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Intro to Philo 1st Quarter Examination

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Philosophy was considered as a science because of the following reasons except one:

a)

The investigation is systematic

b)

It follows certain steps or it employs certain procedures

c)

It is an organized body of knowledge

d)

The investigation is related to other science

2.

Who is the father of Western philosophy?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Thales

c)

Democritus

d)

Plato

3.

Who is the proponent of the notion that reality is made up of four elements such as earth, water, fire, and wind?

a)

Anaximander

b)

Empedocles

c)

Anaximenes

d)

Pythagoras

4.

What is that approach in doing philosophy which aims to analyze the fundamental concepts and provide clear and resolute criticism of our beliefs?

a)

Critical or analytic approach

b)

Speculative approach

c)

Reductionist approach

d)

Holistic approach

5.

Which of the following approach in doing philosophy aims to understand complex ideas by reducing them to their parts or individual constituents?

a)

Critical or analytic approach

b)

Speculative approach

c)

Reductionist approach

d)

Holistic approach

6.

Who said this famous statement “Knowledge is wisdom, and virtue is knowledge”?

a)

Thales

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Descartes

7.

Which of the following refers to the facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education?

a)

Knowledge

b)

Opinion

c)

Wisdom

d)

Illusion

8.

Which of the following refers to the highest form of knowledge?

a)

Opinion

b)

Wisdom

c)

Illusion

d)

Imagination

9.

Which of the following refers to a personal view or judgment about something without considering the fact or knowledge as a basis?

a)

Knowledge

b)

Illusion

c)

Wisdom

d)

Opinion

10.

In Plato’s metaphysical system, what is the term used to describe the world in another dimension which consists of the perfect knowledge of forms and ideas?

a)

World Soul

b)

World of Perfect Ideas

c)

World of Forms and Ideas

d)

World of Perfect Forms

11.

We are known to be dualistic because we are made up of two (2) components. What are these two?

a)

Mind and Soul

b)

Mind and Spirit

c)

Mind and beauty

d)

Mind and body

12.

Who is the philosopher behind this statement “The unexamined life is not worth living”?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Descartes

d)

Whitehead

13.

Socrates was punished with death sentence and asked to drink the poisonous extract. What is the name of that poisonous plant?

a)

Hemlock

b)

Hemcock

c)

Henlock

d)

Hencock

14.

Rene Descartes encourages us to doubt and never accept the truth of any statements without adequate evidence. What did he mean by this statement?

a)

Doubting is a form or rejecting someone’s claim

b)

Doubting is a form of questioning someone’s claim

c)

Doubting is a form of acceptance

d)

Doubting is a form of thinking

15.

When we hold and describe the ball as “round” using our bare hands, what type of apprehension occurs?

a)

Internal perception

b)

Abstraction

c)

Judgement

d)

External perception

16.

Caila imagined the creaminess of an ice cream using her memory, what type of apprehension occurs?

a)

Internal perception

b)

Abstraction

c)

Judgment

d)

External perception

17.

What is this stage of apprehension that completes the act of mind and recognizes human person’s capacity to formulate statements and propositions?

a)

Internal perception

b)

Abstraction

c)

Judgment

d)

External perception

18.

Christiana confirmed Elaine’s statement was true when she said “A sheep is a wool-bearing mammal”. What type of statement does Elaine uttered?

a)

Exclamatory statement

b)

Empirical statement

c)

Analytic statement

d)

Interrogative statement

19.

In criminal investigation, what type of statement uttered by the murderer when he said “I’m at the farm when the crime happened”?

a)

Empirical statement

b)

Exclamatory statement

c)

Analytic statement

d)

Interrogative statement

20.

Mathematics, logic, and linguistic follow a consistent and well-formed formula for validation. What type of knowledge do these fields belong?

a)

Analytic statement

b)

Formal knowledge

c)

Empirical statement

d)

Interrogative statement

21.

Quisha used scientific and investigative tools to know the elements present in her computer mouse. What type of knowledge did Quisha executed?

a)

Analytic statement

b)

Formal knowledge

c)

Empirical statement

d)

Empirical knowledge

22.

Ken confirmed that his girlfriend Mary lied and cheated on him because of the inconsistencies of her statements. What theories of truth has been contradicted in this situation?

a)

Correspondence theory

b)

Pragmatic theory

c)

Coherence theory

d)

All of these

23.

Mr. Felipe deceived Ms. Diana telling her that the school director called her attention, but she found out that the school director was on leave. What theories of truth has been contradicted in this situation?

a)

Correspondence theory

b)

Pragmatic theory

c)

Coherence theory

d)

All of these

24.

“If I’ll return this, what is it for me”? Ben said when his mother told him that stealing is wrong. What theory/theories of truth is being described in this situation?

a)

Correspondence theory

b)

Coherence theory

c)

Pragmatic theory

d)

All of these

25.

What branch of philosophy deals with the systematic questioning and critical examination of the underlying principles of morality?

a)

Ethics

b)

Social philosophy

c)

Morality

d)

Epistemology

26.

Ethics came from the root word “ethos” -- character of a culture

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Only human beings were subjected to the context of morality

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Normative ethics is meant to answer the question “what is good?”

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Human being has an absolute freedom

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Animals and other non-humans can do deliberation and reflection.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Animals possess instincts

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Human being do have an intellectual choice.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Animals and other non-humans have practical choice

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Deontological approach recognizes our moral principles to do what is right.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Teleological approach relies on the good intentions and results.

a)

True

b)

False