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1
______ conditions are those conditions that must be met in order for something to retain its numerical identity over time.
A)identity
B)quantitative
C)mathematical
D)relational
E)fixed
2
The question of personal identity is a(n) _____ question.
A)metaphysical
B)epistemological
C)aesthetic
D)theological
E)axiological
3
Locke's Tale of the Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment shows that:
A)persons are not identical to their bodies because of the possibility of body switches.
B)the first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
C)corruption occurs on all levels of society.
D)personal identity is irrelevant to moral responsibility.
E)a person is identical to his or her own body.
4
Reid's Brave Office and Senile General thought experiment shows that Locke's theory of personal identity violates the principle of ______.
A)transitivity
B)excluded middle
C)parsimony
D)uncertainty
E)relativity
5
According to the insufficiency objection to memory theory, our personal identity is determined by our memories and our ____.
A)souls
B)bodies
C)brains
D)desires
E)all of these
6
Unger's Great Pain thought experiment is intended to show that
A)animalism is true.
B)body switches are technically feasible.
C)animalism is false.
D)individuals are identical to their bodies.
7
The Nestor and Thersites thought experiment is intended to show that
A)souls are not distinct from the thoughts they have.
B)being the same person does not require having the same soul.
C)being the same person requires having the same soul.
D)souls are identical to thoughts.
8
Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that
A)teletransporters will never be technically possible.
B)psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity.
C)the replicate Parfits are numerically identical to Parfit.
D)psychological continuity is not enough for personal identity.
9
Shoemaker's Brain Transplant thought experiment is intended to show that
A)brain transplants are technologically possible.
B)brains have nothing to do with minds.
C)the brain theory is implausible.
D)the brain theory is plausible.
10
Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment is intended to show that
A)we should hold someone responsible for a crime only if she is numerically identical to the person who committed the crime.
B)if your character changes over time, perhaps you should not be held fully responsible for what you did in the past.
C)numerical identity is necessary for moral responsibility.
D)numerical identity is sufficient for moral responsibility.





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