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FIRST PERIODIC EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Grade and Section: _____________________________________ Teacher: _____________________

I. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_____ 1. It is the study or discipline that uses human

reason to investigate the ultimate causes, _____ 11. Socrates’ motto “The unexamined life is not
reasons, and principles which govern all things. worth living” describes which need to
a. Logic c. Philosophy philosophize?
b. Science d. Metaphysics a. Love for wisdom c. Doubt
b. Sense of wonder d. experience
_____ 2. Rene Descartes considers this as a reason why
people philosophize _____ 12. This is a series of statements that provide
a. Doubt c. Experience reasons to convince a person that a claim or
b. Wisdom d. Wonder opinion is truthful
a. Opinion c. Fallacy
_____ 3. What is the essence of Philosophy? b. Argument d. Bias
a. The search for answers to life’s questions
b. Happiness in life _____ 13. Holistic thinking refers to a perspective that
c. To seek wisdom considers large scale patterns in systems.
d. To learn from experience This means that
a. Holistic thinking focuses on specific aspects
_____ 4. Two Greek words where philosophy came from of a problem
a. Logos and Sophia b. Holistic thinking is described as looking at the
b. Philos and Sophia “big picture”
c. Philos and Sofia c. Holistic thinking’s view is an important
d. Filos and Sophia component of analytical thinking
d. Holistic thinking focuses on a particular cause
_____ 5. It refers to the means of examining a topic by of a problem
devising a series of questions that let the
learner examine and analyze his knowledge _____ 14. Biases are not necessarily errors in reasoning
and views regarding the topic but it refers to tendencies or influences which
a. Deductive reasoning c. Dialectic affect the views of people. This statement is
b. Theory of Forms d. Socratic Method a. True c. Neither true or false
b. False d. Cannot be determined
_____ 6. It refers to clear awareness and understanding
of something _____ 15. The human person is an embodied spirit. This
a. Knowledge c. Wisdom means that
b. Facts d. Critical thinking a. The human body defines human nature and
experience
_____ 7. These are statements which are observed to be b. The human spirit forms a whole and defines
real or truthful the person
a. Information c. Facts c. Human nature makes transcendence
b. Opinion d. Argument possible
d. Both the human body and spirit define human
_____ 8. This is a judgment based on certain facts nature and experience
a. Conclusion c. Argument
b. Opinion d. Facts _____ 16. Pythagoras: Pythagorean Theorem;
Diogenes of Sinope: _____
_____ 9. Plato traced man’s need to philosophize to his a. Cynicism and Stoicism c. Logos
sense of wonder. What does this mean? b. Atoms d. Theory of Forms
a. Man’s curiosity drives him to ask questions
b. Man seeks knowledge
c. Man gives emphasis on his knowledge
d. Man learns from his experience

_____ 10. These are tendencies or influences that affect

the views of people
a. Fallacy c. belief
b. Bias d. opinion

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should also be subjected to tests
d. A belief or statement is true if it is based facts

_____ 17. Which of the following statements is an

example of “Appeal to Emotion” Fallacy
a. “Of course he believes that the government is _____ 25. Which branch of Philosophy deals with moral
flawed, he is a rebel and a communist” questions and dilemmas?
b. “If this peace agreement will not be signed by a. Logic c. Epistemology
the government, then we will have no b. Aesthetics d. Ethics
recourse but to go to war”
c. “All these charges are baseless; this is just _____26. A method of inquiry where two opposing ideas
plain harassment- can’t you see how this is are discussed in an attempt to arrive at a new
affecting my family?” knowledge.
d. “Every boy in your age already has a a. Theory of Forms c. Academy
girlfriend, you should go find one” b. Dialectic d. Philosophy

_____ 18. Which of the following statements does NOT _____ 27. The process by which specific statements are
describe the characteristic of a human analyzed to reach a conclusion or
person? generalization
a. Human person has a clear perception of his a. Epicureanism c. Deductive Reasoning
thoughts, emotions and identity b. Socratic Method d. Stoicism
b. Human person has the capability to make
choices and decisions based on his society’s
laws _____ 28. It lies at the heart of inquiry
c. The human person has the capability to a. Truth c. Questions
reach out and interact with others and with b. Facts d. Opinion
the world
d. The human person has the innate right to be _____ 29. Nothing is taken as true unless there is
valued and respected sufficient reason and evidence to prove that it is
indeed true. This statement is
_____ 19. To ensure that our actions and decisions are a. True c. Neither true or false
well thought out and done with due regard for b. False d. Cannot be determined
its consequences, one must engage in:
a. Evaluation c. Reflection _____ 30. Which of the following is NOT a Fallacy?
b. Critical Thinking d. Soul Searching a. Begging the Question c. Ad Hominem
b. Conflict of Interest d. Appeal to tradition
______ 20. The statement “How can I accept his view
that there is no God? I am a Christian!” is an _____ 31. Experience: Karl Jaspers; Love for Wisdom:
example of which common Bias? ___
a. Framing c. Conflict of Interest a. Plato c. Socrates
b. Hindsight d. Confirmation Bias b. Rene Descartes d. Aristotle

