CORDOVA CATHOLIC COOPERATIVE SCHOOL

(Formerly Cordova Academy)

Poblacion Cordova Cebu

QUARTER 2 - MIDTERM EXAM

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Name: _________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________ Score: __________________

Date: _____________________ Proctors Name: ___________________ Proctors Signature: ________________

I. FREEDOM OF A HUMAN PERSON: Bellow are arguments in the practice of a human person’s freedom.
Identify if the argument is correct or incorrect. Write the Greek word ( Φ) if the statement is correct and (Х) if it is
incorrect. (10 Points)

1. Realizing that all action has consequences and we are free to do what we want to do means that the
exercise of freedom is not to practice prudence in our choices.
2. The practice of prudence in our choices means that we should be careful and cautious with our own
actions.
3. In the exercise of our freedom; knowledge, freedom and voluntariness is not an important element as to
justify our action "Human Acts"
4. We have freedom and we are the ones responsible with our own action and whatever choices we’ve
made we can always justify its consequences on the other person.
5. According to St. Thomas Aquinas; “Of all creatures of God, human beings have the unique power to change
themselves and the things around them for the better.” This means that a human person is a predetermined being.

II: FREEDOM AS AN EXISTENTIAL CONDITION: Bellow are questions that describe the existential condition
of a human person. Encircle the letter of the correct answer that justifies each of the questions. (10 Points)

6. Which of the following is true about Determinism?

a. All of the following
b. None of the following
c. The philosophical theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously
existing causes.
d. The philosophical theory that states; all events that happen are pre-ordained, or predestined to happen,
by a God, or that they are destined to occur given its omniscience

7. It is a form of determinism that argues; everything that happens and will happen in our life are pre-destined to
us by God. That we do not have the control with our own destiny and all of our actions and its consequences are
predetermined?
a. Determinism b. Pan-determinism c. Philosophical Determinism d. Theological Determinism

8. It is the idea that humans do not have control over who they become, but instead simply become the people
their genes and upbringing force them to become. We have no ability to overcome what we are base on our
biological, psychological and social condition?
a. Self-determinism b. Sociological Determinism c. Pan-determinism d. Biological Determinism

9. Which of the following is true about self-determinism?

a. All of the following
b. Man cannot determine his own existence because the human person is just but a limited being.
c. Man ultimately has control over his own destiny, and every human being has the freedom to determine
his own existence.
d. Man has the power to rise above his existence. Man does not simply exist, but always decides what his
existence will be, what he will become in the next moment.

10. Which of the following is true about social contract theory?

a. All of the following
b. It is a state of nature where man is free do to all the things that he wants to do.
c. A social contract is an agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up all of their
freedom in exchange for security.
d. It giving up certain natural rights and transferring them to someone else, on the condition that everyone
else involved in making the contract also simultaneously gives up their rights. People agreeing to the
contract retain only those rights over others that they are content for everyone else to retain over them.
 III: THE HEINZ DILEMMA: Bellow is a situation that demonstrates freedom of choice and the
consequences of your choices. Read the scenario carefully and encircle the letter of the option that you have
chosen. State your reason why you have chosen that option and explain the possible consequences of your
choice. (10 Points)

Heinz’s wife was dying because of a special kind of cancer. There was only one medicine that the doctors
thought might cure her, but it was an advanced formula that a pharmaceutical company had recently
discovered. This drug was extremely costly to produce due to high-cost equipment and singular production
techniques. On top of that, the company was selling the drug at a price tenfold the production costs.

Heinz went to everyone he knew to borrow money but he could only collect half of what the drug costs. He
sought an audience with the CEO of the pharmaceutical company, told him that his wife was dying and
begged him to sell the drug cheaper or allowed him to defer the payment. But the CEO refused. He couldn’t
make any exception as they had spent massive funds in the research and equipment, and turning in a profit
was the top priority for the company.

a. Heinz should NOT steal the drug because he would be put to prison for his crime.
b. Heinz should NOT steal the drug and accept the death of his wife.
c. Heinz should steal the drug and accept any prison sentence
d. Heinz should steal the drug regardless of being put into prison because of his crime.
Note: You only have to choose from a,b,c & d. Other than that, you no longer have any other option.

11. State your reason why you have chosen that option and explain the possible consequences of your
choice.

IV: MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Bellow is a question that relates to our PVMGO. Answer each of the questions briefly
in 3-5 sentences. Make sure that your answers are well justified. (10 Points)

12. We are all free to do all the things that we want to do but the genuine way of practicing freedom is to use it
responsibly. As a student of CCCS how will you practice freedom in relation to our PVMGO?
13. We do not have absolute freedom and our freedom is therefore limited. What makes our freedom limited is
we follow rules and regulations. Which part of our PVMGO allows us to practice freedom in the right way?

Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making harmonious life; it is the self-discipline

which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom is liberty.

- Will Durant (American Philosopher)-