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A. Read the following questions carefully. Then, write the letter of your answer in your paper.

1. Which of the following is an example of a question asked in

the study of philosophy? 7. Which of these espouse that there is no choice or freedom of
(1) What is real? will?
(2) What is truth? a. determinism
(3) What is beautiful? b. theism
(4) What is right? c. atheism
d. existentialism
a. (1) only
b. (1) and (2) only e. libertalialism
c. (2) and (3) only 8. Which branch of philosophy deals primarily with the study
d. (2), (3) and (4) only of knowledge?
e. none of the answers are correct a. Ethics
f. all of the answers are correct b. Aesthetics
c. Metaphysics
2. How would you describe everyday routines of our daily
lives, such as getting dressed and brushing our hair? d. Epistemology
e. Hindububuddism
a. Profane
b. Sacred 9. Which of the following uses the post hoc fallacy?
c. Ritualistic a. The accident was caused by faulty brakes that were found
d. Prosaic during the investigation of the vehicle.
e. Religious b. Based on scientific studies, smoking is a strong
3. What is the concept where social interaction contributor to the development of lung cancer.
among individuals validate events occurring in c. About an hour after I drank milk, I started feeling sick to
society? my stomach. This proves I am lactose intolerant.
a. communarization d. There is a correlation between higher levels of
b. communication physical activity and longevity.
c. intersubjectivity 10. A fallacy is a:
d. subjective experience a. Faulty argument
4. What is critical thinking? b. Faulty tool
a. Making snap judgments in a life-or-death situation c. Faulty person
b. Rejecting or harshly criticizing everything d. Faulty parent
c. Living life based on gut feelings e. Faulty wiring
d. Making well-informed decisions based on logical, 11. Which of the following is the best example of
supporting evidence doing philosophy?
e. none of the answers is correct a. Following the rules exactly as you were told as a child
5. What is the process wherein the community of other people b. There are no real conditions that make finding love a
are seen as embedded within self? greater possibility
a. Communication c. Rejecting new ideas and theories because they are unfamiliar
b. Communarization d. Rejecting all of the beliefs you acquired from the past.
c. Socialization e. Examining issues and weighing different ways
d. Intersubjectivity of approaching questions about life
f. None of the above
e. Object
f. none of the above
12. What is one way to describe the relationship of ethics to
philosophy?
6. Which scenario demonstrates intersubjectivity?
a. Ethics is a branch of philosophy focusing on whether
a. talking with a friend about the cat you both sat at the
actions are praiseworthy or not
pet show
b. Philosophy and ethics are terms that can be used
b. reading four books all by the same author
interchangeably in any context
c. writing in your blog about a big problem in school
c. Ethics is the study of issues and ideas and philosophy is
d. voluteerig to be the team leader in a fund-raising project
your morality
e. explaining the intersubjectivity of the social relationship
d. Ethics are an academic pursuit whereas a philosophy
in the classroom
is taking action
e. Ethics is a branch of philosophy and one of the branch of
philosophy is ethics
 e. None of the answers are correct

13. What school of thought asserts that only matter exist d. Hand-held phones and other portable devices play a role in
a. dualism distracted driving.
b. indeterminism
c. cannibalism
d. determinism
e. materialism

14. Which of the following best describes circular reasoning?

a. I start an argument with a conclusion I assume to be true.
b. I end an argument with a new premise for a new argument.
c. I start an argument with a premise I assume to be untrue.
d. I start and end an argument in anger.

15. Which of the following is a logical argument if the

following is true: If I have caffeine, I'll have extra
energy.
a. I had caffeine. Therefore, I will have extra energy.
b. I have extra energy. Therefore, I must have had caffeine.
c. I don't have energy, so I must not have had caffeine.
d. I didn't have caffeine, so I must not have energy.
e. I have extra energy, so I must have had caffeine.

16. What is an example of an assumption you might make if

you are arguing that universal helmet laws should be
created and enforced in all over the country?
a. In certain circumstances, the protection of public safety
must outweigh individual freedoms.
b. Protecting a person from their own choices is not the job of
the government.
c. Based on government financial data, the Philippines saved
3 million pesos due to helmet use in 2010.
d. All of the answers are correct.
e. None of the answers are correct.

17. In the context of philosophy, which of the following

best describes an argument?
a. A loud fight between two or more people
b. A set of beliefs that provide meaning in a person's life
c. A discussion about preferences and opinions
d. A series of assertions meant to demonstrate that a certain
claim is valid
e. None of the answers are correct
f. All of the answers are correct

18. Which of the following is considered most effective by

those who value critical thinking when making
arguments?
a. Evidence
b. Opinion
c. Intuition
d. Emotion
e. Education

19. Who among the following can best engage in an

authentic dialogue?
a. Danny, who can talk comfortably to anyone
b. Jess, who would only ask about the current political
system of the country
c. Kim, who only talked to people the same age as her
d. Joseph, who refuse to talk to anyone
e. Maria Cristina, who love recite during class meetings
f. None of the above.

