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Midterm Examination

Social Science and Philosophy

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Test I. MODIFIED IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Choose the appropriate answer to the following descriptions.

1. It is the mother discipline out of which the other science emerges.

a. Philosophy c. Psychology
b. Metaphysics d. Science
2. He is the man from a fishing village of Miletus.
a. Socrates c. Aristotle
b. Plato d. Thales
3. It is the philosophical study of reality.
a. Physics c. Science
b. Metaphysics d. Epistemology
4. It is the philosophical study of morality.
a. Axiology c. Political Theory
b. Ethics d. Aesthetics
5. It is the philosophical study of values.
a. Axiology c. Science
b. Ethics d. Aesthetics
6. It answers the question,” what is knowledge?”
a. Ontology c. Epistemology
b. Metaphysics d. Philosophy of mind
7. It answers the question, “what is the nature of God?”
a. Metaphysics c. Philosophy of mind
b. Ontology d. Philosophy or religion
8. It is the philosophical study of justice.
a. Axiology c. Political theory
b. Ethics d. Aesthetics
9. It answers the questions, “what kind of things actually exists?”
a. Ontology c. Philosophy or religion
b. Philosophy of Mind d. Metaphysics
10. These are the three sub-disciplines of metaphysics.
a. Ontology, Philosophy of mind, Philosophy or religion
b. Ontology, Ethics, Political theory
c. Ethics, Political theory, Aesthetics
d. Philosophy or literature, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of music
11. Axiology is the study of value, it has 3 sub-disciplines, and two of those are the Ethics and Aesthetics.
Differentiate these two.
a. Ethics is the philosophical study of morality while Aesthetics is the philosophical study of justice.
b. Ethics is the philosophical study of justice while Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty
c. Ethics is the philosophical study of morality while Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty.
d. None of these.
12. Philosophy has 5 major sub-disciplines. Differentiate logic from History of philosophy.
a. Logic is the philosophical study of reason and arguments while History of Philosophy is the philosophical
examination of the development of ideas
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b. Logic is the philosophical study of reality while History of Philosophy is the philosophical examination of the
development of ideas
c. Logic is the philosophical study of reason and arguments while History of Philosophy is the philosophical
study of value.
d. None of these.
13. Philosophy is the love of wisdom. Describe the role of philosophers.
a. Philosophers are people who love facts.
b. Philosophers are people who are engage in superstitious beliefs.
c. Philosophers are the lovers of wisdom.
d. All of these.
14. Philosophy is the love of wisdom, how can you generalize the role of philosophy as a discipline?
a. It is the study of discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons and principles
which govern all things.
b. It is the philosophical study of knowledge.
c. It is the philosophical study of virtue.
d. It is the philosophical study of morality.
15. Mellitus is a fishing village and center of trade and commerce in ancient Greece. Explain why Mellitus was the
ideal place for the first practice of Philosophy to emerge?
a. It became the melting pot of ideas from other cultures in other parts to emerge.
b. It became the tourist spot in ancient Greece.
c. Both A & B
d. None of these.

Test II. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Direction: Select the response that best answer the question or statement.

16. Thales is considered as the father of Western Philosophy. State one of the contributions of Thales in Philosophy.
a. He assumed that the Earth is cylindrical and is suspended in space.
b. He assumed that the Earth is flat, such that when you reach the edge of the horizon, you will fall.
c. He assumed that the Earth is flat and round.
d. He treated philosophy as a way of life.
17. Maximus used his observation and reasoning to provide caused for a natural phenomenon on Earth. State one
of his observations to the natural phenomena.
a. Rainbows are formed when densely compressed air is touched by the sun.
b. Air must be the fundamental substance.
c. Air holds our soul together.
d. All of these.
18. Anaximander claimed that the fundamental substance of reality is the APERION. How would you describe an
APEIRON?
a. It has precise characteristics or attributes.
b. It has age and no eternal and encompasses all the worlds.
c. It has no precise characteristics or attributes, it is ageless and eternal and encompasses all the worlds.
d. None of these.
19. Why do we consider Thales as an astronomer?
a. Because he became familiar with geometry and brought it to ancient Greece.
b. Because he believed that the earth is cylindrical and is suspended in space.
c. Because he considered that the earth is flat and round.
d. Because he was credited to have successfully predicted an eclipse.
20. How Thales does became a Mathematician?
a. He became familiar with geometry and brought into ancient Greece.
b. He was credited to have successfully predicted an eclipse.
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c. He believed that the earth is cylindrical and is suspended in space.

