Philosophy: Chimestral Exam

1.    Circle if the sentence is correct or incorrect: The Aztecs believed in a god named Tutankhamun. (1 Point)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Tutankhamun was a faraon IN EGIPT

2.    Put a check on the name of the author of this poem: “I like it when you're quiet. It's as if you weren't here now, you heard me from a distance, and my voice couldn't reach you”. (1 Point)

• a) Rubén Darío

• b)    Pablo Neruda.

• c)    Jorge Luis Borges.

• d)    Gabriel García Márquez

Choose the correct types of Latin American civilizations: (1 Point)

• a)    Inca- Maya - Roman

• b)    Aztec – Inca - Persian

• c)    Maya – Aztec - Inca

4.Write a short summary about “Love in the Time of Cholera”: (3 Points)

5. Which is the correct definition of poem: (1 Point)

• a)    A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit for poetry.

• b)    Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm

• c)    Something that arouses strong emotions because of its beauty.

 

6. Choose the correct branches of philosophy: (1 Point)

• a)    Metaphysics – Ethics – Politics – Epistemology - Esthetics

• b) Poetry – Ethics – Politics – Epistemology - Esthetics

• c)    Literature – Ethics – Physics – Epistemology - Esthetics

7. Explain the Mayan culture: (2 Points)

8.    Identify the correct definition of Marxism: (1 Point)

• a)    Is a social, political, and economic theory that focuses on the struggle between capitalists and the working class.

• b)    Is an outlook or system of thought that focuses on human beings rather than supernatural or divine insight. 

• c)    Is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterized by social ownership of the means of production.

9. Write a short biography of Aristotle: (2 Points)

10. Choose the correct word to complete this sentence: Philosophy is the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of ________. (1 Point)

• a)    Existence

• b)    knowledge

• c)    experience.