INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

1ST QUARTER EXAMS

GRADE -12

NAME: _____________________________. GRADE/STRAND: _______________________

TEST I. Modified TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if true, if false write FALSE and supply the correct answer.

_______, ________________ 1. Holistic thinking focuses on specific aspects of a situation.

_______, _______________ 2. Ethics is a branch of philosophy which deals with correct reasoning.
_______, ________________ 3. The Greek word “sophia means love”
_______, ______________4. According to Husserl, the success of natural science lead to gradual scientific
rejection of spirit.
_______, _______________5. Fallacies are arguments that are erroneous or based from faulty reasoning.

TEST II. Multiple Choice. Letters only.

_____1. The Correspondence Theory of truth asserts that truth must

A. be agreed by upon by two people B. corresponds with experience and fact
C. be based on myth and reality D. be agreed by upon by three people only
______2. This theory of truth is the agreement of things with one another.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth B. Correspondence Theory of Truth
C. Coherence Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____3. The truth of a belief is tested by its satisfactory results when it is put into operation.A
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____4. This theory of truth deals with the consistency of the truth of statements claimed within the system that
is being used.
A. Correspondence Theory of Truth B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
______5. You know that “Snow is white" if and only if snow is white.
A. Correspondence Theory of Truth B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
______6. Truth is a property of an extensive body of interrelated statements; hence, statements have degrees
truth and falsity.
A. Coherence Theory of Truth B. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
______7. This theory of truth is tantamount to the belief in the good or practical consequence that an idea
would bring.
A. Coherence Theory of Truth B. Pragmatic Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____8. It is the idea that something is true if it accurately describes the world.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth B. Correspondence Theory of Truth
C. Coherence Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____9. A statement is not known to be true if the fact corresponding to the statement is not, in principle,
verifiable in some manner.
A Correspondence Theory of Truth B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Pragmatic Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____10. You can never know something is true until you can test its validity. If you cannot test it, you cannot
know it.
A. Pragmatic Theory of Truth B. Coherence Theory of Truth
C. Correspondence Theory of Truth D. Dialectical Theory of Truth
_____ 11. The five senses are useful tools to verify the truthfulness of propositions.
A. coherence theory B. pragmatic theory C. correspondence theory D. semantic theory
_____12. Why do we need epistemology?
A. To overcome poverty B. To acquire and validate knowledge
C. To become geniuses D. To succeed in life
_____13. Knowledge is ultimately grounded on___________.
A. Emotions B. Convictions C. Beliefs D. Sense perception
_____14. Philosophers who believed that knowledge is based on sense perception.
A. Idealists B. Rationalists C. Empiricists D. Nominalists
_____15. Identify which of the following statements is factual?
1. My brother arrived at 11 pm.
2. My brother always come home late because he is a good for nothing individual.
3. Man is a living organism.
4. Free trade simply promotes the selfish greed of businessmen.
A. 1 and 4. B. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 4
_____16. Identify which statements above are mere opinions.
A. 1 and 3 B. 2 and 4 C. 2 and 3 D. 1 and 4
___17. Which fallacy literally means hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing on the issue at hand?
A. mora licensing B. equivocation C. argumentum ad baculum D. ad hominem
___18. According to Husserl, the success of natural science lead to the gradual scientific rejection of________.
A. spirit B. matter C. nature D. existence
______18. Who institutionalized the pragmatic method of philosophizing?
A. John Dewey B. Socrates C. Ludwig Wittgenstein D. George Hegel
______19. What is Husserl’s point of view with regards to consciousness?
A. The study of consciousness is the same as the study of nature
B. The study of human consciousness differs from the way scientists study nature.
C. It does not matter whether we study consciousness similarly or differently than the way scientists
study nature.
D. Husserl was not interested in the study of consciousness.
_____20. This fallacy is committed when one reaches a generalization based on insufficient evidence.
A. ad misericordiam B. false analogy C. hasty generalization D. post hoc
_____21. Which among these headlines presented information that are fair, objective, and moderate?
A. It’s time to consider other means of cash aid distribution
B. Other countries around the world have much better means in cash aid distribution
C. Government vows to faster distribution of coronavirus aid
D. We can also learn lesson from Vietnam how they distribute their cash aid
_____22. Which among these headlines has no errors in terms of spelling, grammar, and content?
A. Robredo Chides Government for Unclear Communication on New Quarantine Rules
B. Robredo Blames the Government as They Don’t Have Clear Rules in Quarantine
C. Robredo Charge the Government as Culprit of Confusion in Quarantine
D. Robredo blames those in Executive Branch for Communication’s Unclear
______23. Which among the following statements contain substantiated generalizations?
A. “Drug war a massive failure”—Robredo
B. Robredo lies to world, shames the nation and herself in UN message
C. The real albatross on Leni Robredo’s neck
D. Let Leni plan on her own drug war
_______ 24. Which among the following authors could be the most credible according to his or her Twitter
account’ background?
A. Banat By – Simpleng tao na mahilig bumanat
B. Atom Araullo- Journalist. @ UNHCPPh Goodwill Ambassador
C. AkoNgaSY Lyco- Speak now or be silent forever. Follow me I will not follow you
D. Senyora- Full time haciendera and professional husgadera
______25. Which among the following publishers pose no particular agenda or bias?
A. Bulag Ang ABS-CBN sa Katotohanan by Antonio Brigas
B. ABS-CBN Naipasara Sanhi ng Di Pagrenew ng Prangkisa by GMA News
C. Nararapat Lamang na Huwag ng Magbukas ang ABS-CBN by Balat Sibuyas
D. Bye Bye Kapamilya by the Avengers
Test III. Short Essay. ( 5 points)

1. What is truth? How you tell the truth to others?