Midterm Examination in Introduction to the Philosophy of the b. Study d.

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