Kant’s Life
When was Immanuel Kant born?
a) 1714
b) 1724
c) 1734
d) 1744
b) 1724
What was one of Kant’s scientific works published in 1755?
a) Critique of Practical Reason
b) Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens
c) Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
d) The Sublime
b) Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens
What is the main focus of “Critique of Pure Reason”?
a) Ethics and morality
b) Relationship between mind and external world
c) Aesthetics of the sublime
d) Theology
b) Relationship between mind and external world
What type of ethical system did Kant propose?
a) Utilitarianism
b) Deontological ethics
c) Virtue ethics
d) Natural law
b) Deontological ethics
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a)Accra
b)Lagosc)Abuja
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Where was Kant born?
a) Berlin
b) Königsberg
c) Hamburg
d) Leipzig
b) Königsberg
What subject did Kant lecture on for 20 hours per week?
a) Law and Politics
b) Logic, Metaphysics, and Ethics
c) Astronomy and Chemistry
d) Literature and History
b) Logic, Metaphysics, and Ethics
What term describes Kant’s idea that knowledge begins with experience?
a) Rationalism
b) Empiricism
c) Idealism
d) Deontology
b) Empiricism
What is the Categorical Imperative?
a) The greatest happiness principle
b) Acting according to universally applicable maxims
c) Pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain
d) Following divine commands
b) Acting according to universally applicable maxims
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What was Kant’s family background?
a) Aristocrats
b) Artisans
c) Farmers
d) Merchants
b) Artisans
Which work introduced “The Physical Monadology”?
a) Universal Natural History
b) New Elucidation of Metaphysical Cognition
c) Employment in Natural Philosophy of Metaphysics
d) Critique of Judgement
c) Employment in Natural Philosophy of Metaphysics
What does “Noumena” refer to in Kant’s philosophy?
a) Objects as they appear to us
b) Things as they are independently of perception
c) Abstract mathematical principles
d) Moral laws
b) Things as they are independently of perception
What is central to Kant’s moral philosophy?
a) Duty and good will
b) Consequences of actions
c) Pursuit of happiness
d) Economic success
a) Duty and good will
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Where did Kant attend college?
a) University of Berlin
b) University of Königsberg (Albertina)
c) Heidelberg University
d) University of Leipzig
b) University of Königsberg (Albertina)
How did Kant gain a reputation in Königsberg?
a) As a writer of novels
b) As a promising intellectual and lecturer
c) As a military strategist
d) As a philanthropist
b) As a promising intellectual and lecturer
Which concept states that some knowledge is both informative and a priori?
a) Synthetic a priori judgments
b) Practical reason
c) Reflective judgment
d) Categorical imperative
a) Synthetic a priori judgments
Which principle emphasizes freedom and autonomy in ethics?
a) Aesthetic judgment
b) Practical reason
c) Moral law
d) Categorical imperative
d) Categorical imperative
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At what age did Kant retire from teaching?
a) 60
b) 72
c) 75
d) 80
b) 72
What was the name of Kant’s philosophical dissertation?
a) Succinct Exposition of Fire Meditations
b) A Priori Knowledge and Phenomena
c) New Elucidation of Metaphysical Cognition
d) The Sublime and Noumena
c) New Elucidation of Metaphysical Cognition
What does Kant’s “Transcendental Idealism” propose?
a) Mind and objects are entirely separate
b) Experience is shaped by mind and objects together
c) Knowledge is purely rational
d) Perception is passive
b) Experience is shaped by mind and objects together
What phrase did Kant use to describe moral law?
a) A principle of theology
b) A fact of reason
c) A social contract
d) A divine order
b) A fact of reason
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