Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF KABANKALAN CITY
CAMANSI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. CAMANSI, KABANKALAN CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

1ST Quarter Examination
Name of Learner: _____________________________ Strand & Year Level:____________ Score ________

I. Multiple Choice. Read the sentence carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on the
space provided.

____ 1. It requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts. Feelings, and actions and learn
More about one’s life and experiences.
a. Reflection b. Judgement c. Holistic thinking d. Partial Thinking
____ 2. It is a perspective that focuses on specific aspects of a situation.
a. Doing Philosophy c. Partial thinking
b. Holistic thinking d. Conclusion
____ 3. A perspective that considers large-scale pattern in a system.
a. Doing Philosophy c. Partial thinking
b. Holistic thinking d. Conclusion
____ 4. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies to clear
Out any practical problem or abstract idea.
a. Doing Philosophy c. Partial thinking
b. Holistic thinking d. Conclusion
____ 5. It is often described as looking at the “big picture” when describing and analyzing a
Situation or problem.
a. Holistic thinking c. Reflection
b. Partial thinking d. Wisdom
____ 6. It allows a person to look back on the previous experiences and evaluate the meaning
Or significance of his or her life.
a. Conscience b. Philosophical reflection c. Holistic view d. Philosophy
____ 7. Which of the following situations demonstrates pedantry?
a. Answering “letter J” when asked, “What is the capital of Japan?
b. Making a review of literature on the phenomenon of bullying in the Philippines.
c. Reading about the history is one agricultural company
d. Debating with a friend about the health impacts of sleeping late.
____ 8. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical
perspective?
a. Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates.
b. Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice.
c. Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs.
d. Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them.

____ 9. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of views?

a. Referring to only one source of information for the position paper.
b. Participating in a class discussion.
c. Listening to both your teachers and parent’s advices on how to improve your grades.
d. Watching videos over the internet.

____ 10. Base from the two statements below, which of these statements is true?

1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing philosophy
2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.

a. Both statement 1 and 2 are false.

b. Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
c. Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false
d. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.

____ 11. Who determines the truth?

 a. No one determines the truth c. Anyone who wants to.
b. Philosopher d. society collectively determines the truth

____ 12. If you truly believe in anything, then it is “true for you”.
a. True b. False

____ 13. The opinion is just as good as any other?

a. True b. False

____ 14. Truth is discovered, not created.

a. True b. False

____ 15. It is a clear awareness and understanding of something. It is the product of questions
that allow for clear answer provided by facts.
a. Facts b. Knowledge c. Wisdom d. Truth

____ 16. These are tendencies or influences that affect the views of people.
a. Explanations b. Opinions c. Conclusion d. Fallacies

____ 17. These are statements which are observed to be real or truthful.
a. Facts b. Claims c. Fallacies d. Opinions

____ 18. This is a series of statements that provide reasons to convince a person that a
Claim or opinion is truthful.
a. Arguments b. Beliefs c. Fallacies d. Knowledge

____ 19. This are statements which need to be examined to determine whether they are true
or false.

a. Opinions b. Explanations c. Claims d. Arguments

____ 20. This is a judgement based on certain facts.

a. Claims b. Conclusions c. Knowledge d. Explanations

____ 21. A fallacy that uses emotions such as pity or sympathy.

a. appeal to emotion b. appeal to popular c. appeal to force d. ad hominem

____ 22. Which fallacy assumes that what is true of a part is true for the whole?
a. begging the question c. fallacy of composition
b. fallacy of division d. begging the question

____ 23. What is the characteristic of appeal to the popular fallacy?

a. attacking the person presenting the argument instead of the argument itself.
b. the idea is presented as acceptable because a lot of people accept it.
c. assuming that the thing or idea to be proven is true.
d. the idea is presented as acceptable because it has been true for a long time

____ 24. My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean ,he moved to this
town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.
a. Slippery slope b. appeal to sympathy c. appeal to force d. Ad Hominem

____ 25. A type of bias which focus on a certain aspect of a problem while ignoring other aspects.
a. hindsight b. framing c. confirmation bias d. conflict of interest

____ 26. Which of the following is an example of confirmation bias?

a. “Thesse soldiers who fought in the war are all bloodthirsty murderers!”
b. “ How can I accept his view that there is no God? I am a Christian!”
c. “ As the daughter of the accused, I believe I have the right to express my opinion
on the issue of his alleged corrupt practices.”
d. “ I do not agree with this Western practice of placing aged parents in retirement
homes. We, as Filipinos, should take care of our family members.”

