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Quiz: Auguste Comte

  1. When was Auguste Comte born?

    • 1798, Montpellier, France.
    • 1775, Leonberg, Germany.
    • 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • 1818, Trier, Germany.
    Answer

    1798, Montpellier, France. — Born: 1798, Montpellier, France..

  2. When did Auguste Comte die?

    • 1857, Paris.
    • 1814, Berlin, of typhus.
    • 1883, London, England.
    • 1860, Frankfurt, Germany.
    Answer

    1857, Paris. — Died: 1857, Paris..

  3. What is Auguste Comte known for?

    • The Course of Positive Philosophy, the law of three stages, and the founding of sociology as a science.
    • The Wissenschaftslehre, the science of knowledge, and the Addresses to the German Nation of 1808.
    • The System of Transcendental Idealism of 1800 and the philosophy of nature, Naturphilosophie.
    • The leap of faith, the three stages of life, aesthetic, ethical, religious, and the attack on comfortable Christendom.
    Answer

    The Course of Positive Philosophy, the law of three stages, and the founding of sociology as a science. — Known for: The Course of Positive Philosophy, the law of three stages, and the founding of sociology as a science..

  4. Which school of thought was Auguste Comte part of?

    • Positivism.
    • Existentialism, its Christian founder.
    • German idealism, its completion.
    • Phenomenology, its founder.
    Answer

    Positivism. — School: Positivism..

  5. True or false: French thinker who founded positivism and coined the word sociology.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — From the entry's summary.