Multiple Choice


1	The hard determinist argues that (1) causal determinism is true and (2) causal determinism and free actions are incompatible, therefore
		A)	some free actions are uncaused.
		B)	hard determinism is false.
		C)	some actions free.
		D)	there are no free actions.


2	Modern science proves that
		A)	every event has a cause.
		B)	some events are uncaused.
		C)	all events are essentially random.
		D)	some random events are caused.


3	The view that free actions are uncaused is advocated by
		A)	Richard Taylor
		B)	Thomas Hobbes
		C)	William James
		D)	John Locke.


4	The doctrine of causal determinism is vindicated by
		A)	reflective common sense.
		B)	philosophy.
		C)	science.
		D)	none of the above.


5	According to hard determinism, if there are no free actions
		A)	some people can be held responsible for what they do.
		B)	no one can be held responsible for what he or she does.
		C)	indeterminism must be true.
		D)	only moral agents can be held responsible for what they do.

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