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MONTHLY EXAMINATION
“INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON”
GRADE-11 HUMSS

NAME: ___________________________________________Date: _______ Score: ________

TEST I. Match Me, We are Meant To Be! MATCHING TYPE. Match each statement
from the column A to the column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided
before each item number.

_____1. “No one is intrinsically good or evil.” a. Aristotle

_____2. The soul is found throughout the entirety of the body,

not just one of its organ. b. Plato

_____3. Cognito ergo sum ( “I think therefore I am”) c. Thales

_____4. “Truth is to be accepted no matter where it is found.” d. Pythagoras

_____5. “The soul is divided into three types and each

according to each living being.” e. Heraclitus

_____6. “Virtue is knowledge.” f. St. Augustine of Hippo

_____7. First person to call himself a philosopher. g. St. Thomas Aquinas

_____8. The world was made up of water. h. Rene Descartes

_____9. “All human beings desire the good.” i. Ibn al-Nafis

_____10. “The soul is immortal, even the physical ceased to exist.” J. Baruch Spinoza

TEST II. Choose Me, I am the Best for You! MULTIPLE CHOICE.

Choose the BEST answer. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. Gaya nang pagpili mo sa taong mamahalin
mo. Dapat yung BEST para sa’yo. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. What does the term “philosophy” means?

a. Love of goodwill
b. Love of critical thinking
c. Love of wisdom
d. Love of logic
2. What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation?
a. holistic b. partial c. holism d. partition
3. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies to clear out
any practical problem or abstract idea?
a. Doing philosophy b. Doing pedantry c.Doing mathematics d. Doing history
4. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?
a. Referring to only one source of information for your position paper
b. Participating in a class discussion
c. Listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades.
d. Watching videos over the internet.
5. Which of the following demonstrates pedantry?
a. Answering letter J when asks, “What is the capital of Japan?”
b. Making a review of the phenomenon of bullying in the Philippines.
c. Reading about the history of one agricultural company
d. Debating with a friend about the health impacts of sleeping late.
6. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical
perspective?
 a. Vince, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates.
b. Sydney, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice.
c. Mary Ann, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs.
d. Xzykiel, who rarely talks with his classmates but is always observant of them.
7. What makes doing philosophy different from doing other disciplines of science?
a. It always requires logical and critical thinking.
b. It always asks questions about life.
c. It always ends with a conclusion
d. It always requires empirical proofs.
8. Which of the following statements is true?
1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors of doing philosophy.
2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.
 Select your answer
a. Both atatements 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 atatements 1 and 2 are true.
9. Which statement validly describes the process of doing philosophy?
1. It may involve the use of different philosophical methods.
2. It may only tackle the meaning of life.
 Select your answer
a. Statement 2
b. Neither Statement 1 nor 2
c. Statement 1
d. Both Statements 1 and 2
10. Which of the following about philosophy is correct?
1. Doing philosophy is also a way of doing scientific inquiry.
2. Points of view from different people are always contradicting.
3. Philosophical reflection does not help evaluative skills.
 Select your answer
a. Statement 3
b. Statement 2
c. Statement 1
a. All statements are incorrect.

TEST III. ESSAY.

1. Is doing philosophy possible even without engaging in philosophical reflection? If YES, why? If
NO, why?

“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.”

PHILIPPIANS 4:13
GOD BLESS!

` Prepared by: ERWIN A. TABASAN

Subject Teacher