TALIGAMAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Taligaman, Butuan City
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
1st Sem, A.Y. 2016-2017
Test I. Write A if the statement is TRUE and write B if the statement is FALSE.
1. To say that philosophy encourages the adoption of a questioning attitude means that philosophic thinking
encourages people to deny the existence of God or traditional moral beliefs.
2. In philosophy the purpose of rational self-examination is to develop arguments that correct or support
beliefs in ways that could be persuasive even to people with different backgrounds.
3. Though philosophy is defined as the pursuit of wisdom, it does not investigate what it means to ask
questions in the first place.
5. Because philosophy requires that we question our beliefs, it cannot provide reasons why one set of beliefs
should be preferred over another.
6. One of the primary aims of philosophy is to see how our beliefs compare with those of others who can and
do raise objections against those beliefs.
7. Philosophy attempts to answer questions such as "Why do we exist?" by examining what it means to ask
such questions and to evaluate whether proposed answers to such questions are justified.
8. Philosophical questions are generally more concerned with identifying how beliefs differ among persons or
cultures than with how those different beliefs can be justified.
Test II. Multiple Choices. Shade the letter of the correct answer. In case of corrections, cross out your previous
answer and shade your final answer.
A – If the first statement is true and the second statement is false
B – If the first statement is false and the second statement is true
C – If the statement(s) is/are true
D – If the statement(s) is/are false
9. Metaphysics is the study of art and existence.
10. Philosophy deals with the complexity of life.
11. Only human beings philosophize.
12. Political philosophy concerned especially with determining the feature of ideal society: ethics deals with how
life should be lived.
13. Aesthetics is known as the philosophy of knowing: Epistemology tries to answer the question “is knowledge
possible”?
14. For Western life is in circular manner. For Eastern life is in linear manner.
15. Induction is to empiricism: Deduction is to idealism
16. As long as humanity exists philosophy exists.
17. The very notion of ethics is human responsibility
18. Epistemology: Correct thinking:: Ethics: Correct living
19. Ethics and religion are both concerned with moral education.
20. In attaining wisdom there is a need of emptying. Knowledge refers to the exercise of thoughts.
Test III. CLASSIFICATION. Classify to what principle that the statement belongs.
21. Everything that exists has a specific nature. Each entity exists as something in particular and it has
characteristics that are a part of what it is.
22. Either it is true that "this is red", or it is true that "this is not red". Hence it is true that "this is red or this is not
red".
23. The entire house of Mr. Harold can't be both red and blue at the month of July.
24. For each thing there must be assigned a cause, or reason, both for its existence and for its nonexistence.
25. Whatever portion is green cannot be yellow at the same time, in the same way.
26. "This coin is round, dense, smooth, and has a picture on it."
27. Either Socrates is mortal, or it is not the case that Socrates is mortal.
28. The position of every object in space and the succession of every object in time is conditioned by another
object's position in space and succession in time.
29. Half the car can be red, and the other half is blue.
30. A tree cannot be a telephone, and a dog cannot be a cat.
Test IV. Indicate if the statement is Deductive or Inductive. Write A if the statement is DEDUCTIVE and write
B if the statement is INDUCTIVE.
a. Deductive
c. Inductive
31. Generally, when food consumed contains more calories than needed, the excess calories are stored as fat.
Many teenagers eat far more high calorie foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are
overweight.
32. David is either rich or poor. He is poor since he is not rich.
33. Six schools in other countries that favor year-round school have higher test scores than the US in math, science,
and geography. Therefore, the US should have year-round schools.
34. Logic helps people avoid crooked reasoning; all college students should therefore study logic.
35. Most universities and colleges in Utah ban alcohol from campus. That most universities and colleges in the U.S.
ban alcohol from campus.
36. Cancer can be cured if treated early. It is therefore important for people to recognize the signs of cancer.
37. To get a Bachelor's degree at Utah State University, a student must have 120 credits. Sally has more than 130
credits. Therefore, Sally has a bachelor's degree.
38. Two-thirds of my Latino neighbours are illegal immigrants. Therefore, two-thirds of Latino immigrants come
illegally.
39. Everyone is fallible, that is, can make mistakes, and therefore, since University presidents are human, they also
can sometimes err.
40. No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus, no man ever will get pregnant.
Test V. Paired Approach: Write the correct answers which relate to each other.
Ex. Metaphysics:_________:: Epistemology:________
Ans. Metaphysics: nature and existence:: Epistemology: knowledge
41. ________: deals with argument and reasoning::___________: evaluates human action.
42. Sophia: ________:: Philo:________.
43. Study of art and beauty:_________:: study of knowledge:________.
44. Art of correct living:________:: art of correct thinking:__________.
45. ________: General to specific:: _________:specific to general.
Test IV. Brain Teaser:
There are 4 big houses in my home town. They are made from these materials: red marbles, green marbles,
white marbles and blue marbles. Mrs Jennifer's house is somewhere to the left of the green marbles one and the
third one along is white marbles. Mrs Sharon owns a red marbles house and Mr Cruz does not live at either end,
but lives somewhere to the right of the blue marbles house. Mr Danny lives in the fourth house, while the first house
is not made from red marbles.
Question: Who lives where, and what is their house made from?
JOBERT B. BERGOSA JR.
Social Sciences Teacher
Senior High School
May every sunshine brings you closer to your dreams. Good luck and God bless everyone. Break
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