20. Which of the following is the best example of a subjective

opinion based on one of your lessons?
a. Distracted driving greatly increases the likelihood of
having an accident in the road.
b. People worry too much about the impact of distracted
driving due to phone use.
c. Both dialing and texting on a phone increase the
likelihood of a crash.
21. What is one way to describe the relationship of ethics
to philosophy?
a. Ethics is a branch of philosophy focusing on whether
actions are praiseworthy or not
b. Philosophy and ethics are terms that can be
used interchangeably in any context
c. Etics is the study of issues and ideas and philosophy is
your morality
d. Ethics are an academic pursuit whereas a philosophy
is taking action
e. Ethics is a branch of philosophy and one of the branch
of philosophy is ethics

22. Another way to say someone is begging the question in

a philosophical context is to say they are:
a. Assuming the conclusion
b. Asking for permission to stop debating
c. Raising a question for debate
d. Begging for money

23. 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. watching videos over the internet
c. joining a dance troupe
d. being absent for a week due to fever
e. none of the above

24. Which of these were written by Baron d’Holbach

a. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
b. Will to Believe
c. The System of Nature
d. Summa Theologica
e. The Second Sex
f. None of the above

25. A main feature of the fallacy known as equivocation is

the use of which of the following?
a. Using a word that has two different meanings in two
different parts of your argument
b. Using clarifying words to ensure the other person
knows which meaning of the word you intend
c. Using a word that has four different meanings, and
referring to one of them only
d. Using a word that means the same forwards and backwards

26. Asceticism can be understood as .

a. Indulging in self-gratification
b. Imposing severe self-discipline
c. Achieving freedom from pain
d. Reaching a state of enlightenment
e. None of the answers are correct

27. Lila wants to buy an expensive phone using the money

she has been saving since last year. She asked for her
frriends’ opinions in making her decision.

Which among her friends is frugal?

