INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY

OF THE HUMAN PERSON OF THE HUMAN PERSON

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Multiple Choices. Choose and shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on your
answer sheet.

1. How do you call a philosophical engagement that helps individuals’ judge things in a better
way?
a. Holistic thinking b. Partial thinking c. Philosophy d. Reflection
2. Which terms refers to person’s ability to apply knowledge to daily life particularly in making
sound choices and judgement?
a. Philosophers b. Philos c. Sophia d. Wisdom
3. What discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and
principles which govern all things?
a. Ethics b. Human Person c. Philosophy c. Reflection
4. How do we characterize the study of philosophy?
a. By external questions and as a discipline c. It is through analyzing frameworks
b. By examination of a particular area of knowledge d. All of the above
5. How do thinkers view the study of philosophy?
a. By analyzing frameworks c. Man’s tendency to wonder and doubt
b. Man understands on situations and experiences d. All of the above
6. Which of the following is an application to the real world of Epistemology?
a. Allegory of the Cave b. Artificial Intelligence c. Beauty and Culture d. Women’s Equal Rights
7. Which of the following is an application to the real world of Metaphysics?
a. Allegory of the Cave b. Artificial Intelligence c. Beauty and Culture d. Women’s Equal Rights
8. Which of the following is an application to the real world of Ethics?
a. Allegory of the Cave b. Artificial Intelligence c. Beauty and Culture d. Black and White
9. Which of the following is an application to the real world of Logic?
a. Allegory of the Cave b. Artificial Intelligence c. Beauty and Culture d. Women’s Equal Rights
10.Which of the following is an application to the real world of Aesthetics?
a. Beauty and Culture b. Artificial Intelligence c. Women’s Equal Rights d. Allegory of the Cave
11.Which term refers to a faulty arguments made by flawed reasoning?
a. Bias b. Fact c. Fallacy d. Opinion
12.What is being referred to as tendencies or influences which affect the views of the people?
a. Bias b. Fact c. Fallacy d. Opinion
13.Which of the following are formed in the mind of a person about a particular issue?
a. Bias b. Fact c. Fallacy d. Opinion
14.Which term refers to propositions or statements which are observed to be real or truthful?
a. Bias b. Fact c. Fallacy d. Opinion
15.How does scientific method leads to wisdom and truth?
a. By analyzation of prepositions b. By experiences
c. By using evidences d. By reflective thinking
16.Why does doubt has an important purpose in philosophy?
a. To analyze the situation b. To determine experiences
c. To justify evidences d. To satisfy a desire to discover the truth
17.How does systematic doubt help determine the truth?
a. Every statement, claim, evidence, and experience is scrutinized and analyzed
b. It can be justified or proven through the use of one’s senses
c. It has a clear awareness and understanding of something
d. Getting consensus or having people agree on it
18.Which of the following refers to statements that assume the claim to be true and provide
reasons why the statement is true?
a. Arguments b. Beliefs c. Conclusion d. Explanations
19.Which term refers to a series of statements that provide reasons to convince the reader or
listener that a claim or opinion is truthful?
a. Arguments b. Beliefs c. Conclusion d. Explanations
20.Which of the following that are judgments based on certain facts?
a. Arguments b. Beliefs c. Conclusion d. Explanations
21.Which of the following statements that express convictions that are not easily and clearly
explained by facts?
a. Arguments b. Beliefs c. Conclusion d. Explanations
22. “I have a right to free speech, therefore, you cannot stop me from talking,” is an example of
what fallacy?
a. Ad Hominem b. Appeal to Emotion c. Appeal to Force d. Begging a question
23.“If this peace agreement will not be signed by the government, then we will have no resource
but to go to war”, is an example of what fallacy?
a. Ad Hominem b. Appeal to Emotion c. Appeal to Force d. Begging a question
24.“All these charges are baseless; this is just plain harassment-can’t you see how this is
affecting my family?” is an example of what fallacy?
a. Ad Hominem b. Appeal to Emotion c. Appeal to Force d. Begging a question
25. “Of Course, he believes that the government is flawed. He is a rebel and a Communist!” is an
example of what fallacy?
a. Ad Hominem b. Appeal to Emotion c. Appeal to Force d. Begging a question
26. “Every boy your age already has a girlfriend, you should go and find one!” is an example of
what family?
a. Appeal to popular b. Appeal to tradition c. Cause-and-effect d. Fallacy of
Composition
27.“Marriage should be between a man and a woman. It has been so for a long time in this
country, it should remain today and in the future”, is an example of what fallacy?
a. Appeal to popular b. Appeal to tradition c. Cause-and-effect d. Fallacy of
Composition
28. “Ever since you bought that sweater; everything has been going wrong in your life”, is an
example of fallacy?
a. Appeal to popular b. Appeal to tradition c. Cause-and-effect d.Fallacy of Composition
29. “These cases of robberies in this district have convinced me that the city has become a den
of thieves and criminals”, is an example of what fallacy?
a. Appeal to popular b. Appeal to tradition c. Cause-and-effect d.Fallacy of Composition
30.“You came from a family of doctors and intellectuals! Surely you can do better in this course!”
is an example of what fallacy?
a. Appeal to popular b. Fallacy of Division c. Cause-and-effect d. Fallacy of
Composition
31.“How can I accept his view that there is no God? I am a Christian!” is an example of what
bias?
a. Confirmation Bias b. Correspondence Bias/ Attribution Effect
c. Framing d. Hindsight
32.“I do not agree with the Western practices of placing aged parents in the retirement homes”,
is an example of what bias?
a. Cultural Bias b. Confirmation Bias
c. Framing d. Correspondence Bias/ Attribution Effect
33.“Preliminary evidences have still not pointed out the actual cause of the plane crash, but
investigators are currently focusing on the pilot error”, is an example of what bias?
a. Confirmation Bias b. Correspondence Bias/ Attribution Effect
c. Framing d. Hindsight
34.“Magellan’s assault on Mactan Island was a foolhardy venture, made by an overconfident,
careless man who underestimated the valor of the native Filipinos”, is an example of what
bias?
 a. Confirmation Bias b. Correspondence Bias/ Attribution Effect
c. Framing d. Hindsight
35.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 b. Neither statements 1 nor 2 c. Statement 1 d. Statement 2

