VALENZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

NAME: _______________________________________________ SCORE: ______________________________

GRADE & TRACK/STRAND: _____________________________ DATE: ________________________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided
before each number. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
________1. The etymological definition of Philosophy originated from the two Greek words _____and _____.
a. Pilo and Sofia c. Philo and Sophia
b. Philos and Sophia d. Philos and Sophias

________2. Philosophy goes to the underlying reality; it tries to do more than describe simply because it
helps us______.
a. To realize c. To make decision
b. To recognize d. To understand

________3. Science gives us what kind of perspective in life?

a. Holistic Perspective c. both A and B
b. Partial Perspective d. none of the above

________4. Philosophy gives us what kind of perspective in life?

a. Holistic Perspective c. both A and B
b. Partial Perspective d. none of the above

________5. Truth is being conceived by means of this Dialectical method of asking and responding.
a. Nicholas Method c. Methodic doubt
b. Socratic Method d. Pondering Method

________6. To achieve the truth we must doubt our senses since our senses are fallible and unreliable.
a. Nicholas Method c. Methodic doubt
b. Socratic Method d. Pondering Method

________7. What is the first thing to know in doing evaluation?

a. Issue or the problem c. Relationship or evidence
b. Main point or premise d. Assertion or conclusion

________8. What is the aim of education that enables us to choose and to make decisions?
a. Freedom c. Procreation
b. Instruction d. Activity and creativity

________9. What makes man material and corporeal?

a. Body c. Soul
b. Reasoning d. Blood

_______10. What makes man open for possibilities?

a. Senses c. Experiences
b. Rationality d. Soul

_______11. According to Friedrich Niestche, we are endowed with reason and passion to choose
whatever our goals will be.
a. Ubermensch c. Uberstitch
b. Uberhence d. Ubersmitch

_______12. It is our capacity to recognize our limitations and possibilities.

a. Self-dedication c. Self-knowledge
b. Self-awareness d. Self-preservation

_______13. It does not only serve as a bridge towards reality, but also an obstacle towards the world.
a. Space c. time
b. Death d. Body

_______14. It is the soul or the spirit that is considered transcendent or beyond this world, that will rise up to
heaven or go down to hell.
a. New life c. Death
b. Second coming d. End of the world.
_______15. One’s encounter of another person makes it part of the meaningful world.
a. Intercession c. Interconnectivity
b. intersubjectivity d. subjectivity

_______16. Philosophy goes to the underlying reality; it tries to do more than describe simply because it
helps us______.
a. To realize c. To make decision
b. To recognize d. To understand

_______17. It refers to our sense of sight, hearing, taste and smell.

a. Sense of the body c. Sense of the brain
b. Sense perception d. Sense experience

_______18. Who is the proponent of Primary and Secondary reflection?

a. Gabriel Michael c. Gabriel Marcel
b. Gabriel Baltazar d. Gabriel Martelle

_______19. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?

a. watching videos over the internet
b. referring to only one source of information for your position paper
c. listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades
d. participating in a class discussion

_______20. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical
perspective?
a. Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice
b. Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs
c. Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates
d. Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them

_______21. What makes doing philosophy different from doing other disciplines of science?
a. It always asks questions about life.
b. It always requires logical and critical thinking.
c. It always ends with a conclusion.
d. It always requires empirical proof.

_______22. Which of the following statements is true?

Statement 1: Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing
philosophy.
Statement 2: Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.
a. Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false.
b. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
c. Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
d. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.

