Colon National High School

Integrated Senior High School

Colon, Maasim, Sarangani Province

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Summative Test No. 1

Name:___________________________________ Grade Level and Section:_______________ Date:_______

TEST I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Branch in Philosophy that is concerned with demonstrable principles, and the structure of arguments and statements ( study of reason ) ex.
why is the argument valid? and why?
A. Logic
B. Metaphysics
C. Politics
D. Existentialism
2. Which of the following 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 of your teacher’s and parents’ advise on how to improve your grades
D. watching videos over the internet
3. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective?
A. Maria who regularly monitors the emotional well – being her classmates
B. Julie who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice
C. Kristia who consistently chats her classmates about their interests and beliefs
D. Trish who rarely talks to her classmates but is always observant to them
4. What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation?
A. Holistic
B. Holism
C. Partial
D. Partition
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of a philosophical question?
A. How many planets are there in the Milky Way Galaxy?
B. Are minds distinct from bodies?
C. What is the nature of morality?
D. Do numbers exist independently of our thoughts about them?
6. It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings and actions and learn from experience.
A. Reflection
B. Questioning
C. Wondering
D. Reasoning
7. Identify which statement describes the difference between holism and partial thinking.
A. Holism is a perspective that looks at the “big picture” while partial thinking focuses on the specific aspect of the situation.
B. Holism is a perspective that looks at the specific aspects of the situation while partial thinking looks at the big picture.
C. Holism requires us to focus on a certain aspect of the problem while partial thinking requires us to have an open mindset.
D. All of the above
8. According to the importance of studying philosophy, what can it offer us?
A. Know the different philosophers and their philosophies in life
B. See the downs and lows in the development and history of philosophy.
C. Survey the achievements of the different philosophers in various periods of history.
D. Enhances our minds, understand what we encounter every day, and value our judgement.
9. In our daily lives we encounter events, situations or issues that we need to ponder and think deeply. This activity which requires a person to
examine his or her thoughts, feelings and actions and learn from experience is related to the concept of:
A. Philosophical Reflection
B. Philosophical Questioning
C. Philosophical Wondering
D. Philosophical Reasoning
10. The Greek term for philosophy, philosophia, means
A. Holistic Thinking
B. Partial Thinking
C. Love of wisdom
D. Knowledge
11. The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Socrates
D. Pythagoras
12. The branch of Philosophy that is concerned with the nature of reality, study of existence
A. Metaphysics
B. Ethics
C. Existentialism
D. Ontology
13. What is the process of engaging oneself in engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies to clear out any practical problem or
abstract idea?
A. Doing Philosophy
B. Doing Mathematics
C. Doing History
D. Doing Pedantry
14. What does the term Philosophy mean?
A. Love of goodwill
B. Love of wisdom
C. Love of critical thinking
 D. Love of logic
15. The study of philosophy includes the study of all of the following EXCEPT
A. Metaphysics
B. Recreational Pharmacology
C. Morality
D. Logic
16. The branch of philosophy that is concerned with beauty and arts ex. what makes something beautiful
A. Epistemology
B. Aesthetics
C. Ethics
D. Metaphysics
17. Major in philosophy that stresses the individual existence, freedom, and choice. ex. do we have real freedom? is our life fated?
A. Politics
B. Ethics
C. Ontology
D. Existentialism
18. Major branch in metaphysics, study of being/existence ex. what really exists ? does god exists ? ( ultimate question )
A. Epistemology
B. Aesthetics
C. Ontology
D. Political
19. The study of the scope of knowledge ex. what can i know, and how? what guarantee do I have of judgments that are based of memory?
A. Metaphysics
B. Ontology
C. Logic
D. Epistemology
20. Branch of Philosophy that is primarily concerned with the questions about to the good life ex. What should I do ?
A. Aesthetics
B. Existentialism
C. Ethics
D. Ontology
TEST II. True or False. Write True is the statement is correct and write False if the statement is wrong.
1. “Philosophy,” literally defined, means love and pursuit of wisdom.
2. The central aim of philosophy is to learn how to win arguments and influence people.
3. Philosophy attempts to answer questions such as "Why do we exist?" by examining what it means to ask such questions and to evaluate
whether proposed answers to such questions are justified.
4. Holistic thinking refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in systems.
5. Logic is the branch which deals with moral questions and dilemmas.
6. Ethics is the branch of Philosophy which deals with beauty and what makes things “beautiful”.
7. The need to philosophize is driven by the love for wisdom.
8. Rene Descartes considers doubt as a reason why people philosophize.
9. Plato believes that philosophy is brought about by man's sense of wonder.
10. To say that philosophy encourages the adoption of a questioning attitude means that philosophic thinking encourages people to deny the
existence of God or traditional moral beliefs.