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Knowing and the Known - Quiz
Contributed by: Salmon
  • 1. In what year was the book Knowing and the Known published?
A) 1959
B) 1945
C) 1949
D) 1939
  • 2. Who are the authors of Knowing and the Known?
A) Arthur Bentley and Charles Peirce
B) John Dewey and Isaac Newton
C) John Dewey and William James
D) John Dewey and Arthur Bentley
  • 3. Which chapter was written by John Dewey alone?
A) Logic in an Age of Science
B) Vagueness in Logic
C) Common Sense and Science
D) A Confused Semiotic
  • 4. How many chapters or papers are contained in the book?
A) 12
B) 8
C) 14
D) 10
  • 5. Which term describes concepts that regard humans and animals as possessing powers of their own to initiate action?
A) Interaction
B) Self-Action
C) Super-Action
D) Transaction
  • 6. Which historic level of organization is associated with Newton's third law of motion?
A) Interaction
B) Transaction
C) Self-Action
D) Pro-Action
  • 7. What is the third level of organization presented in the book?
A) Inter-action
B) Transaction
C) Self-Action
D) Reaction
  • 8. According to the authors, how should existing descriptions of events be accepted?
A) As final realities
B) As tentative and preliminary
C) As independent essences
D) As absolute truth
  • 9. Which of these does the book reject as a basic differentiation?
A) Subject vs. object
B) Organism vs. environment
C) Observation vs. report
D) Inquiry vs. result
  • 10. What does the authors' view on knowledge imply about all knowledge?
A) It is based on inner thoughts
B) It requires an ultimate knower
C) It is subject to further inquiry and revision
D) It is fixed and immutable
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