_____ 21. It refers to a fallacy characterized by attacking _____ 32. Some opinions may contain fallacies. Which
the person presenting the argument instead of word makes this statement FALSE?
the argument itself a. some b. fallacies c. opinions d. may
a. Appeal to Force c. Appeal to the Popular
b. Ad Hominem d. Appeal to Emotion _____ 33. A common bias that is characterized by
analyzing an event or issue based on cultural
_____ 22. These are statements which need to be standards
examined to determine whether they are true a. cultural bias c. confirmation bias
or false. b. framing d. hindsight
a. Claim c. Opinion
b. Argument d. Beliefs _____ 34. The Greek term for philosophy, philosophia,
means
_____ 23. According to Karl Jaspers, why is there a need a. love for knowledge c. love for truth
to philosophize? b. love for wisdom d. love for learning
a. Man’s curiosity drives him to ask questions,
some of which have no definite answers _____ 35. This term refers to man as a species and
b. Man needs to seek wisdom and distinguishes man from other animals
understanding a. human person c. human being
c. He believes that man is often confronted with b. human d. human nature
experiences which challenge his ideas and
frameworks _____ 36. It refers to the ability to surpass limits
d. Man has an insatiable desire for truth a. success c. transcendence
b. dignity d. personhood
_____ 24. The following statements show the ways in
determining the truth EXCEPT: _____ 37. This refers to the ability of the person to
a. A belief or statement is true if it is based on experience an “inner world” that is defined by
the law personal thoughts and ideas.
b. Determining the truth requires a person to a. Self-awareness c. free-will
prove a statement through action b. Personhood d. self

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_____ 38. Which of the following statement is TRUE
about free-will? _____ 47. It refers to the goodness or badness of an act
a. The capability to reach out and interact with a. Ethics c. Morality
others b. Externality d. Free-will
b. It enables the person to act whenever he or
she wants to and make self-determination _____ 48. The result or effect of an action or condition
possible a. Consequence c. obligation
c. The ability to surpass limits b. Responsibility d. Task
d. The ability to govern ourselves towards what
is proper to our nature as a person _____ 49. It refers to the quality of being focused on
one’s inner life and identity
_____ 39. This is the intangible element that enables us a. Externality c. Awareness
to exercise thought, possess awareness, and b. Interiority d. Determination
reach out to the outside world and others
a. Transcendence c. Dignity _____ 50. It refers to one thing that enables us to feel
b. Respect d. Spirit loved and love others
a. Embodiment c. rationality
_____ 40. This is the ability to reach out and interact with b. Spirituality d. Self-awareness
others and with the world
a. Interiority c. Personhood
b. Externality d. Human Nature

_____ 41. “Man is a social being” means that

a. A human person has dignity
b. A human person is able establish relationship
with other people
c. A human person is an embodied spirit
d. A human person possess self-awareness

_____ 42. This refers to the individual who is actively

aware that he or she is perceiving and
experiencing reality
a. Person c. Self
b. Human d. Human being

_____ 43. This is the inherent value of a person which

cannot be expressed in quantifiable terms
a. Dignity c. Spirituality
b. Respect d. Free-will

_____ 44. This refers to the totality of an individual who

possesses awareness, self-determination.
a. Self c. Personhood
b. Externality d. Human Nature

_____ 45. Which of the following is NOT a trait of a

human person?
a. A person has self-awareness
b. A person is a living organism
c. A person has self-determination
d. A person has dignity

_____ 46. What is meant by this statement “human

dignity is rooted in the nature of the human
being”?
a. This means dignity is defined by outside
forces such as intelligence and ability
b. A person who loses an arm or a leg become
less of a person
c. Criminals who did heinous crimes doesn’t
have dignity
d. This means that a human person has dignity
simply because of the fact that he or she is
human

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