1. What is the "trickle-down" theory?
According to Martin Heidegger, the
a. The idea that economic growth benefits
everyone in society
b. The notion that wealth generated by
the rich will eventually benefit the poor
c. The belief that government policies
should prioritize the needs of the wealthy
d. The concept that social inequality is
necessary for economic growth
e. None of the above
2. What is Aristotle's definition of
eudaimonia?
a. A state of constant pleasure
b. A type of mental happiness
c. A state of complete freedom
d. A virtuous and fulfilling life
e. A type of plant
3. According to Jason Hickel, what is
the main problem with the current UN
development paradigm?
a. It focuses too much on the Global South
b. It is not based on scientific evidence
c. It assumes that economic growth is the
solution to poverty
d. It neglects the environmental costs of
development
e. It is closely related to the philosophy of
art, which treats the nature of art and the
concepts in terms of which works of art are
interpreted and evaluated.
4. What is the philosophical study of
beauty and taste?
a. Metaphysics
b. Logic
c. Aesthetics
d. Epistemology
e. Ethics
5. According to Martin Heidegger,
questioning is the PIETY of thought.
a. True
b. False
6. According to Aristotle, what is the
relationship between virtue and the
good life?
a. Virtue is not necessary for the good life
b. Virtue is important, but not sufficient for
the good life
c. The good life is impossible without
virtue
d. Virtue could be a hindrance to the good
life
7.
way modern technology reveals truth
is through enframing.
a. True
b. False
8. What is the study of reasoning the
study of the principles and criteria of
valid inference and demonstration to
distinguish good reasoning from bad
reasoning?
a. Metaphysics
b. Logic
c. Aesthetics
d. Epistemology
e. Ethics
9. Technology is a tool, a device or an
instrument that gets things done.
According to Martin Heidegger, what
technological definition is this?
a. anthropological definition
b. instrumental definition
c. scientific definition
d. reflective definition
10. His philosophical works focused on
ontology, or the study of being, or
dasein in German. Who was this
German philosopher considered to
be one of the most significant
thinkers of the 20th century and put
technology into severe philosophical
analysis?
a. Copernicus
b. Charles Darwin
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Aristotle
e. Martin Heidegger
11. Humans determine the function or
purpose of technology. According to
Martin Heidegger, what technological
definition is this?
a. anthropological definition
b. instrumental definition
c. scientific definition
d. reflective definition
12. How do you think a shorter work
week would most benefit the workers
well-being?
a. By giving people more time to browse
online stores and make impulse purchases.
b. By allowing people to take on second
jobs and increase their overall income.
c. By reducing work-related stress,
leading to a shift in focus towards
recreation.
d. By creating a need for more workers to fill
the same number of hours, stimulating job
creation.
e. By empowering them to start their own b. Techne
business. c. Aletheia
d. Enframing
13. What philosophically refers to the act e. Eudaimonia
of bringing something out of
concealment? 20. According to Martin Heidegger, PIETY
a. Techne means being religious.
b. Poiesis a. True
c. Aletheia b. False
d. Enframing
e. Eudaimonia 21. According to Martin Heidegger,
technology does not disclose truth
14. According to Aristotle, what is the but brings forth destruction.
ultimate goal of human life? a. True
a. Philosophy b. False
b. Eudaemonia
c. Philia 22. Martin Heidegger proposes art rather
d. Poiesis than technology as a way out of
e. Aporia enframing.
a. True
15. According to Aristotle, which virtue b. False
lies between deficiency and excess?
a. Courage 23. According to the 'de-develop' article,
b. Justice what is the current state of
c. Temperance consumption in rich countries?
d. Wisdom a. It has been decreasing over time
e. Generosity b. It is at sustainable levels
c. It is much higher than what the planet
16. What is the collective effort to can sustain
achieve self-actualization and d. It is comparable to consumption levels in
fulfillment within the context of a poor countries
larger society so that each person e. It is increasing, but at a slower rate than
can pursue his or her own ends? in poor countries
a. Aletheia
b. Poiesis 24. According to the 'de-develop' article,
c. Technology what is the relationship between
d. Human flourishing economic growth and environmental
e. Eudaimonia degradation?
a. Economic growth is necessary for
17. What is Aristotle's definition of environmental sustainability.
virtue? b. Economic growth has no impact on
a. A moral flaw environmental degradation.
b. An intellectual capacity and ability c. Economic growth is the primary cause
c. Habit and practical experience of environmental degradation.
d. Moral and intellectual excellence d. Economic growth can only occur if
environmental degradation is minimized.
18. A physical ability In 2015, the global e. Economic growth and environmental
economic threshold for poverty was degradation are unrelated.
less than $ __________ a day, making
the number of people living in 25. What is the main strategy of the new
poverty increase by more than 1.1 Sustainable Development Goals
billion. (SDGs) for eradicating poverty?
a. $2 a. growth
b. $5 b. poor countries to 'catch up.
c. $4.7 c. rich countries to catch down.
d. $8 d. GDP
e. $3.20 e. trickle-down effect

19. What is the Ancient Greek concept,
which is translated as unclosedness,
unconcealedness, disclosure, or
truth?
a. Poiesis
26. In your opinion, which approach
would be most effective in reducing
unnecessary consumption?
a. Implementing a stricter regulation on
advertising.
b. A basic income.
c. A shorter working week.
d. Banning all advertising.
e. Providing incentives for buying
sustainable or local products.
27. What is Aristotle's concept of the
"Golden Mean"?
a. A type of currency used in ancient Greece
b. The ideal temperature for brewing coffee
c. A balance between excess and
deficiency
d. A type of architectural style
e. A type of mathematical equation
28. According to Hickel, why is economic
growth not a solution to poverty?
a. Because it is not sustainable in the long
run
b. Because it only benefits the rich
c. Because it creates more problems in
poor countries
d. Because it is not based on sound
economic theory
e. None of the above
29. Aletheia: disclosure; Poesis:
__________
a. brings something
b. destroy something
c. avoid something
d. evade something
e. enframing
30. What does Jason Hickel mean by
"de-development"?
a. A process of reversing economic growth
in developed countries.
b. A strategy for promoting sustainable
development of all countries
c. A way to redistribute wealth from the
Global North to the Global South
d. A plan for eliminating poverty and
inequality worldwide
e. None of the above
31. According to Aristotle, what is the
relationship between virtues and
vices?
a. They are completely unrelated
b. They are opposite extremes
c. They are equivalent
d. They are unrelated to one another
e. They are situational
32. What is the area of philosophy
concerned with the necessity and
reliability of knowledge acquired by
humans, which includes those facts
about how one thinks and how one
should think that one must
understand to minimize errors when
learning about other subjects?
a. Metaphysics
b. Logic
c. Aesthetics
d. Epistemology
e. Ethics
33. Which refers to people's view of
nature as something that can be
controlled, putting orders and
systems in place so it can be better
understood based on their desires?
a. calculative thinking
b. meditative thinking
c. poiesis
d. reflective thinking
34. What is the main argument presented
in the article "Forget 'developing'
poor countries, it's time to 'de-
develop' rich countries"?
a. Poor countries need more development
assistance
b. Rich countries should stop trying to
develop poor countries
c. Rich countries should focus on
reducing their own consumption
d. Poor countries should develop by
adopting Western-style economies
e. Developing countries should focus on
reducing their own consumption
35. What is the branch of philosophy that
deals with the "first principles" of
existence, seeking to define basic
concepts like existence, being,
causality, substance, time, and
space?
a. Metaphysics
b. Logic
c. Aesthetics
d. Epistemology
e. Ethics