PATIN-AY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

NAME GRADE SECTION

I. Multiple Choice. Read each statement carefully and choose the correct answer by writing the letter of your choice.
1. It is the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons,
and principles which govern all things.
A. Anthropology C. Philosophy
B. Epistemology D. Political Science
2. What is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human action?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
3. Which branch of philosophy deals with nature, sources, limitations and validity of knowledge?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
4. What is the science of the beautiful and its various manifestations?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
5. What is the branch of philosophy which deals with correct reasoning?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
6. He is a mathematician and scientist, and was credited with formulating the Pythagorean theorem.
A. Democritus C. Pythagoras
B. Heraclitus D. Plato
7. He was considered as the foremost philosopher of ancient times.
A. Aristotle C. Plato
B. Epicurus D. Socrates
8. The Greek philosopher Plato believes that philosophy is brought about by man’s sense of .
A. Doubt C. Wisdom
B. Experience D. Wonder
9. He believes that persons engage in philosophy in order to make sense of difficult life experiences.
A. Karl Jaspers C. Diogenes of Sinope
B. Rene Descartes D. Plato
10. It refers to a way of thinking about the world and is made up of a person’s views and beliefs.
A. Doubt C. Framework
B. Experience D. Wonder
11. Rene Descartes considers this as a reason why people philosophize.
A. Doubt C. Framework
B. Experience D. Wonder
12. What do you call these questions that examine personal ideas regarding correctness and values?
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
13. It refers to a perspective that considers large scale patterns in systems and often described
as looking at the “bigger picture” when describing and analyzing situation or problem.
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
14. It is a type of thinking that focuses on specific aspects of situation.
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
15. These are questions that seek to question the very frameworks upon which people base their
own beliefs and views.
 A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, otherwise write FALSE. Strictly no erasures
TRUE 1. Philosophy comes from the Greek words PHILOS and SOPHIA which means “Love of Wisdom”.
TRUE 2. Logic Deals with correct reasoning.
TRUE 3. Knowledge is the clear awareness and understanding of something.
TRUE 4. Opinions provide conclusions or perspectives regarding certain situations.
TRUE 5. Fallacy means faulty reasoning.
TRUE 6. Opinion provides conclusions or perspectives regarding certain situations.
TRUE 7. Facts are propositions or statements which are observed to be real or truthful.
TRUE 8. Ethics deals with moral questions and dilemmas.
TRUE 9. Explanations are statements that assume the claim to be true and provide reasons why the statement is true.
TRUE 10. Claim means further examination is required to establish whether it is true of false.
III Identification.
a. Knowledge b. Truth c. self d. Opinion e. Beliefs
f. Arguments g. Explaination h. Conclusion i. Falacy j. Bias

F 1. Are series of statements that provide explanations to convince the listener or a reader that the opinion is
truthful.
C 2. The person who is actively aware that he or she is perceiving and experiencing reality.
h 3. A statement based on a certain fact.
g 4. A statements claiming to be true and provides reasons to make the statements true.
d 5. It is a belief, impression or judgment about something by not necessarily based on fact.
b 6. It is something that has been proven by facts or sincerity.
j 7. Refers to tendencies or influences which affect the views of the people.
e 8. A statements that express convictions that are not easily and clearly explained by facts..
a 9. It is the clear awareness and understanding of anything that surrounds you.
i 10. Are group of statements that appear to be arguments to support the conclusion.

IV. Enumeration
A. Four branches of Philosophy B. Two main word in Philosophy
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C. Two types of Arguments

1. D. Give at least two Greek Philosophers
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V. Explain why Philosophy is important in our life? (5pts)

Good luck and God Bless!