Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
Schools Division of Zambales
ZAMBALES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Iba, Zambales
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2nd Periodical Test

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

Name: ______________________________________________ Score: ____________

Year and Section: _____________________________________ Date: _____________

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I. Carefully read and understand each question then circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the word?

a. someone who studies the stars and the planets
b. a person primarily interested in the truth about matter
c. a lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter
d. a clever and tricky arguer
2. What is the goal of philosophy which is defined as the correct application of knowledge?
a. reason b. perspective c. logic d. wisdom
3. What is the careful, reflective, rational and systematic approach to questions of very general interest?
a. critical thinking b. partial thinking c. conclusion d. assumption
4. Which is the branch of Philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty?
a. Aesthetics b. Epistemology c. Logic d. Metaphysics
5. Which of the following statement sets the distinction between philosophy and other sciences?
a. study human beings in relation with the society
b. study society ,its form, structures and functions
c. focus attention to plants
d. studies human beings ,society, religion, language, God and plants
6. A branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions
a. Metaphysics b. Ethics c. Epistemology d. Logic
7. What is the mutual recognition of each other as persons?
a. intesubjectivity b. relation c. empathy d. seeming
8. Which of the following is true of philosophy but not true of science?
a. it is concerned with the origin of the universe
b. it is concerned with the nature of the mind
c. it is swamped in unanswered questions and intellectual controversy
d. none of the above
9. How does an individual present himself or herself in a certain way when dealing with others?
a. dialogue b. relation c. empathy d. seeming
10. What happens when two persons truly acknowledge each other’s presence and treat each other as mutual?
a. availability b. seeming c. empathy d. casual conversation
11. What is the willingness to be there and give help to others?
a. seeming b. availability c. acceptance d. appreciation
12. It deals with nature, sources, limitation and validity of knowledge
a. Metaphysics b. Logic c. Epistemology d. Ethics
13. Philosophizing is to think or express oneself in a philosophical manner. In phenomenology, truth is based on the
persons’ consciousness, while in existentialism:
a. truth is based on reasoning and critical thinking
b. truth is based in exercising choices and personal freedom
c. truth is not absolute
d. truth prevails
14. One of the aims of philosophy is to think critically about whether there are good reasons for adopting our beliefs.
Reasons are considered "good reasons" if they are consistent with everyday experience and:
a. are part of a set of religious, moral, or political beliefs that an individual feels deeply about.
b. are considered good by at least one culture, sub-culture, or individual.
c. cannot be interpreted in different ways by different people or cultures.
d. take into account objections, are acceptable to impartial third parties, and avoid undesirable consequences.
15. What happens when we stop seeing another a person and they become simply just a means to satisfy a need or
desire?
a. Appreciation b. alienation c. seeming d. empathy
16. The state in which one is absolutely free from all forms of bondage and attachment is called __
a. karma b. nirvana c. ashatship d. vidya
17. What is defined as the power to be what you want to be and the ability to decide for and create yourself?
a. freedom b. intersubjectivity c. responsibility d. prudence
18. The ability to govern and discipline oneself by use of reason.
a. freedom b. intersubjectivity c. responsibility d. prudence
19. What is an implication of being prudent?
a. wrong decisions b. wise decisions c. impulsiveness d. nothing
20. The result of making a choice which can either be good or bad.
a. conscience b. acceptance c. consequence d. prudence
21. What refers to the person being accountable for their actions and its consequences?
a. seeming b. empathy c. prudence d. responsibility
22. Who believes that society should allow women to attain equal rights to philosophy and education given to men?
a. Mary Wollstonecraft b. Helen Ambubuyog c. Karol Wojtyla d. Ana Sullivan
23. Who stated that participation in the essence of a human person?
a. Hellen Keller b. Karol Wojtyla c. Martin Buber d. Nick Vujicic
24. Which of the following groups are more prone to discrimination and inequality?
