NIKKA Y.

ABENION
MAED – TEACHING MATHEMATICS
SUBJECT: HISTORY, EVALUATION AND STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS

QUIZ QUESTIONNAIRE with ANSWERS

1. What is the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate
causes, reason, and principles which govern all things?
a. Psychology
b. Philosophy
c. Physiology
d. Sociology
2. What does the Greek term for philosophy, philosophia, mean?
a. live and love
b. love of knowledge
c. love of wisdom
d. kindness and love
3. Paulo Freire was known as:
a. Father of Mathematics
b. Founder of Critical Pedagogy, a philosopher and educator
c. Founder of Mathematics
d. Lover of Mathematics
4. It is the application of metaphysical and epistemological questions to a certain subject
area. It is concerned with the basic structures of the discipline and the presuppositions
needed for the study.
a. Psychology of
b. Physiology of
c. Pedagogy of
d. Philosophy of
5. Which of the following is true from the statement of Paulo Freire?
a. I believe that, unquestionably, this possible mathematical 'alphabetization', this
'math-alphabetization' or math-literacy, would help the very creation of
citizenship.
b. I believe that, unquestionably, this possible mathematical 'alphabetization', this
'math-alphabetization' or math-literacy, would help the very creation of our
friendship.
c. I believe that, unquestionably, this possible mathematical 'alphabetization', this
'math-alphabetization' or math-literacy, would help the very creation of dignity.
d. I believe that, unquestionably, this possible mathematical 'alphabetization', this
'math-alphabetization' or math-intimacy, would help the very creation of
citizenship.
6. What does Paulo Freire concern with while writing his book as his current project?
a. to be aware of how teachers should be
b. to show the importance of reading and writing
c. to show that, sometimes even more than knowledge, some awareness is
absolutely necessary for a teacher and should be present in the education of an
educator.
d. to show that knowledge is more important above all
7. Paulo Freire gave an example about inconclusiveness that can be found in his garden
and it was called as?
a. jaboticabeira
b. jambobacteria
c. jabobacbeira
d. jamboticaria
8. From the given alternative definitions of Philosophy, from which definition is "the study of
the ultimate nature of existence, reality, knowledge and goodness, as discoverable by
human reasoning"?
a. Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
 b. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
c. Penguin English Dictionary
d. American Heritage Dictionary
9. From the given alternative definitions of Philosophy, from which definition is "the
investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based
on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods"?
a. Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
b. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
c. Penguin English Dictionary
d. American Heritage Dictionary
10. The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and
_____.
a. logic
b. ethics
c. aesthetics
d. bioethics
11. Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch of
philosophy known as?
a. logic
b. metaphysics
c. epistemology
d. aesthetics
12. Who were the two Mathematics educators getting a conversation with Paulo Freire?
a. Ubiratan D’Ambrosio and Maria Do Carmo Mendoça
b. Urbiratan D’Ambrosio and Maria Do Carmo Mendoça
c. Ubiratan D’Ambrosio and Maria De Carmi Mendoça
d. Ubiratan De Ambrosio and Maria De Carmo Mendoça
13. On the last part of the conversation, Paulo Freire describe Ubiratan as:
a. as more than a mathematician, he is a philosopher of education
b. as more than an educator, he is a philosopher of education
c. as more than an educator, he is a philosopher of mathematics
d. as more than an educator, he is a psychologist
14. “Schools must provide an environment, must indeed be an environment, for sharing the
process of search and must not be the place where knowledge is transferred” this
statement is from?
a. Maria De Carmi Mendoça
b. Ubiratan D’Ambrosio
c. Paulo Freire
d. Maria Do Carmo Mendoça
15. Which university does the conversation happened?
a. University of São
b. University of Tao
c. University of Sau
d. University of Dao
16. Oxford dictionary of philosophy define Philosophy as:
a. the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his
behavior and beliefs
b. the study of the ultimate nature of existence, reality, knowledge, and goodness,
as discoverable by human reasoning
c. the study of the most general and abstract features of the world and categories
with which we think: mind, matter, reason, proof, truth, etc.
d. the investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or
values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods
17. In order to understand philosophy, you must not only grasp the subject matter, such as
metaphysics and ethics, but also its _________.
a. definition
b. method
c. application
 d. importance
18. In what Philosophy does the method to obtain knowledge is rooted in the Philosopher’s
ability to form and evaluate arguments?
a. Eastern Philosophy
b. Medieval Philosophy
c. Western Philosophy
d. Asian Philosophy
19. Which of the following is NOT true? The study of philosophy enhances one’s ability to:
a. think, speak, and write clearly and critically
b. form original, creative solutions to problems
c. appreciate views different from one’s own
d. investigate difficult questions in philosophical way
20. It is a discipline concerning human moral behavior and raises the questions of right or
wrong.
a. ethics
b. aesthetics
c. bioethics
d. metaphysics
21. After the conversation of Paulo Freire and the two Mathematics educators, Paulo
excused himself and __________.
a. go home
b. rush to his doctor
c. eat his lunch
d. meet his wife
22. "I eat feijoada, not knowledge." Feijoada refers to?
a. a Brazilian fruit
b. a Brazilian cake
c. a Brazilian dish
d. a Brazilian vegetable
23. It involves many questions such as the nature and makeup of the universe, whether the
world is purposive or not, whether man is free, whether the world is eternal or created,
and many other issues.
a. ethics
b. metaphysics
c. epistemology
d. logic
24. Literally when translated, "philosopher" means?
a. lover of wisdom
b. father of philosophy
c. lover of philosophy
d. parent of philosophy
25. The philosophy there has greater emphasis on knowledge of the Way (Dao) to live a life
harmonizing the individual with her natural and social world.
a. In western
b. In Eastern
c. In Asia
d. In America
Answer Key:

1. b. Philosophy
2. c. love of wisdom
3. c. Founder of Critical Pedagogy, a philosopher and educator
4. d. Philosophy of
5. a. I believe that, unquestionably, this possible mathematical 'alphabetization', this 'math-
alphabetization' or math-literacy, would help the very creation of citizenship.
6. c. to show that, sometimes even more than knowledge, some awareness is absolutely
necessary for a teacher and should be present in the education of an educator.
7. a. aboticabeira
8. c. Penguin English Dictionary
9. d. American Heritage Dictionary
10. a. logic
11. c. epistemology
12. a. Ubiratan D’Ambrosio and Maria Do Carmo Mendoça
13. b. as more than an educator, he is a philosopher of education
14. b. Ubiratan D’Ambrosio
15. a. University of São
16. c. the study of the most general and abstract features of the world and categories with
which we think: mind, matter, reason, proof, truth, etc.
17. b. method
18. c. Western Philosophy
19. d. investigates difficult questions in philosophical way
20. a. ethics
21. b. rush to his doctor
22. c. a Brazilian dish
23. b. metaphysics
24. a. lover of wisdom
25. c. In Asia