ST. JOHN PAUL II COLLEGE OF DAVAO
Ecoland Drive, Matina, Davao City
Senior High School Department
SJPCS3-Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
Second Quarter Examination
First Semester A.Y. 2020-2021
Test I: Multiple Choice (20 points)
Direction: Read each statement and select the letter of the
correct answer. Every correct answer merits 1 point.
1. He asserts that the essence of man is his freedom.
a. Jean Paul Sartre
b. B.F. Skinner
c. Martin Buber
d. John Locke
11. Who proposed the idea of “artificial man?”
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d. John Rawls
2. What does the “structure and human freedom as
reciprocally contradictory” mean?
a. the past does not determine the person
b. man has ready-made essence
c. the future is determinable
d. man must be prudent in his choices
12. According to him, the people have the right and moral
obligation to overthrow a corrupt government.
a. John Locke
b. John Rawls
c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d. Thomas Hobbes
3. Which of the following is the existential meaning of
human freedom?
a. an avenue for the possibilities of a person to be truly
human
b. a capacity to choose on a number of options available at
hand
c. a capacity to do something without interference
d. an extrinsic quality of the human person
13. Which form of society relies on the cultivation of plants,
fruits, and vegetables?
a. horticultural
b. agricultural
c. industrial
d. pastoral
4. It is meant to demotivate the actor from doing a certain
act.
a. punishment
b. reward
c. reinforcement
d. stimulus
14. This philosophical concept refers to an agreement
between the individuals and the state by which the
individuals in the community must surrender several
liberties in exchange for social order.
a. social contract
b. social agreement
c. social covenant
d. social fabric
5. Which of the following best mirrors Sartre’s
existentialism?
a. May Bukas Pa
b. Nasaan ang Pangulo
c. May Awa ang Diyos
d. Siya ang may Kasalanan
15. Who said that men are born free, yet everywhere they
are in chains?
a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b. John Rawls
c. John Locke
d. Thomas Hobbes
6. Which obstacle to dialogue is referred to when the “self”
hides the real version of himself to the “other?”
a. seeming
b. being
c. speechifying
d. imposition
16. Which philosophy views death as not an end in itself,
but part of the natural process in the existence of the soul
as one separate entity?
a. Hinduism
b. Buddhism
c. Taoism
d. Confucianism
7. How do you describe the relationship of group of people
who join a rally only for the sake of money?
a. human
b. interhuman
c. intersubjectivity
d. dialogue
8. How does the “self” treat the “other’ in an I-IT
relationship?
a. object
b. subject
c. person
d. animal
9. Which of the following refers to the process of fully
opening oneself to the other?
a. personal making present
b. being
c. unfolding
d. speechifying
10. When the awareness of the one who loves another
person is at the level of persons and not of things, then
relationship is categorized as what?
a. I-Thou
b. monologue
c. I-It
d. dialogue
17. Which of the following is the result of “karma” according
to Buddhism?
a. rebirth
b. birth
c. death
d. life
18. Who asserted that living a good life entails living a life of
moderation?
a. Aristotle
b. Plato
c. Socrates
d. Heraclitus
19. This view believes that after death, the soul will either
go to heaven or to hell, depending on the judgment
anchored on how the person lived his or her life on earth.
a. Christianity
b. Buddhism
c. Taoism
d. Confucianism
20. Which of the following believes on the concept of
reincarnation and the transmigration of the spirit?
a. Buddhism
b. Taoism
c. Hinduism
d. Confucianism
Test II: True or False (25 points)
Direction: Read each statement and select TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is otherwise. Every
correct answer merits 1 point.
T1. According to Skinner, if we are to change humans, then we have to alter the conditions in their environment.
T2. Sartre asserts that man is responsible for what he is and does. Therefore, if he chooses to deviate from social norms and
break the law, he must face the corresponding consequences of being sanctioned, if necessary.
F3. If human beings are manipulable like machines, then there would be no problem in making the society just.
F4. Freedom becomes absolute when we accept the barriers to our freedom as hindrances to our freedom.
F5. Existence precedes essence implies that we do not hold control of our future.
F6. In an “I-Thou” relationship, the “self” and the “other” must treat each as object because object possesses the capacity to
make moral choices.
T7. The relation between two people who value each other cannot be objectified.
T8. If a person will learn how to open himself and accept the various possibilities brought about by diversity, then
intersubjectivity will become more meaningful.
F9. The value of things is always greater than the value of persons because things do have intrinsic moral worth.
T10. The experience of love starts from the experience of loneliness.
T11. A person and his society are inseparable as they are always in mutual need of each other.
T12. According to Thomas Hobbes, every man has a right to everything.
F13. John Locked claims that the power that every individual gave the society when he entered into it can be revert to the
individuals again.
F14. According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, obedience to a law which we prescribe to ourselves is slavery. That is why he
asserts that we are born free yet everywhere we are in chains.
T15. Society came to exist because man per se is a social being.
F16. Death is a condition which not all living entities share.
T17. Since death is a natural phenomenon and a natural condition, it is important for man to prepare himself for his impending
death.
T18. Living in moderation conversely means anything and everything in excess is evil.
F19. Christians do not believe in the afterlife and in the idea of heaven and hell.
T20. According to Buddhists, hell is the world of eternal suffering and pain of which those who are reincarnated in the realm of
hell were those people who have committed the gravest crimes and have a huge deal of negative karma in their past lives.
F21. Sartre claims that there is no definable limitation to one’s identify since one is simply determined by the chain of events.
T22. Skinner’s total determinism is problematic because man can never be reduced to the automatic reactions to the stimuli and
that he can always transcend.
T23. Loneliness ends when the loving encounter begins, when the person finds or is found by another.
F24. Society refers to a lasting group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through rationalizing
one another.
T25. The appreciation of intersubjectivity allows us to develop a greater sensitivity to other people who are worth our attention
and care.
Test III: Essay (5 points)
Direction: Answer the following question philosophically. Limit your answer in three (3) sentences only. Your score will be
based on the following criteria: Clarity of ideas (3 points), and Following instruction and Grammar (2 points).
1. How does studying philosophy help you find your purpose in life?
Reserved Questions:
1.
Which of the following is referred to when the philosophical reasoning avoids inconsistencies and incoherence?
a. Rigorous
b. Objective
c. Critical
d. Systematic
2. Which avenue of knowledge is most helpful if you want to learn the correct procedures of performing the first aid?
a. Experience
b. Reason
c. Articles
d. Internet
3. Which of the following is NOT under the umbrella of ethics?
a. Breathing
b. Loving
c. Killing
d. Cheating
4. Which of the following best describes the idea of being objective?
a. Considering things from a disinterested point of view
b. Observing certain order of procedure
c. Avoiding inconsistencies
d. Following established scientific rules
5. Below are the subject matters in philosophy except for:
a. Endocentric
b. Anthropocentric
c. Cosmocentric
d. Theocentric
6. Which of the following disciplines studies the moral relationships of human beings with the environment?
a. Environmental philosophy
b. Environmental ecology
c. Natural philosophy
d. Natural ecology
7. According to him, “no man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”
a. John Donne
b. Arne Naess
c. Murray Bookchin
d. Francoise d’Eaubonne
8. Which of the following examines the connections between women and nature?
a. Ecofeminism
b. Anthrofeminism
c. Naturalism
d. Environmentalism
9. How do you describe man when it comes to what he is toward his environment?
a. Steward
b. Master
c. Creator
d. Procreator
10. It refers to the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded.
a. Environment
b. Society
c. Community
d. Nature