36.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 b. Statement 1 c. Both statement 1 and 2 d. Neither statement 1 nor 2
37.Which of the following statements is true?
1. Transcendence is for younger ages. 2. Transcendence is similar to self-actualization.
a. Statement 2 b. Both statements 1 and 2 c. Neither statement 1 nor 2 d. Statement 1
38.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.
39.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. Read books on her own
c. Start on organization that fights for human rights
d. Work during her free time to gain extra money for school
40.Which of the following is not a possibility for transcendence?
a. Learning from experience
b. Looking for help
c. Having a positive outlook
d. Working to reach a goal
41.Which of the following is a biological limitation for transcendence for a student whose goal is
to be a valedictorian?
a. Being absent for a week due to fever
b. Joining a dance troupe
c. Criticism from his teacher on his Science project
d. Watching videos over the internet
42.What does the term “scandare” mean?
a. “Go beyond” b. “To climb” c. “To exist” d. “To impart”
43.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
44.What does the term “trans” mean?
a. “Go beyond” b. “To climb” c. “To exist” d. “To impart”
45.What does the term “transcendent” mean according to Immanuel Kant?
a. Being b. God c. Person d. All matter
46.What does the term “transcendental” mean according to Immanuel Kant?
a. God b. Person c. Being d. All matter
47.What do you call a capability of persons that make choices and decisions based on their own
preferences, monitor and regulate their actions, and be goal-oriental and self-directed?
a. Consequences b. Dignity c. Externality d. Self-determination
48.What do you call the capability of a person that reaches out and interacts with others and the
world?
a. Consequences b. Dignity c. Externality d. Self-determination

The unexamined life is not worth living.—Socrates