a. Jack suggested that she should keep the money for

future, more important uses.
b. Aiza said that she should go on a shopping spree using
the money
c. Jen suggested that she should spend the money for
travel abroad
d. Marco advice her to spend the money on a more
expensive phone
e. None of the answers are correct
f. All of the answers are correct
29. What is the act of using money or other resources 36. What point of view looks at all aspect of the situation
wisely and practically? a. holistic
a. prudence b. holism
b. ethics c. partial
c. economics d. partition
d. frugality e. none of the above
e. aesthetics
37. Which statement about philosophy is correct?
30. Which of the given statements is true?
(1) Doin philosophy is also a way of engaging in scientific
(1) Prudence and frugality can only be applied in one inquiry.
environment. (2) Points of view from different people are
(2) Looking at aesthetics is a way of determining always contradicting.
disorder around our environment. (3) Philosophical reflection does not develop evaluative skills.
a. statement 1 a. statement 1
b. statement 2 b. statement 2
c. statement 3 c. statement 3
c. both statements 1 and 2 c. both statements 1 and 2
e. neither statement 1 and 3 e. neither statement 1 and 3
f. all statements at correct
31. Which branch of philosophy is mainly focused on
answering questions related to what is real? 38. Which of the following best describes the post hoc fallacy?
a. Metaphysics a. Assuming a cause and effect relationship when this has
b. Logic not been proven
c. Epistemology b. Assuming that a second opinion will determine the medical
d. Ethics problem
e. Aesthetics c. Assuming that all newspaper headlines are true
f. None of the answers is correct d. Assuming that all animals have the same physiology
32. Who among the following demonstrates an appreciation for 39. Which of the following statements is true?
talents of persons with disabilities and those from the a. A truth is absolute
underprivileged sectors of society? b. An opinion is a fact.
a. Ricardo, doing philosophy in all of his decision making. c. A fact is undisputed
b. Mike, a 7-year-old gifted child, will continue his education d. Fact and truth are the same.
in Singapore. e. Fact and truth are not the same but similar.
c. Nicki has been watching a talent show on TV since last year.
d. Dr. Magalang offers a full scholarship program for a 40. How can intersubjectivity be applied to society?
debate winner. 1. It promotes a view that all people are equal.
e. Jean, invited a poor boy, who sings very well, to her show. 2. It requires financial resources and good socioeconomic
background.
33. Identify a main feature of the fallacy known as appeal to 3. It promotes the honing of academic skills.
popularity.
a. Using a word that has two different meanings in two a. statement 3
different parts of your argument b. statement 2
b. Starting an argument with a conclusion one assumes to c. statement 1
be true. d statement 2 and 3
c. Arguing that the majority opinion determines what is true. e. statement 1 and 3
d. All of the answers are correct. f. statement 1 and 2
34. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility 41. Which branch of philosophy deals primarily with the
and methodologies to clear out any practical problem or rightness and wrongness of actions?
abstract idea? a. Psychology
a. doing conclusions b. Aesthetics
b. doing arguments c. Logic
c. doing philosophy d. Epistemology
d. doing logic e. Metaphysics
e. none of the above f. none of the answers is correct
35. Who among the following students may have already 42. Why doesn't sociology attempt to judge or disprove
developed a broader philosophical perspective? religious doctrine?
a. Yokai, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being a. Faith is based on conviction rather than scientific evidence.
of her classmates b. Sociology does not deal with rituals or ceremonies.
b. Saitama, who consistently chats with his classmates c. Religion is not organized in the same way as society.
about their interests and beliefs. d. Ethics disapprove the bias created prejudice that create
c. Elisha, who consistently chats with her classmate about division of beliefs
their classmates about their interests and beliefs base on holy e. None of the answers are correct.
bible f. All of the answers are correct
d. Julie, who always listen to all sides of the argument
before giving any advice
e. all of the above
f. none of the above
43. A main feature of the fallacy known as false dilemma is the
use of which of the following?
a. Presenting options as though one of them must be true if
the others are false
b. Presenting several options and making the argument
that some may be true or all could be false
c. Presenting two possibilities, both of which are false
d. None of the answers are correct.
f. All of the answers are correct
44. What is the role of the environment in achieving sustainable
development?
(1) It can reproduce resources.
(2) It is the venue for producer-consumer relationship
a. statement 1
b. statement 2
c. statement 3
c. both statements 1 and 2
d. neither statement 1 and 2
46. what does th term philosophy mean?
a. “love of morality”
b. “love of learning”
c. “love of critical thinking”
d. “love of goodwill”
e. “love of logic”
f. “love of wisdom”
47. Why are some nontheistic religions also called
'ethical religions'?
a. They focus on belief in gods rather than morals.
b. Their gods are not supernatural.
c. They are not based on the concept of reincarnation.
d. They revolve around morals instead of god's commandments.
e. They involve sacred and avoid profane
48. What makes doing philosophy different from doing
other diciplines of science
a. It always requires logical and critical thinking.
b. It always ends with a conclusion.
c. It always requires empirical proof.
d. It always ask question about life.
e. None of the answers are correct.
49. What would have been a better approach for Karina to
convince her friends that continuing to hike is safe?
a. Citing guidelines she had been provided by a park ranger for
how to tell when it is safe to continue
b. Telling them about how none of her friends was ever hit
by lightning
c. Giving them the precise number of times that she herself
had hiked up the mountain without a problem
d. All of the answers are correct.
50. Nirvana can be defined as .
a. The holy Indian city of which Gautama's father was ruler
and the spiritual home of Buddhism
b. The type of tree that Gautama was sitting under when he
finally reached divine consciousness
c. The highest level of divine consciousness at which point
humans are free of suffering and desire
d. A feeling of disillusionment with the Hindu religion,
which contributed to Buddhism's rapid rise
e. None of the answers is correct
Credit Questions (Bonus score if answered correctly):
51. In what sense is philosophy fundamental?
a. Its imposible to think or do anything without
doing philosophy.
b. We would die without it.
c. Whatever we are doing or thinking about we can always
try to articulate and justify the assumptions behind that action
or thought.
d. All of the statement are faulty arguments.
e. None of the arguments have sound premise.
52. If we are doing philosophy of physics which of the
following would we be more likely to be interested in?
a. Research on different experiment to probe, record
observation of, and theorize abou the fundamental physical
aspects of reality.
b. Conducting experiments to probe, record observation of, and
theorize about the fundamental physical aspects of reality.
c. Constructing experiments to probe, record observation
of, theorizing about the fundamental physical aspects of
reality.
d. Asking what to construct experiments to probe, record
observation of, and theorize about the fundamental physical
aspecsts of reality
e. None of the the statement is true on doing philosophy of
physics
f. All is true on doing philosophy of physics
53. Identify the order of the premises and the conclusion:
Some legal actions
are immoral
this follows because
some legal actions
unfair,
but no moral
actions
are unfair
(A) (B) (C)
a. (A) (B) (C)
b. (C) (A) (B)
c. (B) (C) (A)
d. all of the statements are premises
e. all of the statements are conclusions