Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

SUMMATIVE TEST IN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN

PERSON
Second Quarter (Modules 1-4)

Name: _______________________________________ Score: _______________

Grade/Section: ________________________________ Rating: ______________

Part I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space
provided.

______1. People associate this term with one’s ability to do whatever he or she wants to do.
a. law b. philosophy c. Freedom d. choice

______2. These are acts originating from the individual performing the act using knowledge about the
situations of the act.
a. Voluntary Actions c. Involuntary Actions
b. Under Compulsion d. None of the above

______3. These are circumstances which are beyond the control of the agent and contributes none to
the action.
a. Involuntary Actions c. Under Compulsion
b. Voluntary Actions d. Freedom

______4. It is a choice which is borne out of psychological and emotional considerations.

a. Practical Choice c. Emotional Choice
b. Intellectual Choice d. Spiritual Choice

______5. These are normative answers about what we ought to do from a moral system that we uphold
and its moral principles.
a. Spiritual Choice c. Practical Choice
b. Intellectual Choice d. Emotional Choice

______6. According to J. Mothershead, these two are indispensable conditions for morality to occur.
a. freedom and obligation c. choice and moral
b. love and freedom d. responsibility and liability

______7. It means “sharing of subjective states by two or more individuals.

a. Subjectivity c. Intersubjectivity
b. Objectivity d. Philosophy

______8. According to this philosopher, the main ideas of Confucianism is Ren or “human-
heartedness.” It is a virtue central to man that can be found in his sociality.
a. Martin Buber c. Confucius
b. Rene Descartes d. Aristotle
______9. According to J. Wojtyl, this is the foundation of our being.
a .human action c. human’s intellect
b. human suffering d. human choice

______10. These societies are small in scale; bound to their spatial and temporal range of relations in
terms of society, law, and politics; and possess a moral code, cult, and wide range of belief
system.
a. Tribal c. Feudal
c. Industrial d. Post – industrial

______11. This society is most evident in countries and regions that were among the first to experience
the Industrial Revolution, such as the United States, Western Europe, and Japan.
a. Feudal c. Post Industrial
b. Tribal d. Industrial

______12. The objective of this economy is the fast and efficient manufacturing of standardized
products.
a. Tribal c. Industrial
d. Post Industrial d. Feudal

______13. It is correlated with the progress and development of digital information and communication
technologies to the internet at least.
a. Technological Society c. Upgraded Society
b. Information Society d. Digital Society

______14.It is a person who is knowledgeable and responsible enough to effectively use different social
platforms in the internet.
a. Above average citizen c. Digital Citizen
b. Digital native d. Virtual Citizen

______15. It is the notion of death where it cannot be taken away from a person. Even the person
himself cannot remove the possibility of death in his life.

a. Death is non-relational c. Death is one’s property

b. Death is indefinite d. Death is not to be outstripped

______16.It is a notion of death where it is impending, can happen anytime and we do not know exactly
when.
a. Death is indefinite c. Death is certain
b. Death is not to be outstripped d. Death is one’s property

______17. It is a notion where we have no choice but to face it on our own. Death also removes all our
relations to others. In contemplating death, we realize our own individuality and
independence from the world.
a. Death is non-relational c. Death is one’s property
b. Death is not to be outstripped d. Death is indefinite

______18. It is just a reminder that human existence has a limitation.

a. Life c. Death
b. Authenticity d. Sickness

______19.It is an idea mostly used in existentialism which means having true and meaningful
existence.
a. Death c. Life
 b. Authenticity d. human existence
______20. This philosopher is the proponent of this idea: We have to avoid the crowd – the majority
of the society which we think that should be the pattern of our lives. For example, we see
people marrying, therefore, we also have to marry. But authenticity is not like that. We have
to freely choose marrying. The intention to marry should not come from the crowd as we
usually hear but it should come from our deliberate choice.
a. Soren Kierkegaard c. Aristotle
b. Democritus d Plato

Part II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and write the word FALSE if the
statement conveys otherwise. If false, underline the word that makes the statements
incorrect and write the right term after the statement.

______________21. Psychological and emotional stress and lack of time to deliberate during an actual
moral situation may affect a person’s moral decision in that situation.
__________________

______________22. As we accept death, we realize the value of having a true life – an authentic
life.____________________________

______________23. Persons are not inanimate objects to be used. They have their own mind and free
will, thus, we have to respect others as we respect ourselves.
_____________________

______________24. The language systems of tribes are unwritten which provides a narrow extent of
communication. _____________________

______________25. Information society plays a vital role with regards to the circulation and control of
made-up ideas which affects political, economic, social and cultural aspects.
____________________

______________26. ” In the theory of participation, man has the capacity to share himself to others.
____________________________

______________27. . A citizen is defined as an individual character who is viewed as a member of a

society while citizenship considers an individual’s behavior in terms of rights,
obligations and functions of said citizen.____________________
______________28. People seem to start manipulating personalities as they exhibit different behaviors
in different worlds. People fall in love in virtual worlds. __________________
______________29. We can always create a new self when our avatars die or when it has become
undesirable.__________________
______________30. The different gadgets that are produced today support disembodied human
relations.______________________

Part III. EVALUATING SCENARIOS

Directions: In your way of understanding, evaluate the following circumstances whether they are right
or wrong. Write the word “Tama” if you think the action is right and write “may kakaiba”
if the situation is wrong for you. Provide your reasoning for your classification. (5 points
each)
____________________1. The government denied the franchise renewal of ABS CBN during this
pandemic.
Reason:_____________________________________________________________________________
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____________________2. The media talked so much about Christine Dacera’s case.

Reason:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Part IV. Essay.

Directions: Express your thoughts and reflections on the following situations. (5 points each)

1. How can you say that someone’s actions are right or wrong?
2. What is your perception about DEATH?

*Please use separate sheets for your answers