1. What method of philosophizing deals with examining the past to come up with present truths?

A. Socratic method B. historical materialism C. dialectic method D. historical method

2. What makes history a valid source of the truth?

A. It is written by knowledgeable people.
B. It is cyclical and progressive.
C. It is multidimensional.
D. It is passed on from one generation to another.

3. In the historical method, what is considered as a more valid source of truth?

A. History B. knowledge C. time D. logic

4. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the historical method?

A. reading through 10 books and scientific researches to determine the best way to lose weight
B. searching for a fried chicken recipe at an internet site
C. looking for a research paper on mental disorders
D. writing an essay about your favorite philosopher

5. How is history different from the historical method?

A. History describes past events, while the historical method predicts the future.
B. History and the historical method are the same.
C. History describes past events, while the historical method uses past events to come up with the
truth.
D. History uses past events to come up with the truth, while the historical method describes recent
developments.

6. If you were to use the historical method to determine which among cellphones A, B, and C is best in
terms of speed and performance, how will you proceed to find a conclusion?
A. Find and look at the specifications of each model.
B. Test each cellphone to easily determine its speed and performance.
C. Read reviews about the speed and performance of each mobile phone.
D. Ask the salesperson to recommend the best one.

7. Your classmate asked you to suggest a topic for his report on social development. Using the historical
method, how will you answer your classmate?
A. "My mother said she perceives social development in the '90s to be the most successful."
B. "I think society in the late '90s would be a good topic."
C. "I read from last week’s newspaper that among all periods, social development in the '90s was most
successful."
D. "Social development was great in the '90s."

8. Which statement applies to a historical approach?

1. Logic is viewed as having the same level of importance as history.
2. Logic is viewed as having a higher level of importance than history.
3. Logic is viewed as having less importance than history.

A. statement 1 B. neither statement 1, 2 nor 3 C. statement 2 D. statement 3

9. Which of the following statements is true?

1. All present facts are based on past inquiries.
2. The historical method sees facts or events as rooted in logic.

A. both statements 1 and 2 are false.

B. Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
C. Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false.
D. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
10. Which statement discusses the basic premise of truth in terms of the historical method?
1. The truth is composed of objective and subjective reasons.
2. Truth is universal.

A. statement 2
B. neither statement 1 nor 2
C. statement 1
D. both statements 1 and 2