TUKURAN TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN PERSON

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I. Multiple Choice: Read each question carefully and CHOOSE the ONE best answer.
Encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. According to Pythagoras, there are three classes of people who attend the Ancient
Olympic games except?
a. Lovers of freedom c. Lovers of gain
b. Lovers of honor d. Lovers of wisdom
2. A question-and answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to
uncover the truth is known as_________.
a. An argument c. the Socratic jest
b. The Socratic method d. a debate
3. Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch of
Philosophy known as__________.
a. Logic c. epistemology
b. Metaphysics d. Aesthetics
4. The conclusion of an argument is essentially called:
a. Always the last statement c. the evidence or reasoning presented
b. When everybody is too tired to continue d. the claim the premises argue for
5. Knowledge is often define as (by Plato and other Philosophers):
a. Any idea held to be true c. Justified true belief
b. Any idea about God or Supernatural d. the foundations of self-consciousnes
6. The word Philosophy is derived from:
a. Latin, meaning “love of wisdom” c. Latin, meaning “love of life”
b.Greek, meaning “love of wisdom” d. Greek, meaning “love of science
7. Each questions are philosophical questions, except:
a. Is there a universal morality? c. Does God exist?
b. What is the value of 1 dollar in the Philippines? d. What is the nature of the self?
8. Consider the following statement and find out whether which statement is a holistic
perspective.
a. Aina is listening to her teacher while discussing Philosophy. After the module she was
asked on what she had learned. She answered the question etymologically and everyone
was amazed.
b. Jassim was overwhelmed upon knowing the idea of Thales which states that the world is
made up of water.
c. Upon learning the methods and ideas of some philosophers, Benjack synthesized the
ideas and used it as a tool in striving for the meaning of life.
d. Animaximander likes to play Mobile legends during class hours. When asked by his
teacher, he correctly answered the question by looking at the notes of his classmate.
9. According to Russell, we need to study Philosophy because:
a. It will give us definite answers about both scientific and metaphysical problems.
b. It can give us happiness.
c. It is a study wherein we naturally use scientific methods.
d. Its questions can enlarge our conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual
imagination, and diminish dogmatic intellectuality.
10. Consider the following statement: You are a student of TTVHS which had an advocacy
on cleanliness. Using the Ethical Standards you have learned in Philosophy, what
reasoning would you apply upon following the rule?
a. I will follow the rule because my teacher told me to do so.
b. I will follow the rule because I am afraid that I will be caught by our Principal, Mr.
Castelo.
c. I will follow the rule because even if without it, it is my responsibility as a human person
to look after my co-beings.
d. All of the above.
11. The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to ________
a. Aristotle c. Thomas Aquinas
b. Socrates d. Plato
12. The problem on how to find the truth is addressed to this branch of Philosophy called:
a. Metaphysics c. Logic
b. Knowledge/epistemology d. Ethics
13. The statement “the earth is flat is false” is an example of______________.
a. Mythical Problem c. metaphysical problem
b. Epistemological problem d. Ethical problem
14. “Is life meaningful?” is an example of ________________.
a. Mythical Problem c. Ethical Problem
b. Metaphysical Problem d. Epistemological Problem
15. “Cheating is wrong” is an example of __________________.
a. Metaphysical Problem c. Ethical Problem
b. Epistemological Problem d. Mythical Problem
16. The problem of nature of appearance and reality is addressed to______________.
a. Ethics c. Metaphysics
b. Knowledge/Epistemology d. Logic
17. The problem on how to find the truth is addressed to this branch of Philosophy called:
c. Metaphysics c. Logic
d. Knowledge/epistemology d. Ethics
18. It is derived from a Latin word specula, which means “watch tower”.
a. Speculator c. speculated
b. Speculation d. Speculate
19. In logical analysis, a statement is reduced into its simplest form called____________.
a. Preliminary sentence c. Primary sentence
b. Elementary sentence d. all of the choices provided
20. It is considered as the object of the belief.
a. Argument c. Supposition
b. Proposition d. Presupposition
21. As John Mourant and Hans Freund emphasized, “Without___________, philosophy
would be sheer poetry; without___________, it would be mere logic hopping.”
a. Criticism-speculation c. Speculation-criticism
b. Logical-linguistic d. Linguistic-logical
22. Plato defined man as “two-footed, featherless animal”. It is fallacious or erroneous
because of the following reasons, except:
a. It is consistent with the world c. It is not consistent with the world
b. The phrase two-footed animal is too broad d. There are other featherless animals
23. Freedom is what makes us human according to___________.
a. Plato c. Aristotle
b. Jean Paul Sartre d. Rene Descartes
24. The problem on how to find the truth is addressed to this branch of Philosophy called:
e. Metaphysics c. Logic
f. Knowledge/epistemology d. Ethics
25. Speculation is sometimes considered as detached because:
