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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3, Theories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when theories are refined?
(a) They become obsolete.
(b) Science prevails.
(c) They become proven fact.
(d) They become better explanatory tools.

2. What method does Popper say applies to science and is important to the theory of knowledge?
(a) Understanding statements.
(b) Proving theories.
(c) Resolving contradictions.
(d) Learning assumptions.

3. What view does Popper take to analyze scientific thinking?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Epistemology.
(c) Linguistic.
(d) Metaphysical.

4. In order to be true statements of science, what characteristic must these statements have?
(a) They are objectively testable.
(b) They are logical.
(c) They are proven.
(d) They have been tested.

5. What does Popper consider to contribute to the cosmology of empirical science?
(a) Inductive frameworks.
(b) Questions of fact.
(c) Metaphysical and philosophical ideas.
(d) Linguistic puzzles.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Popper equate critical thinking?

2. How does logic serve in determining if a statement is testable?

3. What does Popper say methodological rules are?

4. What term does Popper use of empirical science?

5. What is the concept of simplicity a part of according to Popper?

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