Test Your Knowledge on Epistemology!

Test Your Knowledge on Epistemology!

Challenge yourself with this quiz on the study of knowledge, belief, and justification in philosophy.

published on November 20, 2023
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Which philosopher is famously associated with the phrase 'I think, therefore I am'?

Which philosopher is famously associated with the phrase 'I think, therefore I am'?
Immanuel Kant
Rene Descartes
John Locke
Plato
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What is the opposite of epistemology?

What is the opposite of epistemology?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Aesthetics
Nescience
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What is the branch of epistemology that deals with the limits of human knowledge?

What is the branch of epistemology that deals with the limits of human knowledge?
Epistemic relativism
Epistemic skepticism
Epistemic justification
Epistemic optimism
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What is the term used to describe knowledge that is justified, true, and believed?

What is the term used to describe knowledge that is justified, true, and believed?
Analytic knowledge
Pragmatic knowledge
A priori knowledge
Epistemic knowledge
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Who is often considered the founder of empiricism?

Who is often considered the founder of empiricism?
David Hume
Thomas Hobbes
Francis Bacon
George Berkeley
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What is the term for knowledge that is gained through personal experience?

What is the term for knowledge that is gained through personal experience?
A priori knowledge
A posteriori knowledge
Synthetic knowledge
Evidential knowledge
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Which theory of truth focuses on the correspondence between beliefs and reality?

Which theory of truth focuses on the correspondence between beliefs and reality?
Coherence theory of truth
Pragmatic theory of truth
Correspondence theory of truth
Constructivist theory of truth
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What is the concept that refers to the belief that knowledge is ultimately uncertain or impossible?

What is the concept that refers to the belief that knowledge is ultimately uncertain or impossible?
Rationalism
Nihilism
Skepticism
Realism
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Who proposed the 'Gettier problem', which challenges the traditional definition of knowledge?

Donald Davidson
Edmund Gettier
Alvin Plantinga
John Searle
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What is the term used to describe knowledge that is obtained independently of experience?

What is the term used to describe knowledge that is obtained independently of experience?
Synthetic knowledge
A posteriori knowledge
A priori knowledge
Evidential knowledge