_______23. Which statement validly describes the process of doing philosophy?

Statement 1: It may involve the use of different philosophical methods.
Statement 2: It may only tackle the meaning of life.

a. neither statement 1 nor 2 c. statement 2

b. statement 1 d. both statements 1 and 2

_______24. Which statement about philosophy is correct?

Statement 1: Doing philosophy is also a way of engaging in scientific inquiry.
Statement 2: Points of view from different people are always contradicting.
Statement 3: Philosophical reflection does not develop evaluative skills.
a. statement 1 c. statement 2
b. All statements are incorrect. d. statement 3

_______25. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies to clear out
any practical problem or abstract idea?
a. doing pedantry c. doing mathematics
b. doing philosophy d. doing history
_______26. What do you call the state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material
experience?
a. Transgression c. Transition
b. Transformation d. transcendence

_______27. Which of the following is a biological limitation for transcendence for a student whose goal is
to be a valedictorian?
a. criticism from his teacher on his science project
b. being absent for a week due to fever
c. joining a dance troupe
d. watching videos over the internet

_______28. Karla is a poor 17-year old girl whose ultimate dream is to finish her studies. What can she do to
make her dream possible?
a. work during her free time to gain extra money for school
b. read books on her own
c. join the school choir to lessen her stress in her studies
d. start an organization that fights for human rights

_______29. Why do some people fail to experience transcendence?

a. They have a feeling that it will not occur.
b. They are not hardworking.
c. They have a goal that is too challenging for them to achieve.
d. They are not meant to experience it.

_______30. Which of the following statements is true?

Statement 1: Transcendence is for younger ages.
Statement 2: Transcendence is similar to self-actualization.
a. statement 2 c. both statements 1 and 2
b. statement 1 d. neither statement 1 nor 2

_______31. How does the human body play a role in transcendence?

Statement 1: The body has its limitations.
Statement 2: The body functions against transcendence.
a. statement 2 c. neither statement 1 nor 2
b. statement 1 d. both statements 1 and 2

_______32. Which statement about transcendence is true?

Statement 1: It only starts during old age.
Statement 2: All personal limitations are clearly defined.
a. statement 1 c. statement 2
b. both statements 1 and 2 d. neither statement 1 nor 2

_______33. According to this philosopher, the human person is an embodied spirit. Who is he?
a. St. Thomas c. Aristotle
b. Socrates d. Immanuel Kant

_______34. What does the term scandare mean?

a. "to deduce" c. "to exist"
b. "to climb" d. "to impart"

_______35. What is the act of using money or other resources wisely and practically?
a. Economics c. Prudence
b. Frugality d. Aesthetics

_______36. What may be a sign of an environmental disorder?

a. lack of space c. lack of material things
b. lack of friends d. lack of resources
_______37. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?
a. a basket of unwashed dirty clothes
b. a garden with dying plants
c. a library with little amount of books
d. a house with no single plant

_______38. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?
a. It can be available anywhere.
b. It can produce products that provide medicinal value.
c. It is made up of consumers and producers.
d. It is the source of life.

_______39. What is the role of the environment in achieving sustainable development?

Statement 1: It can reproduce resources.
Statement 2: It is the venue for producer-consumer relationships.
a. neither statement 1 nor 2 c. both statements 1 and 2
b. statement 1 d. statement 2

_______40. Which of the given statements is true about frugality?

Statement 1: It is only limited to tangible or solid materials.
Statement 2: It applies to a select few.
a. statement 2 c. neither statement 1 nor 2
b. both statements 1 and 2 d. statement 1

_______41. I have this deep, abiding faith in God but I do not believe that there is a particular religion that
can assure one’s salvation.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______42. The surface of the Earth is discovered as an Oblate Spheroid and not really a perfect circle.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______43. Philippines comprises 7,107 islands and is an archipelagic country.

a. Opinion b. truth

_______44. Mindanao is one of the major Islands in the Philippines.

a. Opinion b. truth

_______45. The United States, historically, has been the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide and hence
bears the greatest responsibility for climate change.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______46. Climate change could make armed conflict, including wars over water, more likely.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______47. Nuclear energy is necessary to safeguard the wealth of particular nation.

a. Opinion b. truth

_______48. A consensus of scientific experts believes that a fossil-fuel consumption is driving global
warming.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______49. The separation of Church and state is enshrined in the constitution and prohibits the
establishment of a state religion. Pope Francis is the Supreme Pontiff.
a. Opinion b. truth

_______50. The most hypocritical institution in the Philippines is the Roman Catholic Church.
a. Opinion b. truth

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Many people fail because they try to copy others
Not realizing that everyone has a different question paper”

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