Paul Feyerabend, "How to Defend Society Against Science"

1.According to Feyerabend, the problem with modern science is:

• a) it is not true
• b) it is dogmatic
• c) it is useless
• d) it is untestable

2.According to Feyerabend:

• a) the method of scientific discovery is induction
• b) Mill's method is the method of scientific discovery
• c) there is no method of scientific discovery
• d) the method of scientific discovery is deduction

3.According to Feyerabend:

• a) the difference between science and other ideologies is that science is true and other ideologies are false
• b) the difference between science and other ideologies is to be found in their results
• c) the difference between science and other ideologies is to be found in the methods they employ
• d) none of the above

4.According to Feyerabend there are:

• a) no good reasons to support the exceptional role which science enjoys in our society
• b) good reasons to support the exceptional role which science enjoys in our society
• c) values more important than freedom
• d) no reasons to divorce science from society

5.According to Feyerabend

• a) science should compete with other disciplines for believers and practitioners
• b) science deserves its special status in society
• c) science should be given a special place in educational curriculums
• d) science should be outlawed and not taught in schools

6.According to Feyerabend, science is

• a) a false ideology
• b) one of many ideologies which propel society
• c) preferable to astrology
• d) a true ideology

7.According to Feyerabend, since science cannot be distinguished from non-science

• a) we should treat scientists with disrespect
• b) we should ignore scientists opinions
• c) we should ignore non-scientific ideologies
• d) we should teach our children to regard science as just a likely story