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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Background of Kant's Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kant have published before 1781?
(a) "Critique of Pure Reason".
(b) Nothing.
(c) A few unremarkable, short books.
(d) "Critique of Judgment".

2. When was "Critique of Judgment" published?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1790.

3. Who began the problem of objective knowledge?
(a) Hume.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Descartes.

4. How many times did Kant come close to marriage?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. In which groups did "Critique of Pure Reason" cause a stir?
(a) American philosophical circles.
(b) Asian philosophical circles.
(c) African philosophical circles.
(d) European philosophical circles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would have best described Kant?

2. What did "Critique of Judgment" deal with?

3. According to Hume, what does all knowledge come through?

4. Despite being dedicated to reason, which of the following described Kant?

5. In what year was Kant born?

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