Pangasinan State University

Sta. Maria Campus

Sta. Maria, Pangasinan

PRELIM EXAMINATION
GE 1: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. He believes that man is composed of body and soul.

a. Plato c. Socrates
b. Rene Descartes d. Saint Augustine
2. Which of the following DOESN’T belong to the body?
a. wealth c. physical things
b. thoughts d. appetites
3. This indicates that every person has a moral obligation to achieve his/her full human potential.
a. “I think therefore I am” c. “Self as a unique experience”
b. “Know Thyself” d. “The unexamined life is not worth living”
4. According to St. Augustine, this is what places us higher in the metaphysical ladder of beings than animals and
plants.
a. wants c. needs
b. instincts d. free will
5. On Rene Descartes’ view, the following are the tools we use to apprehend knowledge and the world, EXCEPT?
a. emotion c. thought
b. reason d. rationalism
6. His famous maxim is, “Cogito ergo sum.”
a. John Locke c. Sigmund Freud
b. Rene Descartes d. David Hume
7. Among the tri-partite soul of Plato, this is our basic emotions such as love, anger, ambition, aggressiveness, and
empathy.
a. spirit or passion c. physical appetite
b. reason d. desire
8. It is our basic biological needs such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire.
a. spirit or passion c. physical appetite
b. reason d. desire
9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Plato?
a. He is a dualist
b. He believed that the soul exists before birth and after death
c. He believed that the mind should lead and have the final say in any decision
d. He is an empiricist
10. The view that the reason is the primary source of all knowledge and that only our reasoning abilities can enable us
to understand sense experience and reach accurate conclusions.
a. Dualist c. Essentialist
b. Empiricist d. Rationalist
11. John Locke believed that humans are born naturally good and later corrupted by the society. Which is NOT a part
of society?
a. friends c. school
b. animals d. media
12. Sigmund Freud’s Structural Model has the following components, EXCEPT?
a. superego c. id
b. doubt d. ego
13. It contains the basic instinctual drives such as aggressiveness, unfulfilled wishes, and childhood fantasies.
a. unconscious c. subconscious
b. conscious d. non-conscious
14. Which of the following is an evidence of conscious self?
 a. dreams c. practicality
b. neurosis d. slips of the tongue
15. It comes from the word “budhi” which means “to awaken.”
a. Buddhism c. Confucianism
b. Taoism d. Judaism
16. The Four Noble Truths and the Noble 8-fold Path are the major teachings of Buddha. Which word makes the
statement INCORRECT?
a. Four Noble Truths c. Buddha
b. Noble 8-fold Path d. None of these
17. To him, life is not a delusion, a curse, and misery but a living reality, a blessing, and a natural priceless right.
a. Siddhartha c. Confucius
b. Lao-Tzu d. Gautama
18. “Suffering is caused by craving and aversion.”
a. The first noble truth c. The third noble truth
b. The second noble truth d. The fourth noble truth
19. According to the third noble truth, is it possible to have true happiness and contentment?
a. No c. Maybe
b. Yes d. This statement is subjective
20. Life includes pain, disease, death, loneliness, and fear. This entails that life is?
a. a suffering c. a happiness
b. a blessing d. an opportunity
21. Its concern was more on the reconciliation of conflicts and harmony among men in society.
a. Judaism c. Taoism
b. Buddhism d. Confucianism
22. Which is TRUE about the Noble 8-fold Path?
a. It is the path which causes our misery
b. It is the path which teaches us to live focusing on pleasures
c. It is the path which advocates harmony among men
d. It is the path which leads to the end the suffering
23. Which is TRUE about the teachings of Buddhism?
a. To live a moral life
b. To develop wisdom and understanding
c. To live a contemplative life
d. All of the above
24. Confucius believed that man’s perfection and happiness is realized and achieved in social life. Is this statement
CORRECT?
a. Maybe c. No
b. Yes d. The statement is confusing
25. It is one of the sayings of Confucius.
a. “No man is an island.”
b. “Knowledge is power.”
c. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
d. “Don’t let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present.”
26. He is well known for his concepts of “self,” “me,” and “I.”
