Earth sits on the back of a giant tortoise
The myth of the Ring of Gyges
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Which of the following is an example of circular reasoning?
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Arguing that I know P is true because Q is true
Arguing that I know P is true because my mom told me that P is true
Arguing that I know whatever my mom tells me is true on the basis that it makes me feel good to think that my mom was right
Arguing that I know whatever my mom tells me is true on the basis that my mom told me that whatever she says is true
Question 6
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With which of the following statements would Montaigne most agree?
Question 6 options:
If we cannot establish that Catholicism is true by means of natural reason, then we should reject Catholicism as false.
Reason unaided by divine grace is impotent to establish religious truths.
We can know that Catholicism is true because the arguments for the truth of Catholicism are better than the arguments for any other religion.
The senses are the only infallible guide to knowledge.
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With which of the following statements would Montaigne most agree?
Question 7 options:
Because we lack good reasons for believing anything at all, we are at least no worse off in the case of religious matters.
Because God gave us human reason, we ought to avoid reliance on faith.
Because we cannot know divine things by means of natural reason, we ought to reject the teachings of the
Catholic Church as unfounded.
Because God does not exist, Catholicism is a sham.
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Increased contact with the non-Christian world at the dawn of the modern era lends a measure of support to Montaigne’s claim that:
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Christianity is the only religion that teaches adherents to love their neighbors; other religions are as morally depraved as cannibalism.
Christianity is more rational than any other religion; accordingly, we ought to adhere to Christianity rather
than some other religion.
we are Christians in the same way that we are Americans or Frenchmen; our religion is a matter of where and when we are more than anything else.
we are Christians in the same way that we are rugby fans or baseball fans; religion is a matter of choice, but it’s okay to participate in more than one at a time.
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