survey tok.docx

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SELF-SURVEY

Please read the instructions in each part carefully before proceeding. There is no right

or wrong answer. All we ask is that you answer each question as honestly as possible

so that you can learn more about yourself. You will be given 20 minutes to complete

the survey. Please take your time and answer all the questions. If you need any

clarification, please raise your hand and wait for us to acknowledge and approach you.

Please begin by giving us some background information about yourself by putting an

X in the appropriate boxes.

Age

School:

Grade / Year Level:

Favorite Subject(s): Name atleast one, at most three.

Below are cases involving the contrasting views of two fictional characters: Jose and

Pablo. Read the cases and the questions following them. For every item, choose theresponse that best expresses your response to the question by putting an X in the

appropriate box. Please note that there is no right or wrong answer.


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1. Jose believes that

one mathematicians

proof of the math

formula is right.

Pablo believes that

another

mathematicians

proof of the math

formula is right.

Can only one of their views be right, or could both have some rightness?

(A) ONLY ONE OF THE VIEWS IS RIGHT

(B) BOTH VIEWS CAN BE RIGHT TO SOME DEGREE

If your answer is (B): Can one view be better or more right than the other?

(A) YES, one view CAN be more right than the other.

(B) NO, one view CANNOT be more right than the other.

2. Jose believes that

the universe was

created by a

supernatural being or

power.

Pablo believes thatthe universe was

created out of a

purely natural

process.








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3. Jose thinks the first

piece of music they

listened to is better.

Pablo thinks the

second piece of

music they listened

to is better.







4. Jose has one view

of why criminals keep

going back to crime.

Pablo has a different

view of why criminals

keep going back to

crime.







5. Jose accepts one

books explanation of

how the brain works.

Pablo believesanother books

explanation of how

the brain works.








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6. Jose thinks lying is

wrong.

Pablo thinks lying is

permissible in certain

situations.







7. Jose thinks the first

book they both read

is better.

Pablo thinks the

second book they

both read is better.








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10. Jose thinks the

first painting they

looked at is beautiful.

Pablo thinks the

second painting they

looked at is beautiful.







11. Jose thinks the

government should

limit the number of

children families are

allowed to have to

keep the population

from getting too big.

Pablo thinks families

should have as many

children as they

choose.








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12. Jose thinks one


why World War II

began is right.

Pablo thinks another


why World War II

began is right.







13. Jose has a

particular belief

about what happens

after death.

Pablo subscribes to a

different belief about

the afterlife.





(A) YES, one view CAN be more right than the other.(B) NO, one view CANNOT be more right than the other.


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14. Jose believes one


what atoms are made

up of.

Pablo believes

another books

explanation of what

atoms are made up

of.







15. Jose has a

specific belief about

God.

Pablo conforms to a

belief different and

even contrary to

Joses belief.







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