Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

SECOND SUMMATIVE TEST IN

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
First Quarter (Week 3-5)

Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________________

Grade/ Section: _______________________ Score: ________________________

PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Identify the terms that being described. Write the letter of the best answer in the space
provided.

______1. Which fallacy literally means hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing on the issue
at hand?
a. mora licensing c. argumentum ad baculum
b. equivocation d. ad hominem

______2. According to Husserl, the success of natural science lead to the gradual scientific rejection of
______________.
a. spirit c. nature
b. matter d. existence

______3. Who institutionalized the pragmatic method of philosophizing?

a. John Dewey c. Ludwig Wittgenstein
b. Socrates d. George Hegel

______4. 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.

______5. This fallacy is committed when one reaches a generalization based on insufficient evidence.
a. ad misericordiam c. hasty generalization
b. false analogy d. post hoc

______6. 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

______7. 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
______8. What type of fallacy is present in the statement, “Before we begin the debate, everyone here
should know that my opponent is a convicted felon”?
a. mora licensing c. argumentum ad baculum
b. equivocation d. ad hominem
______9. When Husserl described human experience as the immediate data of consciousness, he meant
______________.
a. Pure subjectivity c. materialism
b. Pure objectivity d. dualism

______10. What type of fallacy is present in the statement, “My father smoked four packs of cigarettes a
day since age fourteen and lived until age sixty-nine. Therefore, smoking really can’t be that bad
for you”?
a. ad misericordiam c. hasty generalization
b. false analogy d. post hoc 30
______11. It is the term commonly used to represent the entire human race.
a. Human being c. Man
b. Human nature d. Person

______12. It is a general term which refers to the deepest and natural behavior of a person that distinguish
human from animals. It consists of collective traits that formed and considered the very essence
of humanity.
a. Human being c. Man
b. Human nature d. Person

______13. It is the term used to describe humans who are not just mere humans different from animals
but with inherent birth rights and exact origin of his/her classification.
a. Human being c. Human creature
b. Human nature d. Human person

______14. Carlo is a tall person with brown hair and brown eyes. What aspect of the human person is
being described in the statement?
a. Cognitive Self c. Psychological Self

b. Physical Self d. Sociological Self

______15. Marie is very cheerful and friendly to her classmates. What aspect of the human person is
being described in the statement?
a. Cognitive Self c. Psychological Self

b. Physical Self d. Sociological Self

______16. Which of the following is NOT an essential component of the human person?
a. Conscience c. Soul
b. Mind d. Spirit

______17. Which of the following BEST describes the concept of embodiment?

a. Human person is essentially his/her body and nothing more.
b. Human person is essentially his/her spirit and nothing more.
c. Human person is essentially the unity of his/her body and spirit.
d. Human person is essentially a separate entity of the body and the spirit.

______18. How do you know if a statement is true according to the Correspondence theory?
a. If you believe that it is true
b. If philosophers believe that it is true
c. If a statement is based on facts of reality
d. If the statement is universally acknowledged to be true
______19. Which of the following experiences describe the concept of embodiment?
a. Joy attaches a sentimental value to a pair of rubber shoes which was given by her mother.
 b. Kim associates love with hypothalamus, a part of the brain that is responsible for feelings.
c. Ivy recalls a happy moment in her life and still feel the same happiness he felt at that moment.
d. Trina received a pat in her shoulder from her best friend and felt completely relieved at that
moment.

______20. Vincent loses his arm and leg due to a car accident. He loses a part of his physical body which
makes up his physical identity. Which of the following statements is true about the concept of
embodiment?
a. Vincent can still be considered a human person despite losing a part of his identity.
b. Vincent is not fully considered a human person since he lacks one aspect of his identity.
c. Neither a nor b
d. None of the above

______21. A criminal who have committed a heinous offense can still be considered a human person
despite of his cruelty and inhumane act. The statement is ___________.
a. True, the dignity is still retained in spite of his actions because it is his inherent right.
b. False, the dignity of humans are removed once they don’t treat other people just and right.
c. Neither a nor b
d. None of the above

______22. What is the branch of Philosophy that studies the method of acquiring and validating
knowledge?
a. Metaphysics c. Politics
b. Ethics d. Aesthetics

______23. Who is the founder of Phenomenology?

a. Jean Paul Sartre c. Edmund Husserl
b. Martin Heidegger d. Simone de Beauvoir

______24. What point of view is central to the phenomenological method?

a. First person point of view c. Third person point of view
b. Second person point of view d. Absence of any point of view

______25. What is the proper order of logical thinking?

a. Concept-Perception-Inference-Proposition
b. Proposition-Inference-Perception-Concept
c. Perception-Concept-Proposition-Inference
d. Inference-Proposition-Concept-Perception

PART II. ESSAY (5 pts.)

Direction: Make a reflection on what you have learn from the lesson by answering the question below.
1. How do you distinguish opinion from truth?
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