a. It is our mind that looks at the situation and not our body.
b. It is an activity best done alone and in isolation.
c. Our body is different from our soul’s function.
d. It is our ability to judge others.
26. All of the given examples below are part of reflective inquiry except:
a. Naming of the problems or questions that arise
b. Spontaneous interpretation of the experience
c. Ramification of the explanation into full-blown hypotheses
d. Experimentation of the anti-thesis
27. According to John Dewey, an Educative experience is the one that:
a. Broadens the field of experience and knowledge
b. Brings awareness to the self
c. Leads a constructive direction toward intelligent action
d. All of the above
28. It refers to the acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
a. Opinion c. truth
b. Belief d. ideals
29. According to John Dewey, an Educative experience is the one that:
a.Broadens the field of experience and knowledge
b.Brings awareness to the self
c.Leads a constructive direction toward intelligent action
d.All of the above
30. What makes correspondence theory of truth limited?
a. Some words have different meanings.
b. Some ideas are not found on what your senses perceive.
c. Some words are unclear since its meaning changes depending on when it is stated.
d. All of the above.
31. It refers to the acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
c. Opinion c. truth
d. Belief d. ideals
32. He defined belief simply as “to think with assent”.
a. William Clifford c. Plato
b. Aristotle d. Augustine
33. Plato defined man as “two-footed, featherless animal”. It is fallacious or erroneous
because of the following reasons, except:
a. It is consistent with the world c. It is not consistent with the world
b. The phrase two-footed animal is too broad d. There are other featherless animals
34. According to John Dewey, an Educative experience is the one that:
a. Broadens the field of experience and knowledge
b. Brings awareness to the self
c. Leads a constructive direction toward intelligent action
d. All of the above
35. All Filipinos have a social media account” is a statement of ______________.
a. Knowledge c. Truth
b. Opinion d. belief
36. “Jose Rizal is the Philippine National Hero” is a statement of ______________.
a. Opinion c. Knowledge
b. Truth d. Belief
37. The Formula below are examples of Justified True Belief or JTB, except:
a. P is true c. S does not believe P.
b. S is justified in believing that P is true d. S Believes P.
38. In Gettiers’ counterexample on JTB, the method M stands for______________.
a. Verification c. Conclusion
b. Proposition d. Belief
39. On Socrates’ trial, He expressed the following statements, except:
a. Only God is Wise
b. We are wise because we know that we are not wise.
c. There are other beings which are wise such as angels.
d. In the end of our life, our studies and everything, are nothing.
40. The pragmatic theory of truth holds the following ideas, except:
a. The proposition is true if it is useful to believe it.
b. The utility is the essential mark of truth.
c. The proposition is true if it leads to success.
d. The proposition is true it does not help you in your life.
41. He claimed that it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything on
insufficient evidence.
a. William James c. Aristotle
b. Augustine d. William Clifford
42. The following are the aspects of man, except:
a. Somatic c. Socratic
b. Attitudinal d. Behavioural
43. The following are theories on Human Nature, except:
a. Human Person as an Immortal Soul c. Human Nature as a Thinking Thing
b. Human person as composite of Body and Soul d. Human Nature as Freedom
 44. Find out what is different from the statements below based on Sartres’ idea on Freedom.
a. Freedom is finding meaning on that “nothingness”.
b. Freedom is doing everything you want.
c. Freedom is making a choice.
d. Freedom is being responsible for the choices made.
45. It refers to the inevitable positive or negative events of human existence.
a. Human nature c. Human Person
b. Human Condition d. Human’s Freedom
46. The idea of Sartre’s bad faith states the following, except:
a. Our freedom is curtailed by others’ freedom.
b. We are cursed or condemned to be free.
c. We take responsibility for our choices.
d. We believe that cheating is good to pass the exam.
47. Freedom is what makes us human according to___________.
a. Plato c. Aristotle
b. Jean Paul Sartre d. Rene Descartes
48. St. Thomas derived his ideas about the union of the body and soul through the idea of
________.
a. Plato c. Socrates
b. Aristotle d. Augustine
49. The following notions about the body and soul are stated by Aristotle and other ancient
philosophers, except:
a. The soul is the body’s moving principle.
b. Knowledge of Corporeal things is caused by likeness; hence, to know the body is to
be like it in nature.
c. The soul moves the body through contact; hence the soul must not be a body because
contact happens between bodies.
d. None of the above.
50. The following are the criticism and development of the idea of Aristotle on the body and
soul by Aquinas, except:
a. The soul is the body’s moving principle
b. To know the body, it does not necessarily need to be a body.
c. There is a contact of power.
d. There is a contact of quality.

“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds.

You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds”. Godbless!:)

Prepared by: Jennyben S. Macan