Philosophy
.2. An important and basic question of educational philosophy is:
o (a) What is education? ★
o (b) What is the universe?
o (c) What is Curriculum?
o (d) What is Curiosity?
3. Socratic method is a _____ method of teaching:
o (a) Direct
o (b) Double
o (c) Dialectic ★
o (d) Poetic
4. Dialectic Method of Socrates is a method in which the teacher uses to get the student to realize what he/she already knows and to realize what they do not know:
o (a) Stories
o (b) Questions ★
o (c) Role Plays
o (d) Hands-on activities
5. Socrates believed that there were different kinds of knowledge, important and trivial. According to him the important knowledge is learning about:
o (a) Management
o (b) Skills and Crafts
o (c) Knowledge of how to live best ★
o (d) None
6. Socrates divides knowledge into two main levels. The first level is Ordinary Knowledge whereas for the higher level, he uses the term:
o (a) Extra-ordinary knowledge
o (b) Specific Knowledge
o (c) Definitional Knowledge ★
o (d) Classical Knowledge
7. Socratic Dialogue is considered one of the best methods to promote:
o (a) Knowledge
o (b) Understanding
o (c) Creativity
o (d) Critical Thinking ★
8. The main challenge in the time of Al-Ghazali was the conflict between:
o (a) Science and Philosophy
o (b) Philosophy and Religion ★
o (c) Astronomy and Metaphysics
o (d) None
9. According to Al-Ghazali, the aim of education is to cultivate man so that he abides by the:
o (a) Laws of the Society
o (b) Teachings of religion ★
o (c) Principles of Humanity
o (d) None
10. True knowledge, in Al-Ghazali’s view, is knowledge of:
o (a) Earth, Universe, Science, and Laws of Physics
o (b) Astronomy, Metaphysics, and Civilization
o (c) God, His books, His prophets, and the knowledge of Sharia as revealed by His Prophet ★
o (d) None of the above
11. The purpose of knowledge is to help man to achieve plenitude and to attain:
o (a) Worldly wisdom and recognition as a scholar
o (b) True happiness—the happiness of the hereafter ★
o (c) Ethically good human character
o (d) The knowledge about society
12. In Al-Ghazali’s opinion, between the revealed sciences and the rational sciences:
· (a) There is a complete disagreement
· (b) There is an agreement to some extent
· (c) There is no contradiction ★
· (d) None of the above
13. The famous book of Al-Ghazali in which he attacked philosophy in general was:
· (a) Maqasid-al-Filasafa
· (b) Tanqid-al-Filasafa
· (c) Tahafut-ul-Filasafa ★
· (d) Tahafut-ul-Tahafa
14. Al-Ghazali’s compulsory curriculum includes the following subjects:
· (a) Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Philosophy
· (b) Religious sciences, linguistics, and literature ★
· (c) Reading and Writing
· (d) None of the above
15. Al-Ghazali defines the role of the scholar in society as:
· (a) Seeking to attain the truth
· (b) Acting in accordance with the knowledge
· (c) Disseminating the truth
· (d) All of the above ★
Aristotle
16. Aristotle established a school at Athens with the name of:
· (a) Emporium
· (b) Premium
· (c) Lyceum ★
· (d) Academy
17. According to Aristotle, a “Happy” man is:
· (a) A wealthy man
· (b) An educated man ★
· (c) Both of the above
· (d) None of the above
18. According to Aristotelian philosophy, there are _____ categories of virtue:
· (a) One category, that is moral
· (b) Only one category, that is intellectual
· (c) Two categories, those are moral and intellectual
· (d) Three categories, those are moral, intellectual, and social ★
19. To Aristotle, three components make a man good and virtuous:
· (a) Rationality, polity, and culture
· (b) Rationality, socialization, and politics
· (c) Rationality, habits, and nature ★
· (d) Rationality, civilization, and love
20. According to Aristotle, education is the responsibility of:
· (a) Parents
· (b) Society ★
· (c) Individual
· (d) State
Plato
21. Plato began his career as a student of:
· (a) Aristotle
· (b) Socrates ★
· (c) Sophocles
· (d) Pythagoras
22. At Athens, Plato founded an educational institution in about 387 BC, with the name of:
· (a) School
· (b) College
· (c) Academy ★
· (d) University
23. At Plato’s Academy, a combination of different disciplines of knowledge was taught:
· (a) Physical science, astronomy, and mathematics
· (b) Medicine, social studies, and economics
· (c) Religion, technology, and agriculture
· (d) Physical science, astronomy, and mathematics ★
24. One of the major books written by Plato which reflects his thoughts on education is:
· (a) The Democracy
· (b) The State
· (c) The Republic ★
· (d) None of the above
25. Plato used the term “Paideia” to explain the process of education comprising:
· (a) Physical development of an individual
· (b) Mental development of an individual
· (c) Spiritual development of the individual
· (d) All of the above ★
26. Plato advocates compulsory general education to all between the ages:
· (a) 4 to 20
· (b) 5 to 20
· (c) 6 to 20
· (d) 7 to 20 ★
27. According to Plato, storytelling is the main tool:
· (a) To make education interesting
· (b) For the formation of students’ character ★
· (c) To keep students’ concentration
· (d) All of the above
Ibn-e-Rushd (Averroes)
28. Ibn-e-Rushd believed that religion and philosophy:
· (a) Are quite different from each other
· (b) Cannot go along with each other
· (c) Are two different ways to reach the truth ★
· (d) None of the above
29. The actual Muslim name of Averroes was:
· (a) Abu al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn-e-Rushd ★
· (b) Abu al-Walid Muhammad Rushd
· (c) Abu al-Walid Ibn-e-Rushd
· (d) Abu al-Walid Ibn-e-Rushd Ahmad
30. Averroes is known as the founder of:
· (a) Translucent philosophy
· (b) Transparent philosophy
· (c) Transcendent philosophy ★
· (d) All of the above
