1. What does the word 'philosophy' mean etymologically?

a. Love of wisdom
b. Love of knowledge
c. Quest for truth
d. Search for meaning

2. Which branch of philosophy is commonly understood as the study of the first principles or the
essence of all things?

a. Ontology
b. Epistemology
c. Logic
d. Ethics
3. What are some of the basic questions in Ontology?
a. What is the meaning of life?
b. Why do we have to suffer?
c. Why do things exist?
d. Is there God?

4. What are the major branches of Philosophy?

a. Metaphysics, Epistemology, Logic, and Ethics
b. Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
c. Art, Literature, History, and Psychology
d. Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, and Economics

5. Is there such thing as human nature is one of basic question ask in Theodicy?
True
False
6. Ontology analyzes the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions, such as truth,
belief, and justification.
True
False

7. The branch of Philosophy concerned with the justification of the goodness of God in the face of
the existence of evil in the world.
a. Ontology
b. Logic
c. Theodicy
d. Psychology
8. The sub-branch of philosophy that studies the world is Cosmetology.
True False
 9. It is defined as the science of correct thinking or the study of the principles and criteria of a valid
argument.
a. Metaphysics
b. Epistemology
c. Logic
d. Ethics
10. Only graduates of BA and MA Philosophy can philosophize.
True False

11. According to Gabriel Marcel, philosophical reflection is first and foremost the act of giving time
to think about the meaning and purpose of life.
True False

12. Primary reflection allows us to think holistically

True False

13. Only Secondary reflection is important in doing Philosophy.

True False

14. The philosopher that traced the necessity to philosophize to his sense of doubt. According to
him we should doubt everything.
a. Plato
b. Karl Jaspers
c. Rene Descartes
d. Plato and Karl Jaspers
e. Socrates and Rene Descartes
15. It is concerned with questions of how human persons ought to act.
a. Logic
b. Theodicy
c. Ethics
d. Epistemology

Essay. (Choose 2 questions to answer)

1. Briefly differentiate Western and Eastern Philosophy? (5 pts)

2. Is philosophy dead? Why or why not (5 pts)
3. Discuss the importance of philosophy to you and your chosen field? (5 pts)