____ 27. What do you call the state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material
experience?
a. euphoria b. transcendence c. success d. ecstasy
_____ 28. What does the term “scandare” mean?
a. to climb b. to go beyond c. to observe d. to inquire

____ 29. Who is the philosopher that believe in the human person as an embodied spirit?
a. Plato b. Ptolemy c. St Thomas d. St Theresa

____ 30. Which statements about transcendence is TRUE?

a. It only starts during old age. c. It is an ability to go beyond limits.
b. It sets limitations to one’s goal. d. None of these

____ 31. How does the human body play a role in transcendence?
a. The body has its limitations.
b. The body controls what we do.
c. The body functions against transcendence.
d. None of these

____ 32. Why do some people fail to experience transcendence? Because it _________.
a. may coincide with physical limitations of the body.
b. does not come at a specified period.
c. may not occur to everyone.
d. all of these

____ 33. The following are factors that limits transcendence EXCEPT:
a. demography b. financial source c. environment d. human body

____ 34. Which of the following are possibilities for transcendence?

a. develop a positive outlook in life c. learn from experience
B. work towards reaching the goal d. All of these

____ 35. How should one aim for transcendence? One considers ___________.
a. the challenges to encounter. c. the work you put to it.
b. the feasibility of one’s goal. d. all of these

____ 36. When you are able to recognize your own limitations and possibilities, which of these
things should you remember?
a. Challenges are learning opportunities
b. Recognize that your goal is more important than your fears.
c. both A and B
d. None of these

____ 37. According to the Christian Philosophy, “embodied spirit” means _____.
a. The separable union of body and soul. c. the inseparable union of body and soul.
b. The interchanging body and soul. d. the distance between body and soul.

____ 38. It is the general term for the Human race.

a. Human nature b. personhood c. Human being d. man

____ 39 This is the ability to make choices and perform actions and is an essential property of the
human person.
a. Freedom b. Psychological Freedom c. Physical Freedom d. Voluntariness

____ 40. This is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment.
a. environmentalism c. environmental aesthetics
b. environmental philosophy d. environmental justice

____ 41. This view considers man the most important species on the planet.
a. biocentrism b. ecocentrism c. anthropocentrism d. environmentalism

____ 42. This view believes that all organisms have inherent worth and should be valued and
protected.
a. anthropocentrism b. environmentalism c. biocentrism d. ecocentrism

____ 43. It presupposes human being’s connectivity with other human beings.
a. Intersubjectivity b. Responsibility c. Autonomy d. Seeming
____ 44. This view places a great value on ecosystems and biological communities.
a. ecocentrism b. biocentrism c. environmentalism d. anthropocentrism

____ 45. Which of these statements about humankind and nature is not true?
a. Humankind can use natural resources without regard for the consequences.
b. Humankind has a unique relationship with nature.
c. Humans are able to transform and change the environment.

____ 46. This perspective advocates action to address environmental problems.

a. biocentrism b. environmentalism c. ecocentrism d. anthropocentrism

____ 47. This is a moral approach in analyzing the relationship between humans and the
environment.
a. environmental justice c. environmental Philosophy
b. environmental aesthetics d. environmental ethics

____ 48. Which of these statements does not reflect environmental ethics?
a. Man must take action to solve environment problems.
b. Natural disasters are unrelated to human activities.
c. We should reflect on how our actions show regard for nature.
d. We must uphold the welfare of the environment and everything in it.
____ 49. It is a philosophical concept reflecting an alienable human right to realize one’s human
Will.
a. Honesty b. Realization c. Freedom d. Reflection

_____ 50. Which is an important indication of human freedom?

a. make choices b. travel c. eat when hungry d. date my crush

Prepared by:

GRAZEL ANNE S. TIBAYDE

Subject Teacher

Noted by:

EVELYN B. ATIENZA
Teacher-in-charge