EDU601 Quiz 1 Spring 2021

1. Metaphysics is the study of ……………………………………………………………………………….. Reality
2. In Aristotle’s view, the virtues are……………………………………………..Acquired through habits
3. Idealism deals with ………………………………………………………………………………….………….Ideas
4. According to Kant the basis of morality is the concept of…………………………………..Freedom
5. According to Kant's approach to moral philosophy, ethics is based on the consequences of one’s action…………………………………………………………………………………………Practical reason
6. Kant was influenced by the works of ___ who had ‘pull him on the right track’.Rousseau
7. Plato's allegory of the cave can be seen as a metaphor for………………….. The search for

the true and the good through philosophy

8. According Io Kant Morality requires us to………..…….acts only on maxims that we can will

to become universal laws

9. Socrates wants to educate............................................................... Both men and women
10. What is the approximation of thought to reality?.................................................... Truth
11. Which of the following ethical theories would agree that serving one's own self-interest is the only Moral duty?................................................................................ Ethical Egoism
12. Aristotle divides the virtues into:…………….………… moral virtues and intellectual virtues
13. What is the area of philosophy that investigates the nature, sources, limitations, and validity of knowledge…………………………………….…… Epistemology
14. According to Socrates, the ultimate knowledge is …………………………………………………………………. One should learn best way to live one’s life
15. Who was the huge proponent of Democracy?....................................................... Dewey
16. Doctrine means……………………………………………………………………………………..………. Teaching
17. For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of……………………………………………….…. Knowledge
18. Socrates believed that the root of moral evil is -……………………………………………..Ignorance

MUHAMMAD ZAHID · EDU601 Philosophy of Education MCQs · Spring 2021 (24 May 2021) · Quiz 1 · Mid Term

19. Dialectic method belongs to which philosopher:……………………………………………..Socrates
20. Kant claims that the moral law is given to each person by:………............... one’s own will
21. Kant claims that the natural purpose of reason is to:……………………... produce a good will
22. The meaning of Philosophy is…………………………………………………………………Love for wisdom
23. How many school of thoughts at Kant time:…………………………………………………………….Two
24. Which is the following is NOT included in dialectic method:………………...Basic knowledge
25. Which element became an important part of Dewey's pedagogical philosophy?............................................................................................. Experimentalism
26. The most permanent & influential modes of control are those which operates ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...continuously
27. Plato defines the curriculum in which of the following three stages according to age and type?.................................................................... Elementary, Military, Higher Education
28. According to Kant the moral worth of an action depends on ………………………………………………………………………………………….. the maxim that is acted on
29. Children ought to be educated, not for the present, but for a possibly improved condition of man in the future; that is, in a manner which is adopted to the idea of humanity and the whole destiny of man.”…………………………………………………..…………Kant
30. Who believed that never to educate directly, but indirectly by means of the environment………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..Dewey
31. According to which philosopher, “Humans are the only being in need of an education………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Kant
32. John Dewey dissertation was based on:……………………………………….. Kantian psychology
33. Who implemented the pragmatism theory in educational institutes?.............John Dewey
34. How many types of types of obedience according to Emmanuel Kant…………………….Two
35. What is Plato's aim in The Republic?............................... To define justice and to prove

that it is worthwhile to pursue for its own sake

36. Which one is the fostering, nurturing and nourishing process?..........................Education