SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

S.Y. 2022-2023

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

NAME: _____________________________ G12 ________________ SCORE:________

Choose the best answer from the given options. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. The word Philos is a Greek word means_________.

A. Love B. Wisdom C. Philosopher D. Philosophy
2. Sophia is a Greek word for ___________.
a. Love b. Wisdom c. Philosopher d. Philosophy
3. The people who engages in philosophy are called________.
a. Love b. wisdom c. Philosophy d. Philosopher
4. He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient times. He was credited with formulating
the Socratic method. Who is he?
a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Socrates d. Democritus
5. A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teaching and incorporated some of his own
ideas into them included his Theory of Forms is ________.
a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Socrates d. Democritus
6. It refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in systems.
a. Doubt b. Academy c. Holistic Thinking d. Partial Thinking
7. It focuses on specific aspects of a situation, as an individual focuses on certain areas or aspects of
a problem in order to understand it.
a. Doubt b. Academy c. Holistic Thinking d. Partial Thinking
8. It is the process by which specific statements are analyzed to reach a conclusion or generalization.
a. Academy b. Deductive reasoning c. Holistic d. Partial
9. It requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thoughts, feelings, and action and to learn more
about one’s life and experiences.
a. Reflection b. Observation c. Knowledge d. Doubts
10. The Greek term for philosophy, philosophia, means ___.
a. Holistic Thinking b. Partial Thinking c. Love of wisdom d. Knowledge
11. General idea comes first before the specific or particular idea in this type of reasoning.
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Socratic Method
b. Deductive Reasoning d. Scientific Method
12. These are statements that go beyond providing facts.
a. Facts b. Truth c. Opinions d. Knowledge
13. These are arguments based on faulty reasoning.
a. Fallacies b. Truth c. Doubts d. Beliefs
14. In this type of reasoning, supporting data, facts, examples, and evidences come first followed by
the main points and conclusion will be the last part.
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Critical Thinking
b. Deductive Reasoning d. Scientific Method
15. It is a process of determining truth or knowledge through experimentation, inductive and
deductive reasoning, and hypothesis or theory testing.
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Deductive Reasoning
b. Socratic Method d. Scientific Method
16. It is the truth based on reasoning and critical thinking.
a. Beliefs b. Facts c. Logic d. Opinion
17. It is the careful, reflective, rational and systematic approach to questions of very general interest.
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Deductive Reasoning
b. Critical Thinking d. Scientific Method
18. The following are characteristics of philosophical questions EXCEPT:
a. Philosophical questions have answers but the answers remain in dispute.
b. Philosophical questions cannot be settled by science, common sense, or faith.
c. Philosophical questions are of perennial intellectual interest to human beings.
d. Philosophical questions are unimportant and irrelevant to the lives of everyone.
19. These are statements that assume the claim to be true and provide reasons why the statement is
true.
a. Explanations b. Arguments c. Bias d. Beliefs
20. These are series of statements that provide reasons to convince the reader or listener that a claim
or opinion is truthful.
a. Explanations b. Arguments c. Bias d. Belief
21. It is disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-
minded, prejudicial, or unfair.
a. Explanations b. Arguments c. Bias d. Beliefs
22. These are statements that expresses convictions that are not easily and clearly explained by
facts.
a. Explanations b. Arguments c. Bias d. Beliefs
23. It is a judgment based on certain facts.
a. Knowledge b. Claim c. Proposition d. Conclusion
24. It is a statement about the world or reality. It may or may not carry truth.
a. Knowledge b. Claim c. Propositions d. Conclusion
25. It is a statement that is not evidently or immediately known to be true.
a. Knowledge b. Claim c. Proposition d. Conclusion
26. It is the clear awareness and understanding of something. It is the product of questions that allow
for clear answers provided by facts.
a. Knowledge b. Claim c. Proposition d. Conclusion
27. It has a very important purpose in philosophy as it drives our desire to discover the truth.
