Springfield School of Novaliches (International)

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Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Midterm Examination
SCORE: ___________

Name: ____________________________________________ Date:___________________

Gr./Section:___________________________ Teacher:_________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

1. Erasures are not allowed.

2. Use black or blue ink ball-pen.
3. Turn off or silent your phone. No one is allowed to use it while having an exam.
4. If you have questions, you can ask your proctor/instructor for clarification.

I. Read the following item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer before each number in
CAPITAL LETTERS.

_______ 1. Evading the real issue and discussing attacking the personality of the opponent
A. Argument to the man B. Appeal to pity C. Argument to ignorance

_______ 2. Appealing to pity, mercy or emotion.

A. Argument to ignorance B.Argument to the man C. Appeal to pity

_______ 3. Playing/portraying to be an ignorant about a certain topic.

A. Argument to ignorance B. Argument to the man C. Appeal to pity

_______ 4. We commit this fallacy when our conclusion doesn't necessarily follow from our
prominence .
A. Appeal to force B. Appeal to popularity C. fallacy of non sequitur

_______ 5. Attempting to convince by appealing to the natural desire we all have to be included, or
liked or recognized.

A. Appeal to force B. Appeal to popularity C. fallacy of non sequitur

_______ 6. Ignoring the real issue at hand and appealing to physical and or moral pressure rather than to
reason .
A. Appeal to popularity B. Appeal to force C. Fallacy of non sequitur

______ 7. Appealing to the authority of some prominent persons to support our contention\Claim.
A. Appeal to authority B. Appeal to money C. Appeal to force

_______ 8. Appealing to the sense of greed, using money to win over one's opponent.
A. Appeal to authority B. Appeal to money C.Appeal to force

_______ 9. It is also known as environmental philosophy, deals with the ethical relationship between a
person and his/her environment.

A. Land Ethics B. Environmental Ethics C. Deep Ecology.

_______ 10. This holistic world view is based of the principle that the natural world has inherent value.

A. Deep Ecology. B. Ecocentrism C. appeal to tradition

II. Identify the following:

_________________________ 11-13. By definition, it is generally and commonly defined to represent

the entire human race.
_________________________ 14-16. For a living man, human is under the classification of Mamalia.

_________________________ 17-19. A term used to separate man from other Human Classifications
like animals.
_________________________ 20-22. A general term refers to the deepest and natural behaviour of a
person that distinguish human from animals.
_________________________ 23-25. Typically with a body which is tangible and has three
components composed of SOUL, MIND and SPIRIT.

_________________________ 26-28. An essential components of a human persons that deals with THE
WHAT OF A PERSON which includes human persons’ belief, desire, dreams, and intentions.
_________________________ 30-32. Deals with the essential features of the human way of life or THE
WHO OF A PERSON which includes his/her body type, strength and appearances.
_________________________ 33-35. It focuses on human responsibility towards the natural world,
they are said to be nature centered

_________________________ 36-38. This value system intensively inquires about a person’s set of
values and lifestyles that cause serious environmental problems

_________________________ 39-41. This viewpoint is human-centered and believes that the natural
world exists for him/her alone

III . Place an F on the line if you think a statement is fact and O on the line if you think the statement is
an Opinion.

_________42. Your heart pumps blood through your body.

_________43. The leaves of growing plants are usually green.
_________44. The movie was boring.
_________45. The TV shows in ABS-CBN are more entertaining than the shows of other channels.
_________46. My Philosophy teacher hates me
_________45. Some people keep dogs as pets.
_________46.Philosophy is better than contemporary arts
_________47. Bong Bong Marcos is the current President of the Philippines.
_________48. we are in the 21st century.
_________49. It's pretty simple to pass the philosophy exams.
_________50. My mother loves her plant more than me.

IV. ESSAY
 Rubrics for essay

SCORE CONTENT ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT USE OF LANGUAGE

5 Answer is appropriate to the
question. Content is
factually correct.
4 Answer is appropriate to the
question. Content may have
one or 2 factual errors.
3 Contents relates peripherally
to the question, contains
significant factual errors.
2 Content is unrelated to the
topic
Clear sense of order. Begins
with the topic sentence
presented in logical
progression
May lack of topic sentence
but points are presented in a
logical progression.
Logic of arguments is
minimally perceivable.
Lack of clear organizational
plan.
Develops each point Accurate choice of words
with may specific with no major error.
details. Answers
questions completely.
Each point is supported Accurate word choice, no
with some details and more than 2 minor errors.
evidence.
Question only partially Ordinary word choice with
answered some errors.
Statements are limited and errors impair
unsupported by any communication.
details and or
unexplained

51-60. Differentiate Correspondence theory, Coherence theory and Pragmatic theory.

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61-70. From your own perspective, what is embodied spirit?

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“Find your inner peace and you will conquer the universe”

Prepared by:

Mr. Marvin Pame