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COURSE CODE : MPU2193

COURSE NAME : PHILOSOPHY AND CURRENT ISSUES

DURATION : 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

SEMESTER : APRIL 2023

MONTH/YEAR OF QUIZ : JUNE 2023

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 Please ensure that this examination paper contains NINE (9) printed pages
before you start the examination.
 This paper consists of 2 parts:
Part A (20 Multiple Choice Questions): Answer ALL questions in the Answer
Booklet provided.
Part B (3 Structured Questions): Answer ALL questions in the Answer
Booklet provided.
Marks allotted are shown at the end of each question.
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Part A: 20 Multiple Choice Questions (40 marks).

Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet provided (2 marks each).

1. Define the BEST key point of a philosophy.

A. Spirit
B. Power
C. Culture
D. Wisdom

2. Which of the following is NOT a point of view based on the philosophy of

religion?

I. rational investigation
II. the Golden Rule
III. the study of being/existence
IV. the main values are success and achievement

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I and IV

3. “Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further

developing the potential of individuals so as to produce individuals
who are intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically
balanced and harmonious, based on a firm belief in and devotion
to God”.

The National Education Philosophy (1988).

The branch of philosophy which can be associated with “on-going effort” is

________.

A. logic
B. ethics
C. metaphysics
D. epistemology

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4. Which of the following is an aim of the National Education Philosophy?

A. Ensure the basic rights

B. Avoid discussing sensitive issues
C. Be knowledgeable and competent
D. Ensure the loyalty of the citizens towards the head of the country and the
heads of respective states

5. Period/Era Philosophers
The Middle Ages Thomas Aquinas, Niccolo Machiavelli
The Enlightenment X , John Locke, Thomas Hobbes

Who is X?

A. Karl Marx
B. Max Weber
C. Friedrich Engels
D. Rene Descartes

6. What does it mean by philosophy of life?

A. A general view, or specific ethic, belief or attitude about politics.

B. Thinking which is influenced and directed as a consequence to teachings
from a particular religion.
C. It includes all philosophical issues related to human such as agency,
institutions, practices and values.
D. It can be considered as a mental framework for understanding how the
world works and how someone fits into the world.

7. “ Philosophy is built on the idea of radical doubt, in which nothing

that is perceived or sensed is necessarily true.”.

The statement above refers to ________’s philosophy.

A. Plato
B. Locke
C. Berkeley
D. Descartes

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8. What does it mean by dogmatism?

A. To doubt or have reservations about a truth or a particular statement.

B. Gaining knowledge through the senses rather than through innate ideas.
C. Stating opinions in a strong way and not accepting anyone else’s opinions.
D. The only thing that remains true that there is a mind or consciousness
doing the doubting and believing its perceptions.

9. Which of the following is NOT the great monotheistic religions?

A. Islam
B. Judaism
C. Christianity
D. Zoroastrianism

10. Based on your own understanding, define “Knowledge by Acquaintance”?

I. Knowledge that is skills-based. For example, “I know how to ride a bicycle”

II. Knowledge of a general quality of a thing. For example, “I know the color
of an apple”
III. Knowledge that does not involve facts. For example, “I know my mother’s
maiden name”
IV. Knowledge about some proposition is true. For example, “I know that
Western philosophy deals with Individualism while Eastern Philosophy is
related to Collectivism.

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. IV only

11. Which of the following is the example of deductive argument?

A. “Angelina is Greek. Most Greeks like fish. Angelina likes fish.”

B. “All dogs are mammals. All mammals have kidneys. So, all dogs have
kidneys.”
C. “Some film stars are women. Hugh Jackman is a film star. Therefore,
Hugh Jackman is a woman.”
D. “The online quiz has been easy. The mid-term test has been easy as well.
Therefore, the final examination will be easy.”

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12. Which of the following is the example of a formal fallacy?

A. “All educated people are polite. Nathan is polite. So, Nathan is an

educated person.”
B. “All mammals are warm blooded. Cats are mammals. Cats are warm
blooded.”
C. “All cats are animals. All dogs are animals. So, all cats are dogs.”
D. “All insects are classified by having six legs. Cockroaches are a type of
insect. Therefore, cockroaches have six legs.”

13. The first principle of Rukun Negara can be associated with ________.

A. logic
B. ethics
C. metaphysics
D. epistemology

14. “Is there a guarantee that what we see, hear, smell, touch and
taste are beyond doubt?”
“To what extent can we trust our senses?”

The questions above reflect ________.

A. logic
B. ethics
C. metaphysics
D. epistemology

15. Which of the following sentence affirms a predicate of a subject?

A. No wives ever cheat on their husbands.

B. Dato’ Lee Chong Wei is a tennis player.
C. Pizza and soft drinks are loaded with calories.
D. Political candidates always tell the complete truth.

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16. Theoretical philosophy covers metaphysics and ________.

A. law
B. moral
C. politics
D. epistemology

17. What is the MAIN idea of empiricism?

A. A view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge.
B. A theory that states that knowledge comes primarily from sensory
experience.
C. A notion that considers words and thought as tools and instruments for
prediction, problem solving, and action.
D. An idea that a person’s beliefs and practices should be understood based
on that person's own culture.

18. Felix: “How do you know that is the direction to go to Bukit

Jalil National Stadium?”

Ram Charan: I just trust my gut!

According to sources of knowledge, the dialogue above refers to ________.

A. intuition
B. testimony
C. introspection
D. divine revelation

19. “All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is

mortal.”

The statement above reflects ________.

A. a fallacy
B. an inference
C. deductive argument
D. inductive argument

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20. Every person has a biography where he or she changes attitudes, values,
status or situation in life and retains a unique ________ through time.

A. experience
B. perception
C. personality
D. understanding

Part B: Structured Questions (60 marks).

Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet provided.

Question 1 Marks
a. Describe THREE (3) sources of knowledge? 6

b. Justify the following claims whether they ‘fit the criteria’ for the
Model of Justified True Belief.
i. Rose thinks that Mount Everest is 8848m high because she 3
found an information about it in a Geography book.
ii. Raju thinks that Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was the best 3
Prime Minister in Malaysia because he knew Dr. Mahathir’s
contributions to the country.

c. List any THREE (3) rationalist philosophers. 3

Total 15

Question 2 Marks
a. Describe TWO (2) philosophical views of a human being based on 4
Western context. Provide relevant examples.

b. List the THREE (3) key concepts in epistemology. 3

c. Define with examples any TWO (2) philosophical terms as follows: 8

i. Logic
ii. Empiricism
iii. Rationalism
iv. Epistemology

Total 15

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Question 3 Marks
a. Write an example of an inference, deductive and inductive 6
arguments.

b. Explain the FOUR (4) aims of the National Education Philosophy. 20

Provide relevant examples.

c. Describe a point of view of the Middle Ages and any Ancient Asian 4
religions.

Total 30

END OF QUIZ

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