PAMBAYANG DALUBHASAAN NG MARILAO GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Abangan Norte, Marilao, Bulacan NSTP and Social Sciences

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

PHI1 (Philosophy with Logic)

Using black or blue-inked ballpoint pen, put an “X” mark on the letterbox that corresponds to
your answer, if the options do not fit the question, shade letterbox C instead. Each item is worth 2
points. Strictly no erasures and/or alterations in any form.

1. Philosophy as a rational investigation of the 11. Which of the following is not acceptable to
truths and principles of being, knowledge, or Plato?
conduct is considered as ____ definition. a. The concept is not merely an idea, but it
a. etymological c. both A and B has reality of its own, independent of
b. lexical d. neither A nor B mind.
2. The folowing are practical reasons why b. The concepts are objectively real.
students should study and practice Philosophy, c. The objective concepts are ideas.
except: d. The ideas are things, which are mutable
a. It sharpens our mind and perishable.
b. Philosophy enhances our spiritual lives 12. Plato’s fundamental vision of a perfect state is
c. It substantiates our personal convictions said to be, except:
d. Clarifies issues to make better decisions a. heirarchical c. egalitarian
3. Philosophy of Religion treats the relationship b. aristocratic d. democratic
between and among the following, except: 13. Aristotle’s ethics is known as:
a. Nature of religious language a. Deontological c. Teleological
b. existence of good and evil b. Partly Deontological d. Theological
c. Man and cosmos 14. The following are Aristotle’s contribution to
d. Beliefs in the divine foreknowledge Metaphysics and Epistemology, except:
4. The adage, “All I know is I know nothing” points a. the Four Causes
to which Socratic idea? b. substance and accident
a. Socratic irony c. Socratic apology c. Potency and Act
b. Socratic method d. Socratic paradox d. Doctrine of trancendental forms
5. Socrates’ dictum, “An unexamined life is not 15. According to Aristotle:
worth living” is called: a. universals are substances
a. Socratic irony c. Socratic apology b. substances are neither particular or
b. Socratic method d. Socratic paradox universal
6. Socrates adhered to the following notions, c. particulars are substances
except: d. substance is the universal in the particular
a. “know thy self” 16. In the Aristotelian scheme, matter is not
b. “unexamined life is not worth living” substance because:
c. “man is both universal and rational a. matter is inert
d. “the world is kunknowable” b. matter is created
7. Plato adhered to the following ideas, except: c. matter is subject to mechanical laws
a. “People are not created equal.” d. matter lacks independent existence
b. “Only the exceptionals are fit to rule.” 17. As per Aristotle, SOUL is to body as FORM is to:
c. “individual has its own class position” a. Animal c. Matter
d. All of the above b. Man d. Being
8. The world we know through the senses is only 18. If GOD is to Theodicy; PRIME MOVER then, is to:
an imitation of the pure, eternal, and a. Ethics c. Metaphysics
unchanging world of ideas according to the b. Aesthetics d. Logic
theory of: **For items 19 to 22, refer to the following options:
a. Dualism c. Forms a. Aristotle c. St. Augustine
b. Rationalism d. Empirisism b. St. Thomas d. B and C
9. Which of these do not belong to Plato’s 19. “Si fallor, sum.” (If I am mistaken, I exist.)
Republic’s caste system? 20. According to him, there is no real distinction
a. Producers c. Protectors between philosophy and theology.
b. Governors d. Aristocrats 21. He was considered to be one of the earliest neo-
10. According to Plato’s allegory of the cave, this Platonic philosophers
reality contains the wholeness of all ideas in 22. He was famous for his a posteriori arguments
reality. about existence of God.
a. World of Ideas c. World of Forms 23. According to St. Thomas’ Five Ways, it is the
b. World of Realities d. World of forms ordinace of reason promulgated by persons

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who has care in the community , and for the 33. A person with sense of objectivity would not
common good. blindly believe what authorities claim to be the
a. Norms c. Laws truth.
b. Morals d. Ethics 34. Philosophy is a special branch of Ethics which
24. Which one of the following arguments for the is also called as Moral Philosophy.
existence of God, St. Thomas Aquinas does not 35. Wondering about and everything is
recognize? Philosophy, so when a poet wonders about the
a. argument from motion beauty of God’s creation, he is considered to
b. argument from causation of things be philosophizing.
c. argument from governance of the world 36. Philosophy of Man study how humanity
d. ontological argument manifests itself in the world or in reality.
25. The following are concepts of God, except: 37. The term “Pre-Socratic” pertain to one
a. Supreme being, creator and ruler of all particular Philosophical movement.
b. perfection and goodness 38. The wholeness of ideas and reality can be
c. Trandcends all limits, distinctions and found in a separate, unreachable world.
characteristics 39. Art as illusory and detrimental to achieving the
d. perfect mortal wholeness of ideas.
26. What Epistemological school/idea proposes the 40. There is no need for illumination for man to
existence of innate/pre-existing ideas prior to acquire knowledge.
experience? 41. The “truth” (including the truths of morality) is
a. syllogism c. empiricism nothing more than the social traditions, or
b. rationalism d. stoicism mores of a society, or group of man.
27. According to Locke, it refers impression in the 42. The qualities of a good constitution are: selfish
mind which external experience and internal interest of the ruler is prioritized; ruling based
experience produce. on wealth and sheer number.
a. ideas c. wisdom 43. The Aristotelian-inspired theology of Aquinas
b. knowledge d. experience has effectively overshadowed the platonic-
28. What Epistemological school/idea proposes inspired theology of Augustine.
that the only way to acquire knowledge is 44. The knowledge of God is intuitive (a priori);
through sensory experience? and that human reason in general and
a. syllogism c. empiricism philosophy in particular are useful only to
b. rationalism d. stoicism those who already have faith.
29. To Rene Descartes, one of the forms of 45. The impression in the mind which external
substances that exist in reality is made up of the experience and internal experience produce is
mind of man. What particular substance is this? called ideas.
a. rational c. thinking 46. Concerning the existence of external world,
b. logical d. natural Locke argued that it could be inferred from the
30. On the other hand, what substance in Cartesian passivity of our mind in relation to sensations
Philosophy constitutes physical existence? that come from outside us.
a. Physical substance 47. Modern philosophy ambitioned nearly of all
b. Corporeal substance thinkers to work out a synthesis of philosophy
c. Extended substance with religion, reason and faith.
d. Cartesian solids 48. Primary qualities are derived from sensation
31. Descartes’ definition of substance as “nothing and reflection.
other than a thing which exist in such a way as 49. Primary qualities are source of our time
to depend on no other thing for its existence” is consciousness
satisfied by: 50. Primary qualities are unchangeable and
a. Both mind and body c. mind alone indidistinguishable from material object.
b. Neither mind nor body d. body alone
32. Descartes’ methodic doubt leads to the view
that it is certain that:
a. I live as an embodied person
b. I am a thinking substance.
c. I am a body.
d. I am eternal.
**For items 33 to 50, refer to the following options:
a. Always True c. Never True “ratio est radius divini luminis”
b. Sometimes True d. Sometimes False (Reason is a ray of the divine light

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