Logic and Critical Thinking

Quiz 2: Propositions
Categorical Propositions

1. Multiple Answer: Which among the following are propositions?

a. Maria is beautiful.
b. Get me a glass of water!
c. Humans are mammals.
d. All Malayan students are intelligent.
2. Instructions: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition “All banks are lending institutions.” If the
quantity but not the quality is changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. Some banks are not lending institutions.
b. Some banks are lending institutions.
c. No banks are not lending institutions.
d. All banks are not lending institutions.
e. No banks are lending institutions.
3. Categorical Proposition 1A
Given the categorical proposition:
"All wiretaps that are approved without a warrant are surveillance techniques that
are not legal."

In Categorical Proposition 1A, the quality is:

a. Not.
b. Affirmative.
c. Universal.
d. Negative.
e. Particular
4. INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the Venn diagram for each statement.

All S are P. (Aristotelian standpoint)

After filling in the Venn diagram,
a. There is an X in Area 2, and there are no other marks.
b. Area 1 is shaded, and there are no other marks.
c. Area 3 is shaded, and there is a circled X in Area 2.
d. Area 1 is shaded, and there is a circled X in Area 2.
e. Area 2 is shaded, and there is a circled X in Area 1.
5. INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the Venn diagram for each statement.

No S are P. (Boolean standpoint)

After filling in the Venn diagram,
a. Area 2 is shaded, and there is a circled X in Area 1.
b. Area 2 is shaded, and there are no other marks.
c. There is an X in Area 1 and an X in Area 3.
d. There is an X in Area 2, and there are no other marks.
 e. Areas 1 and 3 are shaded.
6. Categorical Proposition 1A
Given the categorical proposition:
"All wiretaps that are approved without a warrant are surveillance techniques that
are not legal."

In Categorical Proposition 1A, the quantifier is:

a. Universal.
b. All.
c. Are not.
d. Particular.
e. Are.
7. Multiple Answer: Which among the following are examples are valid in the
Aristotelian proposition?
a. All gods and goddesses are powerful.
b. All mammals are animals.
c. Some engineering courses are easy.
d. All Malayan students are Mapuans.
8. Categorical Proposition 1A
Given the categorical proposition:
"All wiretaps that are approved without a warrant are surveillance techniques that
are not legal."

In Categorical Proposition 1A:

a. The subject term is universal and the predicate term is particular.
b. The subject term is undistributed and the predicate term is distributed.
c. The subject term is distributed and the predicate term is undistributed.
d. Both the subject term and the predicate term are distributed.
e. Both the subject term and the predicate term are undistributed.
9. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition "Some inventions are not success stories." If
the quantity but not the quality is changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. No inventions are success stories.
b. Some inventions are not success stories.
c. Some success stories are not inventions.
d. All inventions are success stories.
e. Some inventions are success stories.
10. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition "Some drugs are not effective medicines." If the
quality but not the quantity is changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. All drugs are not effective medicines.
b. Some drugs are effective medicines.
c. All drugs are effective medicines.
d. No drugs are effective medicines.
 e. No drugs are not effective medicines.
11. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

The proposition "No flight delays are occurrences welcomed by passengers" is

an:
a. I-type.
b. A-type.
c. E-type.
d. O-type.
e. U-type.
12. Categorical Proposition 1A
Given the categorical proposition:
"All wiretaps that are approved without a warrant are surveillance techniques that
are not legal."

In Categorical Proposition 1A, the subject term is:

a. Wiretaps that are approved without a warrant.
b. Surveillance techniques that are not legal.
c. Wiretaps.
d. Warrant.
e. Surveillance techniques.
13. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Which of the following categorical propositions is in standard form?

a. No physicians are immune from making mistakes.
b. Not every restaurant serves organic food.
c. No mutual funds are completely without risk.
d. Some carwashes are solar powered operations.
e. All sleep aids are not drugs without side effects.
14. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition "All Emmy winners are celebrities." If both the
quality and the quantity are changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. Some Emmy winners are not celebrities.
b. No Emmy winners are celebrities.
c. All people who are not celebrities are people who are not Emmy winners.
d. No Emmy winners are people who are not celebrities.
e. Some Emmy winners are celebrities.
15. Categorical Proposition 1A
Given the categorical proposition:
"All wiretaps that are approved without a warrant are surveillance techniques that
are not legal."

In Categorical Proposition 1A, the copula is:

a. Are not.
b. Are.
 c. Are not legal.
d. All.
e. Affirmative.
16. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition "No soccer balls are tetrahedrons." If the quality
but not the quantity is changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. Some soccer balls are tetrahedrons.
b. Some soccer balls are not tetrahedrons.
c. All soccer balls are tetrahedrons.
d. All tetrahedrons are soccer balls.
e. All soccer balls are not tetrahedrons.
17. INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

Given the categorical proposition "All elections are turning points." If both the
quality and the quantity are changed, the resulting proposition is:
a. Some turning points are not elections.
b. Some elections are turning points.
c. No elections are turning points.
d. All elections are not turning points.
e. Some elections are not turning points.
18. Which among the following is/are valid in the Boolean Proposition?
a. All demons are once angels of God.
b. None of the following.
c. All Malayan Colleges Schools are headed by Engr. Dodjie Maestrecampo.
d. All humans are omnivores