1. Metaphysical realism primarily asserts that reality:
A. Is constituted by ideas alone
B. Exists independently of perception
C. Is created by language
D. Is reducible to experience
Answer: B

2. The core metaphysical dispute between realism and idealism concerns:
A. Ethics
B. Language
C. Mind-independence of reality
D. Logic
Answer: C

3. In metaphysics, realism is best characterized as the view that:
A. Only physical objects exist
B. Reality depends on conceptual schemes
C. Objects exist regardless of being perceived
D. Truth is coherence-based
Answer: C

4. Plato’s theory of Forms is considered realist because it claims that Forms:
A. Exist only in the human mind
B. Are linguistic constructs
C. Exist independently of human thought
D. Are material entities
Answer: C

5. Plato’s Forms are described as all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Eternal
B. Immutable
C. Sensible
D. Mind-independent
Answer: C

6. Aristotle’s metaphysical realism differs from Plato’s because Aristotle:
A. Denied universals
B. Located universals in particulars
C. Rejected substance
D. Denied objective reality
Answer: B

7. Aristotle’s phrase “being qua being” refers to:
A. Being as perceived
B. Being as mental
C. Being in its most general sense
D. Being as linguistic
Answer: C

8. For Aristotle, universals exist:
A. In a separate realm
B. Only in language
C. In particular things
D. Only in the mind
Answer: C

9. Medieval realist Thomas Aquinas held that universals exist:
A. Only as names
B. Only in the human mind
C. In things and in the mind of God
D. Only as sensations
Answer: C

10. The medieval debate on realism was closely tied to the problem of:
A. Free will
B. Universals
C. Consciousness
D. Time
Answer: B