LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Name:________________________________ Section:___________ MULTIPLE CHOICES: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the BEST answer. (50pts) 1. The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and _____. a. Bioethics b. Logic c. Aesthetics d. Categorical logic 2. For Socrates, an unexamined life is a tragedy because it results in grievous harm to _____. a. The state b. The justice system c. The body d. The soul 3. For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of _____. a. Knowledge b. Wealth c. Community d. Courage 4. A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as _____. a. An argument b. The Socratic Method c. The Socratic jest d. A debate 5. If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of argument is known as _____. a. Modus tollens b. Modus ponens c. Hpothetical syllogism d. Reductio ad absurdum * 6. The systematic use of critical reasoning to try to find answers to fundamental questions about reality, morality, and knowledge is called _____. a. The argumentative method b. The philosophical method c. Propositional logic d. Syllogistic reasoning 7. The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to _____. a. Aristotle b. John Locke c. Socrates d. Plato 8. The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe and the things in it, is known as _____. a. Metaphysics b. Epistemology c. Quantum physics d. Axiology 9. Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch of philosophy known as _____. LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person a. Logic b. Metaphysics c. Epistemology d. Aesthetics 10. According to Socrates, a clear sign that a person has _____ is her exclusive pursuit of social status, wealth, power, and pleasure. a. Philosophical ambition b. Worldly wisdom c. Exceptional desires d. An unhealthy soul 11. Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning reasoning? a. Aesthetic b. Epistemology c. Logic d. Metaphysics 12. Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch of philosophy known as _____. a. Logic b. Metaphysics c. Epistemology d. Aesthetics 13. Etymologically, what does Philo means? a. Wisdom b. Love c. Love of Wisdom d. Cares 14. What are the four things to be considered in philosophy are Science, Natural Light of Reason, Study of All Things and _____. a. Aesthetics b. Diversity c. Highest Principle d. Logic 15. “Virtual Reality vs The Real Thing” is under which branch of philosophy? a. Ethics b. Metaphysics c. Logic d. Aesthetic 16. Which of the following would be most important to the work of a Phenomenologist? a. Appearance b. Mental c. Consciousness d. Behavior 17. What Flower is commonly associated with Buddhism? a. Rose Flower b. Gumamela Flower c. Lotus Flower d. Daisy Flower 18. What is the oldest Indian Sacred Texts? a. Moksha b. Mahabharata c. Upanishads LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person d. Vedas 19. Which belief holds that humanity’s life is a continuous cycle of birth or rebirth? a. Samsara b. Moksha c. Transmigration d. Karma 20. Which Greek Philosopher employed the term “boundless”? a. George Mead b. Immanuel Kant c. Anaximander d. Aristotle 21. According to Thales, reality is ________________. a. water b. air c. fire d. none of the above 22. _______________ is the Father or Founder of Western Philosophy a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Anaximaner d. Socrates 23. He claims that reality is infinite. a. Anaximanes b. Thales c. Anaximander d. Democritus 24. The First Philosopher who devise a logical method. a. Socrates b. Hippocrates c. Aristotle d. Plato 25. They believed that the primary constituents of reality are atoms. a. Democritus b. Thales c. Pythagoras d. Hippocrates 26. He believed that the primary constituent of reality consists of numbers. a. Pythagoras b. Heraclitus c. Anaximander d. Thales 27. A defect in an argument other than its having false premises. a. Fallacy b. Argument c. Logic d. Both a and b 28. He is the former Father of Existentialism. a. Immanuel Kant b. Jean Paul Sartre c. Aristotle d. None of the above LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person 29. According to Socrates, the value or quality of one's life depends on understanding the principles of, or basic rationale for human existence. Without such knowledge (he suggests) life lacks virtue, because: a. acting virtuously means acting in way that is informed about what one is doing and why b. someone who does not understand existence philosophically could never do anything right c. to have the power or ability to do anything at all requires that we know what we are doing d. not only is virtue knowledge but also the unexamined life is not worth living 30. He is a French Philosopher who emphasized the importance of free individual choice regardless of the power of other people. a. Nietzsche Friedrich b. Jean Paul Sartre c. Immanuel Kant d. Karl Jasper 31. Wisdom seeker who came to be called The Buddha. a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Siddhartha Gautama c. Maharashi d. None of the above 32. The “OM” symbol represents the religion of ______________. a. Buddhism b. Islam c. Hinduism d. Taoism 33. Following the Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths to achieve enlightenment is associated with which religion? a. Hinduism b. Buddhism c. Christianity 34. The belief that the soul never dies but is continually reborn or reincarnated is associated with which religion? a. Islam b. Judaism c. Hinduism d. Buddhism 35. The sacred text (holy book) of the Christian is the _________________. a. Qu’ran or Koran b. Bible c. The Vedas d. Upanishads 36. The Buddha means ________________. a. The Choosen One b. The Enlightened One c. The Annointed One d. All of the above 37. This is the branch of philosophy that study beauty and arts. a. Metaphysics b. Logic c. Aesthetic d. Ethics 38. He was known for the Mystical Nature of his Philosophy, especially his idea on changed. a. Democritus LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person b. Anaximander c. Hippocrates d. Heraclitus 39. He is famous for the Maxim: Man is the Measure of all things. a. Protagoras b. Pythagoras c. Democritus d. None of the above 40. According to Socrates, an unexamined life is not worth living; and it certainly could not be a virtuous life. Why not? a. Because if someone did not know how to act virtuously, he or she would still be considered virtuous by others who also did not know the principles for good living b. Because since Socrates was a philosopher, he of course thought that people who examined their lives philosophically were more virtuous than those who did not c. Because without knowing the rationale for why one should act in a particular way, one does not know whether actions are justified and ought to be repeated d. Because a virtuous life would be one in which someone does what the rest of the society says is right, and that means examining views other than one's own 41. The Filipino attitude as part of life which literally means to leave everything to God which is Bathala? a. Bahala na b. Bayanihan c. Pakikisama d. Kalooban 42. Which is the philosophy of “living in harmony with nature”? a. Bahala na b. Bayanihan c. Pakikisama d. Kalooban 43. Which Filipino value is helping others in times of need? a. Bahala na b. Bayanihan c. Pakikisama d. Kalooban 44. Which is reciprocating debts of gratitude between coordinates and subordinates holds the whole group together? a. Bahala na b. Bayanihan c. Pakikisama d. utang na loob 45. A term that show sharing of one’s self to others? a. Bahala na b. Bayanihan c. Pakikisama d. Kalooban 46. Aristotle established his own school called __________a. The Academy b. The Lycans c. The Lyceum d. The Academe 47. This is the branch of philosophy that studies the morality of the human person. LA FINNS SCHOLASTICA COLLEGES BIDAY, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO LA UNION Diagnostic Test in Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person a. Ethics b. Metaphysics c. Aesthetics d. Epistemology 48. One of the famous Greek philosopher and the founder of the School of Academy. a. Plato b. Socrates c. Aristotle d. Pythagoras 49. He is the first Philosopher known to use the word Cosmos. a. Democritus b. Hippocrates c. Heraclitus d. None of the above 50. He invented one of the most fundamental concepts of physic—the center of gravity. a. Pythagoras b. Archimedes c. Thales d. Aristotle Prepared by: Rozabel N. Aromin Subject Teacher Checked by: Irene P. Espiritu, MAED Principal
