Midterm Examination in Introduction to the Philosophy of b.

Statement 1 is false while statements two and

the Human Person three are true.
c. The argument is illogical.
Name: _________________ Date: _______
d. Only statement two is true.
Strand and Section: ____________ 12. The tendency to be influenced by how the
argument is presented than the argument itself.
Direction: Read and comprehend each statement carefully. a. Framing c. Correspondence bias
Encircle the letter of your correct answer. b. Hindsight d. Begging the question
Note: Strictly No erasures. Erasures will be deducted to the 13. This refers to a faulty reasoning or a mere opinion.
total points earned. a. Fallacy c. Bias
b. Opinion d. Belief
1. I am the boss because what I say goes. 14. Which of the following is not true about the
a. Appeal to emotion c. Ad Hominem importance of knowing truth in our daily life??
b. Begging the question d. Appeal to force a. Truth based in reality, in common sense, and a
2. This tire is made of rubber; therefore, the vehicle universal understanding, is a final protection
of which it is a part is also made of rubber. for our way of life, our wellbeing, and our very
a. Fallacy of composition survival.
b. Cause and Effect b. Believing what is not true is apt to spoil
c. Fallacy of Division people’s plans and may even cost them their
d. Begging the question lives.
3. The tendency to draw inferences about a person’s c. We are rational beings, even without truth we
unique and enduring dispositions from behaviors can still manage to know what and what not to
that can be entirely explained by the situations in do even in the dangerous circumstances.
which they occur. d. It allows us to arrive at a rational and wise
a. Confirmation bias c. Correspondence bias decision-making.
b. Conflict of Interest d. Opinion 15. Via asked her teachers and some of her classmates
4. It is an unquantifiable worth or value. about the claim of her classmate that there will be
a. Rights c. Interiority no face-to-face classes tomorrow. This shows the
b. Dignity d. Respect way of knowing truth through __
5. It enables a person to exercise creativity. a. Use of the senses c. Providing facts
a. Dignity C. self-determination b. Getting a consensusd. Taking action
b. Externality d. Internality 16. Our classroom is tidy. How will you determine the
6. Which among the statements signifies truthfulness of this claim?
embodiment or product of embodiment? a. By believing the claim because she is the class
a. Humans are capable of loving as it was dictated president.
from the hypothalamus. b. By looking at the person claiming and judge it
b. The feeling of happiness in a certain moment based on her appearance
with the people you were with. c. By checking the room, myself, to verify the
c. Love is a biological reaction associated with claim.
increased hormones d. By trying to look at my reflection on the floor
d. None of the above. since tidiness means the floor is as shining as
7. Eating too much unhealthy food could lead to the mirror.
various health complications. 17. These are the statements that assume the claim to
a. Morality c. Self-awareness be true and provide reasons why the statement is
b. Consequence d. free-will true.
8. The person who is actively aware that he is a. Explanations c. Arguments
perceiving and experiencing reality. b. Conclusions d. beliefs
a. Self-Aware c. Self 18. I believe that God created me to worship Him and
b. Externality d. Rationality only Him. This signifies
9. This is defined by a deeper awareness which is a. Opinion c. Bias
driven by rationality. b. Beliefs d. Conclusion
a. Person c. Rationality 19. A human being is the only being that has the ability
b. Human Person d. Self-Awareness to connect in one’s inner world and outside world.
10. It is a state of having granted recognition of certain a. Fallacious statement
rights, dignity, responsibilities, protection. b. Somehow true because even parrots can talk
a. Person c. Man c. The statement is true.
b. Human Being d. Personhood d. It is not true because the outside world is yet
11. All flying creatures are bird. Maya is a bird. to be proven.
Therefore, Maya is flying. 20. If you believe that he is the killer, you will only look
a. This is a valid argument and listen for that which proves this belief of yours.
a. Framing c. Appeal to emotion
 b. Confirmation bias d. Correspondence bias 34. A philosopher does not limit himself to a particular
21. These are the questions that examine the object of inquiry refers to Philosophy as holistic or
correctness and values of ides. multidimensional.
a. Ethics c. Ethicists e. Statement is somehow true.
b. Ethical d. Philosophers f. Statement is false.
22. Which of the following statements emphasizes the g. Statement is unlikely to be true
importance of Aesthetics? h. Statement is true.
a. It allows us to live more deeply and richly 35. According to Rene Descartes, there is a need to
b. It is the reason the why culture exists. philosophize to _________.
c. It helps us live more deeply and richly. c. Doubt c. Sense of wonder
d. None of the above d. Experience d. love of wisdom
23. It is the study or discipline that uses human reason 36. He devoted himself to the study of the causes of
to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and natural phenomena.
principles which govern all things. c. Pythagoras c. Heraclitus
a. Epistemology c. Philosophy d. Democritus d. Plato
b. Metaphysics d. Ethics 37. “No one ever steps in the same river twice.”
24. A philosopher does not limit himself to a particular c. Pythagoras c. Heraclitus
object of inquiry refers to Philosophy as holistic or d. Democritus d. Plato
multidimensional. 38. It is a statement in which it cannot be taken as true
a. Statement is somehow true. since it is simply not immediately evident.
b. Statement is false. c. Opinion c. Proposition
c. Statement is unlikely to be true d. Claim d. Arguments
d. Statement is true. 39. My university is the best university in the
25. According to Rene Descartes, there is a need to Philippines.
philosophize to _________. c. Opinion c. Proposition
a. Doubt c. Sense of wonder d. Claim d. Arguments
b. Experience d. love of wisdom 40. Ana took the ballpen of her classmate without her
26. He devoted himself to the study of the causes of knowing.
natural phenomena. c. Fallacy c. Morality
a. Pythagoras c. Heraclitus d. Dignity d. Interiority
b. Democritus d. Plato
41. Plato is a being who has been given recognition of
27. “No one ever steps in the same river twice.”
rights, responsibilities, and dignity.
a. Pythagoras c. Heraclitus
A. Dignity c. Person
b. Democritus d. Plato
B. Personhood d. Human being
28. It is a statement in which it cannot be taken as true
since it is simply not immediately evident. 42. Ana is a quiet person. She sometimes wanders her
a. Opinion c. Proposition mind on things around the planet. This makes her more
b. Claim d. Arguments inspired and creative to her paintings.
29. My university is the best university in the
Philippines. a. Self-Awareness c. Internality
a. Opinion c. Proposition b. Interiority d. self
b. Claim d. Arguments 43. Principle which states that whatever is; is.
30. Ana took the ballpen of her classmate without her Whatever is not, is not.
knowing.
a. Fallacy c. Morality a. Principle of Identity c. Sufficient
b. Dignity d. Interiority Reason
31. These are the questions that examine the b. Excluded Middle d.
correctness and values of ides. Philosophy
c. Ethics c. Ethicists 44. People from the dominant culture tend to have an
d. Ethical d. Philosophers advantage in job interviews due to their high cultural
32. Which of the following statements emphasizes the capital.
importance of Aesthetics?
e. It allows us to live more deeply and richly a. Cultural Bias c. Appeal to Popularity
f. It is the reason the why culture exists. b. Hindsight d. Framing
g. It helps us live more deeply and richly.
45. This is not necessarily errors in reasoning but refer
h. None of the above
tendency or influence which affect the views of people.
33. It is the study or discipline that uses human reason
to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and a. Fallacy c. Bias
principles which govern all things. b. Opinion d. Arguments
c. Epistemology c. Philosophy
d. Metaphysics d. Ethics