Language, Truth, And Logic by A. J. Ayer

1. According to Ayer, what criterion do meaningful statements need to satisfy?

A) Synthetic proposition
B) Verification principle
C) Coherence principle
D) Pragmatic theory

2. What type of statements does Ayer consider to be meaningless?

A) Analytic statements
B) Moral statements
C) Metaphysical statements
D) Empirical statements

3. In Ayer's view, which of the following is a type of analytic statement?

A) The Earth revolves around the Sun
B) Water is H2O
C) All swans are white
D) A bachelor is an unmarried man

4. What is Ayer's position on religious statements?

A) They are universally valid
B) They are expressions of emotion
C) They are purely metaphorical
D) They are factual claims

5. What does Ayer mean by 'empirical propositions'?

A) Propositions contradicted by experience
B) Propositions that are self-evident
C) Propositions based on intuition
D) Propositions verifiable through observation

6. How does Ayer view statements about the future?

A) They are purely hypothetical
B) They lack factual meaning until verified
C) They are always uncertain
D) They can be predicted with certainty

7. In the context of Ayer's work, what does 'analytic' refer to?

A) Statements based on emotions
B) Statements providing knowledge
C) Statements true by definition
D) Statements verifiable through experience

8. What does Ayer consider to be a necessary condition for a proposition to be considered meaningful?

A) It must be empirically verifiable
B) It must be logically coherent
C) It must align with common sense
D) It must be universally accepted

9. Ayer argues that ethical statements are not factually meaningful. What does he call this?

A) Relativism
B) Constructivism
C) Realism
D) Emotivism

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