Statistics for Philosophy Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What does "cogito, ergo sum" mean?	"I think, therefore I am."	93%
Who is "dead", according to Friedrich Nietzsche?	God	90%
Continuing question 3, how did Socrates react to the verdict?	He executed the death sentence himself by drinking hemlock.	85%
What is Enlightenment, according to Immanuel Kant?	The way out of self-imposed immaturity	84%
Which philsopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great?	Aristotle	83%
Marcus Aurelius was one of the great stoic philosophers. What was his other profession?	Roman emperor	80%
Albert Camus compared human existence to the fate of Greek hero Sisyphus. What did Sisyphus do?	He tried to roll a boulder over a hill in eternity.	79%
What, among other things, was Socrates found to be guilty of by the Athenian people's court?	Corrupting the youth	78%
Which view is most closely associated with Niccolò Machiavelli?	The ends justify the means.	75%
According to Heraclitus, what is something you can't do twice?	Step into the same river	69%
Laozi is associated with which Chinese religious and philosophical tradition?	Taoism	66%
Where is Diogenes said to have lived?	A barrel	65%
Three of these French philosophers were friends. Who did not belong to them?	Michel de Montaigne	63%
Which statement most closely reflects Positivism?	Only that is true which can be scientifically proven.	55%
Which philosopher was famous for being a recluse with a poodle as his dearest companion?	Arthur Schopenhauer	52%