St.

Mary’s College of Catbalogan

Formerly Sacred Heart College
Catbalogan City, Samar 6700

FIRST UNIT TEST IN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

A.Y. 2018-2019

Name: ___________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________ Score: _______

Teacher: MR. GERRYMAR D. BORDEN Date: _____________________

TEST I- DEFINITION OF TERMS (3 points each)

DIRECTION: Define the following terms.

1. Philosophy as;
A. Science-

B. Natural Light of Reason-

C. Study of All Things-

D. First Cause or Highest Principle-

E. Principle of Identity-

F. Principle of Non-contradiction-

G. Principle of Excluded Middle-

H. Principle of Sufficient Reason-

TEST II-
DIRECTION: Read the poem written by John Godfrey Saxe’s on the classic Indian legend of the Six Blind Men and the
Elephant. Answer the questions briefly and concisely.

I- It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
IV-The Third approached the
animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his
hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"
II- The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me!—but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"
V- The Fourth reached out his eager
hand,
And felt about the knee.
"What most this wondrous beast is
like
Is mighty plain," quoth he;
"'T is clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"
III- The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried: "Ho!—what have we here
So very round and smooth and
sharp?
To me 't is mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"
VI- The Fifth, who chanced to touch
the ear,
Said: "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"

VII- The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"
VIII- And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
MORAL: So, oft in theologic wars
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean,
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!

1. Did anyone among the blind men give the correct answer? Why or why not?

2. In the context of the elephant story, what do you think is a holistic perspective? What is a partial point of view?

3. What is the importance of a holistic perspective as pointed out by the poet John Godfrey Saxe?

4. In the last stanza, John Godfrey Saxe related the legend to the religious wars during his time. What do you think is
John Godfrey Saxe trying to say in this poem?

Good Luck 

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