a. women b. persons with disabilities c. underprivileged sector d. all of the above
25. Which refers to an agreement among individuals to sacrifice some of their wants and submit to a higher authority?
a. Social contract b. social role c. norms d. folkways
26. Which of the following are a set of traits and behavior that society considers acceptable, thus are encouraged and
passed on to other members?
a. Social contract b. social role c. norms d. folkways
27. What are less formal norms that result from tradition and does not lead to punishment when violated?
a. Norms b. folkways c. laws d. values
28. What are the members of the virtual society called?
a. Citizens b. netizens c. aliens d. denizens
29. Which is the first, earliest, and simplest form of society?
a. Feudal b. pastoral c. hunting and gathering d. agrarian
30. Which form of society is based on the ownership of land?
a. Feudal b. pastoral c. hunting and gathering d. agrarian
31. What is an organized group of people whose members interact frequently and have a common territory and
culture?
a. Nation b. state c. society d. government
32. Who is the proponent of the I-It and I-Though Relationships?
a. Pope John Paul II b. Nick Vujicic c. Martin Buber d. Jean Paul Sartre
33. Which philosopher advocates the concept of general will in his social contract theory?
a. Thomas Hobbes b. John Locke c. John Rawls d. Jean Jacques Rosseau
34. Which Philosopher considered persons in their natural state as more cooperative and reasonable?
a. Thomas Hobbes John Locke c. John Rawls d. Jean Jacques Rosseau
35. What are actions and behaviors that are expected of a certain person?
a. Social values b. social rule c. social rite d. social role
36. What form of society is marked by the establishment of societies based on information and technology?
a. Industrial b. pastoral c. agrarian d. post-industrial
37. What kind of freedom means the absence of physical restraint?
a. Physical b. psychological c. moral d. all of the above
38. Which kind of freedom refers to having the freedom of choice?
a. Physical b. psychological c. moral d. all of the above
39. Why does there have to be a limit to one’s freedom?
 a. Because being able to do whatever you like is not good.
b. Because freedom without any limit means that you might be violating the freedom of others.
c. Because nobody is really truly free.
d. Because a person cannot be trusted to always do the right thing.
40. What is the ability to act out of one’s own free will and self-determination?
a. Responsibility b. voluntariness c. intersubjectivity d. prudence
41. Which of the following situation shows responsible use of freedom?
a. Despite knowing that his client is very poor, Atty. Ramon still charged him a high fee.
b. David decided to have a party at his house because his parents are out of town.
c. Robert decided to put his extra allowance in the bank instead of buying new clothes.
d. Izza posted bad thing about his ex-boyfriend as a revenge for breaking up with her.
42. 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 tp transform and change the environment.
d. Humans are stewards for nature.
43. If the world that we individually perceive is limited to an internal perspective, then there is no way that we could
determine whether our own perspective is useful, true, or valuable because:
a. we know whether our internal perspective is correct only by comparing it with an objective, external perspective
(the "real" world).
b. whatever we appeal to in order to prove that our perspective is right itself would be part of the standard we use in
evaluating that perspective.
c. scientific research that reveals facts about the world would cause us to challenge our perceptions in a dream
world of our own making.
d. without limiting our perspective to an internal dream world, we cannot achieve any objective, external knowledge
of the real world.
44. What are arguments based on faulty reasons?
a. facts b. opinions c. knowledge d. fallacies
45. What kind of statements which needs to be examined to determine whether they are true or false?
a. knowledge b. claims c. argument d. facts
46. Which enables a person to put himself/herself in another’s shoes by being aware of the emotions and thoughts of
other people, which leads to a greater understanding and appreciation of others?
a. availability b. intersubjectivity c. alienation d. empathy
47. What is a way of thinking about the world and is made up of our views and beliefs?
a. framework b. religion c. culture d. reflection
48. Which is at the very heart of any inquiry?
a. belief b. opinion c. truth d. justice
49. In which country did western philosophy started with?
a. Greece b. England c. Germany d. Rome
50. Which view places great value on ecosystems and biological communities?
a. ecocentrism
b. biocentrism
c. environmentalism
d. anthropocentrism