SUMMATIVE TEST

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
OF THE HUMAN PERSON

LRN NAME GRADE SECTION

I. Multiple Choice. Read each statement carefully and choose the correct answer by writing the letter of
your choice.
1. It is the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes,
reasons, and principles which govern all things.
A. Anthropology C. Philosophy
B. Epistemology D. Political Science
2. What is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human action?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
3. Which branch of philosophy deals with nature, sources, limitations and validity of knowledge?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
4. What is the science of the beautiful and its various manifestations?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
5. What is the branch of philosophy which deals with correct reasoning?
A. Aesthetics C. Ethics
B. Epistemology D. Logic
6. He is a mathematician and scientist, and was credited with formulating the Pythagorean theorem.
A. Democritus C. Pythagoras
B. Heraclitus D. Plato
7. He was considered as the foremost philosopher of ancient times.
A. Aristotle C. Plato
B. Epicurus D. Socrates
8. The Greek philosopher Plato believes that philosophy is brought about by man’s sense of .
A. Doubt C. Wisdom
B. Experience D. Wonder
9. He believes that persons engage in philosophy in order to make sense of difficult life experiences.
A. Karl Jaspers C. Diogenes of Sinope
B. Rene Descartes D. Plato
10. It refers to a way of thinking about the world and is made up of a person’s views and beliefs.
A. Doubt C. Framework
B. Experience D. Wonder
11. Rene Descartes considers this as a reason why people philosophize.
A. Doubt C. Framework
B. Experience D. Wonder
12. What do you call these questions that examine personal ideas regarding correctness and values?
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
13. It refers to a perspective that considers large scale patterns in systems and often
described as looking at the “bigger picture” when describing and analyzing situation
or problem.
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
14. It is a type of thinking that focuses on specific aspects of situation.
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
15. These are questions that seek to question the very frameworks upon which people base their
own beliefs and views.
A. External Questions C. Internal Questions
B. Holistic Thinking D. Partial Thinking
16. These requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts, feelings and actions and to learn
more about one’s life and experiences .
0C. Se lf Examination
A. Meditation
B. Reflection
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D. Thinking
17. It refers to the clear awareness and understanding of something.
A. Claims C. Knowledge
 B. Facts D. Opinion
18. These are statements which are observed to be real or truthful.
A. Claims C. Knowledge
B. Facts D. Opinion
19. These are statements which need to be examines to determine whether they are true or false.
A. Claims C. Knowledge

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20. These are comprised of statements that provide views on a certain matter.
A. Claims C. Knowledge
B. Facts D. Opinion
21. This is a judgement based on certain facts.
A. Arguments C. Conclusions
B. Beliefs D. Explanations
22. These are statements that expresses convictions that are not easily explained by facts.
A. Arguments C. Conclusions
B. Beliefs D. Explanations
23. These are statements that assumed a claim is true and provide reasons to support them.
A. Arguments C. Conclusions
B. Beliefs D. Explanations
24. These are series of statements that provide reasons to convince a person that a claim or
opinion is truthful.
A. Arguments C. Conclusions
B. Beliefs D. Explanations
25. These are arguments based on faulty reasoning.
A. Biases C. Conclusion
B. Fallacies D. Conflict
26. These are tendencies or influences that affect the views of people.
A. Biases C. Conclusion
B. Fallacies D. Conflict
27. This term refers to man as a species and distinguishes man from other animals.
A. Human C. Self
B. Person D. Spirit
28. This refers to the totality of an individual who possesses awareness, self-determination, and
the capacity to interact with others.
A. Human C. Self
B. Person D. Spirit
29. This refers to an individual who is actively aware that he or she is perceiving and
experiencing reality.
A. Human C. Self
B. Person D. Spirit
30. This refers to the ability of the person to experience an “inner world” that is defined by
personal thoughts and ideas.
A. Internality C. Externality
B. Interiority D. Self Determination
31. This is the capability to act and be aware of one’s actions.
A. Internality C. Externality
B. Interiority D. Self Determination
32. This enables the person to act whenever he or she wants to and makes self-determination possile.
A. Dignity C. Free will
B. Externality D. Spirit
33. This refers to the capability to reach out and interact with others and the world.
A. Dignity C. Free will
B. Externality D. Spirit
34. This refers to the inherent value of a person which cannot be exressed in quantifiable terms.
A. Dignity C. Free will
B. Externality D. Spirit
35. This refers to the intangible element that enables us to exercise thought, possess awareness,
and reach out to the outside world and others.
A. Dignity C. Free will
B. Externality D. Spirit
36. This is the ability to surpass limits.
A. Dignity C. Free will
B. Externality D. Transcendence
37. This refers to the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
A. Economic Efficiency C. Prudence
B. Environmental Integrity D. Sustainable Development
38. It refers to maintaining the state of the en0vironment.
A. Economic Efficiency 0
C. Prudence
B. Environmental Integrity D. Sustainable Development
39. It refers to prudence in decision-making regarding the use of resources to ensure that there is