a. George Brague c. George Mead
b. Herbert Picasso d. Herbert Metz
27. It is based on the perspective that the self emerges from social interactions.
a. Theory of the Self c. Theory of Socialization
b. Theory of the Society d. Theory of Interaction
28. Developing self by allowing individuals to respond to each other through symbols, gestures, words, and sounds is
in which of Mead’s stages of the self?
a. Language stage c. Game stage
b. Play stage d. Both a and c
29. Which of the following defines the “me” side of the self?
a. The present and future phase of the self
b. It represents the behaviors and attitudes acquired from birth
 c. It represents the individual’s identity based on response to the “me”
d. The socialized aspect of the individual
30. Jaden has very low self-esteem, she always sees herself as incapable of doing things on her own and always relies
on others. Which self is this according to Mead?
a. “I” c. “Generalized other”
b. “Me” d. “Myself”
31. George Herbert Mead’s “I” refers to?
a. The “what do I want” sense of self c. How my personal beliefs affect others
b. How others might interpret our actions d. None of these
32. Among the following, which is considered as FALSE?
a. According to Mead, the self is developed over time from social experiences and activities.
b. The game stage yields the “generalized other.”
c. “I” takes on the views and opinion of others about himself.
d. Generalized other includes the viewpoints and expectations of society as a whole.
33. Modernity stresses human independence and the importance of individual self-reliance and liberty.
a. Social control c. Risk
b. Individualization d. Multiple choice
34. Modernity is full of uncertainty which individuals cannot ignore no matter how hard they try.
a. Social control c. Narcissistic
b. The body d. Risk
35. It decreases and increases isolation.
a. diary c. social media
b. journal d. education
36. A character disorder which involves preoccupation with the self which prevents individuals from creating suitable
boundaries between their self and the external world.
a. Neuroticism c. Machiavellianism
b. Narcissism d. Freudian
37. In the modern society, appearance has been considered a very important to the person.
a. The statement is true c. The statement is unclear
b. The statement is false d. All of the choices
38. In the traditional society, people needed to constantly adjust their behavior. What word makes the statement
INCORRECT?
a. Behavior c. Traditional
b. Constantly d. The statement is correct
39. Lifestyles are open to change due to modernity. Which of the following is part of a lifestyle?
a. habits of eating c. dressing
b. means of acting d. all of the choices
40. It teaches us to understand human behavior in the context of a cultural system.
a. Sociology c. Philosophy
b. Anthropology d. Psychology
41. The process whereby an individual learns to adjust to a group and behave in a manner approved by the group.
a. Socialization c. Communication
b. Specialization d. Interaction
42. Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization?
a. family c. religion
b. school d. none of these
43. The following are functions of religion, EXCEPT?
a. It promotes welfare c. It can educate the public
b. It provides mental health d. It can convert the animal qualities to human qualities
44. One of its functions is to entertain people.
a. family c. media
b. religion d. school
45. Social media includes:
a. Facebook c. Neither a nor b
b. Twitter d. Both a and b
 46. The modern family is a _____________.
a. smaller family c. both a and b
b. joint family d. neither a nor b
47. Where does the technology is being used more frequently for teaching and learning?
a. home c. review center
b. school d. workplace
48. Women in modern family have attained degree of independence.
a. The statement is true c. Both a and b
b. The statement is false d. None of these
49. A family wherein the children tend to dominate the scene and their wishes determine the policy of their family.
a. Egocentric family c. Heliocentric family
b. Filo-centric family d. Geocentric family
50. IAD stands for?
a. Internet Access Delivery
b. Internet Abuse Disease
c. Internet Ample Data
d. Internet Addiction Disorder

PREPARED BY:

KAREN N. BOSTON
Instructor 1

REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY:

FLORITA C. BALANSAY WILFREDO N. ANCHETA

Chair, BEED Department Dean, College of Teacher Education