a. Consensus b. Public Opinion c. Doubt d. Truth
28. It is a way of getting or having people agree on a common belief is another way of determining
what is true.
a. Consensus b. Public Opinion c. Doubt d. Truth
29. It is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or
standard.
a. Consensus b. Public Opinion c. Doubt d. Truth
30. It is the convergence of the opinions of the greatest number of people in a community, so that
they form a common and dominant feeling, exerting diffuse pressure.
a. Consensus b. Public Opinion c. Doubt d. Truth
31. What do you call the state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material
experience?
a. Transition b. Transcendence c. Transformation d. Transgression
32. What does the term “scandare” mean?
a. “to exist” b. “to impart” c. “to climb” d. “to deduce”
33. According to this philosopher, the human person is an embodied spirit. Who is he?
a. Socrates b. Aristotle c. Immanuel Kant d. St. Thomas
34. Which of the following is a biological limitation for transcendence for a student whose goal is to be
a valedictorian?
a. Joining a dance troupe
b. Being absent for a week due to fever
c. Watching videos over the internet
d. Criticism from his teacher on his science project
35. Which of the following is not a possibility for transcendence?
a. Looking for help c. Having a positive outlook
b. Working to reach a goal d. Learning from experience
36. Magie 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. Join the school choir to lessen her stress in her studies
b. Start on organization that fights for human rights
c. Work during her free time to gain extra money for school
d. Read books on her own
37. Why do some people fail to experience transcendence?
a. They have a feeling that it will not occur.
b. They are not meant to experience it.
c. They are not hardworking.
d. They have a goal that is too challenging for them to achieve.
38. Which of the following statement is true?
1. Transcendence is for younger ages.
2. Transcendence is similar to self-actualization.
a. Statement 2 c. Neither statement 1 nor 2
b. Both statements 1 and 2 d. Statement 1
39. How does the human body play a role in transcendence?
1. The body has its limitations.
2. The body functions against transcendence.
a. Statement 2 c. Both statement 1 and 2
b. Statement 1 d. Neither statement 1 nor 2
40. Which statement about transcendence is true?
1. It only starts during old age
2. All personal limitations are clearly defined.
a. Both statement 1 and 2 c. Statement 1
b. Neither statements 1 nor 2 d. Statement 2
41. What is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason?
a. Transcendence b. Frugality c. Aesthetics d. prudence
42. What is the act of using or other resources wisely and practically?
a. Aesthetics b. Prudence c. Frugality d. Economics
43. What may be a sign of an environmental disorder?
a. Lack of material things c. Lack of friends
b. Lack of resources d. Lack of space
44. Which among the following options is a disorder in the environment?
a. A basket of unwashed dirty clothes c. A garden with dying plants
b. A house with no single plant d. A library with a small number of books
45. In what way can the environment contribute to health and well-being?
a. It can be available anywhere. c. It an produce products that provide medicinal value.
b. It is the source of life. d. It is made up of consumers and producers.
46. In which of the following scenarios is prudence demonstrated?
a. Ordering food that you can consume
b. Searching assignment answers over the internet
c. Keeping the lights on all day
d. Being friendly to neighbors
47. Lila wants to buy an expensive phone using the money she has been saving since last year. She
asked for her friends’ opinions in making her decision. Which among her friends is frugal?
a. Jen suggested that she should spend the money for travel abroad.
b. Marco advised her to spend the money on the expensive phone.
c. Aiza said that the she should go on a shopping spree using the money.
d. Jack suggested that she should keep the money for future, more important uses.
48. Which of the given statements is true?
1. Prudence and frugality can only be applied in one environment.
2. Looking at aesthetics is a way of determining disorder.
a. both statements 1 and 2 c. statement 1
b. neither statement 1 nor 2 d. statement 2
49. What is the role of the environment in achieving sustainable development?
1. It can reproduce resources.
2. It is the venue for producer-consumer relationships.
a. Statement 1 c. Neither statement 1 nor 2
b. Statement 2 d. Both statements 1 and 2
50. Which of the given statements is true about frugality?
1. It is only limited to tangible or solid materials
2. It applies to a select few.
a. Statement 1 c. Statement 2
b. Both statement 1 and 2 d. Neither statement 1 nor 2