d. He was the first philosopher to draw a map.
21. Heraclitus was known for the mystical nature of its philosophy. State Heraclitus philosophy of thought.
a. He proposed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is being.
b. He believed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is change.
c. He was the proponent of the notion that the reality is made up of the four elements, the earth, air, fire and
water.
d. None of these.
22. Empedocles believed himself to be immortal and that he had magical powers. Describe the philosophical idea of
Empedocles.
a. He proposed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is being.
b. He believed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is change.
c. He was the proponent of the notion that the reality is made up of the four elements, the earth, air, fire and
water.
d. None of these.
23. How would you consider that philosopher is a monist?
a. The philosopher who believed in 4 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
b. The philosopher who believed in 2 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
c. The philosopher who believed in 1 element as his fundamental substance of reality.
d. The philosopher who believed in 3 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
24. How would you consider that philosopher is a pluralist?
a. The philosopher who believed in 4 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
b. The philosopher who believed in 2 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
c. The philosopher who believed in 1 element as his fundamental substance of reality.
d. The philosopher who believed in 3 elements as his fundamental substance of reality.
25. Parmenides was the leader of the Eleatic school from Elea in Southern Italy. How would you state the
philosophical idea of Parmenides?
a. He proposed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is being.
b. He believed that the only thing that is permanent in this world is change.
c. He was the proponent of the notion that the reality is made up of the four elements, the earth, air, fire and
water.
d. None of these.
26. Why Empedocles does considered being immortal and that he had magical powers?
a. He was regarded as a pluralist
b. He was known to have cured somebody who was comatose for 24 months.
c. He was an idea that reality is being and that we can, therefore interconnected.
d. All of these.
27. Anaxagoras believed that there not just one element that reality is made of. As a matter of fact, for him, there are
many seeds or elements as there are kinds of things. How would you classify his important contribution on
philosophy?
a. His idea about the “NOUS” or the mind wherein, “mind has the greatest strength and power over all things”.
b. His idea about the ultimate substance that reality is made up of atoms.
c. His idea that reality is being and that we are therefore interconnected.
d. Both B & C
28. Zeno was the student and follower of Parmenides, how does Zeno pronounce and reiterate the idea of
Parmenides?
a. For him, matter becomes infinitely divisible
b. For him, reality is being and that we are, therefore interconnected.
c. For him, to strengthen the point that we are interconnected as being, he went to prove this assumption by
pronouncing that there is no motion.
d. Both A & B
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29. How would you describe atom in the idea of Leucippus & Democritus that the ultimate substance that reality is
made of are atoms.
a. It is the basic unit of life.
b. It is the important elements of matter.
c. It is the basic elements of life.
d. It means inseparable or indivisible, must be ultimate constituent of matter.
30. Epicurus said that philosophy could enable man to live a life of happiness, his view gave rise to Epicureanism,
and how would you define Epicureanism?
a. A school of philosophy which believes that wisdom and simple being will result in a life free of fear and pain.
b. It is examining a topic by dividing a series of questions that let the learners examine and analyse his
knowledge.
c. It is inseparable or indivisible, must be the ultimate constituent of matter.
d. None of these.
31. Aside from the pre-Socratics philosopher, there is also the rise of the TRIUMVIRATE, which are the Socrates,
Plato & Aristotle. How would you characterize the philosopher Socrates?
a. He is the student of Plato
b. He is considered the foremost philosopher of ancient times
c. He is a towering figure in ancient Greek Philosophy.
d. All of the above.
32. How would you describe Aristotle as the father of Western Logic?
a. He was first to develop a formal system of reasoning.
b. He observed that the deductive validity of any argument can be determined by its structure, rather than its’
content.
c. Both A & B
d. None of these
33. Plato is a student of Socrates; he wrote down his mentor’s teachings and incorporates some of his ideas. How
would you analyse his DIALECTIC?
a. It is a method of inquiry where two opposing ideas are discussed in an attempt to arrive at new knowledge.
b. It is an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the Western world.
c. It is a school of Philosophy which believes that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free from fear and
pain.
d. None of these.
34. Aside from the dialectic that is being developed by Plato he also founded the academy, how would you define
Academy?
a. It is a method of inquiry where two opposing ideas are discussed in an attempt to arrive at new knowledge.
b. It is an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the Western world.
c. It is a school of Philosophy which believes that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free from fear and
pain.
d. None of these.
35. Plato is one of the philosophers in the line of the triumvirate, how would you characterize Plato?
a. He is considered the foremost philosopher of ancient times.
b. He is the student of Socrates, his teachings and writings were considered the foundation of Western
Philosophy.
c. He is the towering figure in ancient Greek Philosophy.
d. He is the father of Western Logic.

Test III. TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Select TRUE if you think the statement is true and select FALSE if you
think the statement is false.

36. As the father of Western logic, Aristotle was the first to develop a formal system for reasoning. He observed that
the inductive validity of any argument can be determined by its structure rather than its content.
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37. Aristotle was a student of Plato for 10 years but is famous for rejecting Plato’s theory of forms. He was more
empirically minded than Plato and Plato’s teacher, Socrates.

38. Aristotle is a towering figure in ancient Greek Philosophy, who made important contribution to logic, criticism,
rhetorical, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. Aristotelian logic
dominated until the rise of modern propositional logic and predicate logic 2000 years later.

39. Plato was student of Aristotle, he wrote down his mentors teachings and incorporate some of his ideas. His
teachings and writings were considered the foundation of western philosophy.

40. Plato founded the academy. It is an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the western
world.

41. The triumvirate includes Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Plato was more empirically minded than the two.

42. Socrates believed that philosophy could enable a man to live a life of virtue. He formulated the Socratic Method.

43. Socrates is considered the foremost philosopher of ancient time. His teachings and writings were considered the
foundation of Western Philosophy.

44. Plato is the student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teachings and incorporate some of his ideas. He is
the inventor of the so-called Socratic Method.

45. Socrates did not claim to be “wise” and merely considered himself a “midwife” that helped inquiring minds
achieved wisdom. He believed that philosophy could enable a man to live a life of virtue.

46. Aside from the pre-Socratics philosopher, there is also the rise of the TRIUMVIRATE, which includes Socrates.
Socrates is considered the foremost philosopher of ancient times.

47. Socrates formulated the Socratic Method. Socratic Method means examining a topic by dividing a series of
questions that let the learner examine and analyse his knowledge.

48. Aristotle was more empirically minded than Plato and Socrates. He approves Plato’s Theory of forms.

49. Socrates authored philosophical works of unparalleled influence. Plato believed that Philosophy could enable a
man to live a life of virtue.

50. Those philosophers who believed in four elements are considered pluralist. Those philosophers who believed in
just one element are considered as monist.

Prepared by: Approved by:

SHAIRA MYRELL N. NALING KEVIN ADAM D. CABRAL. Ph. D

College Instructor Academic Dean