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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wisdom is a practical application of knowledge

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Philo means_______

a)

Love

b)

Wisdom

c)

Freedom

d)

Wisdom

3.

ACCORDING TO ________ " " The true philosopher is a man willing to listen every suggestion, but determined to judge for himself.. He should not be biased by appearances, have no favorite hypothesis, be of no school, and in doctrines have no master. Truth is his primary objective. "

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Plato

4.

branch of philosophy that is concerned in the acquisition of knowledge

a)

Logic

b)

Ethics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Aesthetics

5.

branch of philosophy that is concerned with ultimate reality

a)

aesthetics

b)

logic

c)

ethics

d)

methaphysics

6.

branch of philosophy that is concerned with formulation of arguments

a)

Epistemology

b)

Debate and Reasoning

c)

Logic

d)

Ethics

7.

Good and Bad in Philosophy

a)

Attitude

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Etiquette

d)

Ethics

8.

branch of philosophy that is concerned with beauty

a)

Aesthetics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Logic

9.

Etymology of Philosophy: Gk. Philo+ (a)   ; Love and wisdom respectively

10.

Inquiring (a)   or nature that is beyond the explanation of myths.

11.

Mother of (a)   ; most disciplines nowadays traces their roots to philosophy

12.

GK. (a)   ; knowledge

13.

GK. Aesthe; beauty,

Logic began when philosophy started in italy

a)

The first statement is true

The second statement is false

b)

Both statements are wrong

c)

The first statement is false

The second statement is true

d)

Both statements are true

14.

Method of asking and responding

a)

Socratic Method

b)

Methodic Doubt

c)

Opinion

d)

Truth

15.

Statements that do not need verification

a)

Empiricism

b)

Empirical Statemen

c)

Rationalism

d)

Analyctic Statement

16.

Statement that rely their truth values from the state of affairs being claimed.

a)

Empirical Statement

b)

Empiricism

c)

Rationalism

d)

Analyctic Statement

17.

everything is equally true and false; however, one unable to determine such since one lacks the knowledge in acquiring or determining the truth

a)

Skepticism

b)

Pragmatism

c)

Relativism

d)

Correspondence Theory

18.

this theory views that truth is dependent on an individual’s perspective without any imposition coming from other people

a)

Skepticism

b)

Correspondence Theory

c)

Pragmatism

d)

Relativism

19.

this theory points out that truth can be found in practicality, or to things which work

a)

PRAGMATISM

b)

SKEPTICISM

c)

CORRESPONDENCE THEORY

d)

RELATIVISM

20.

correspondence of what we say with what we think.

a)

CORRESPONDENCE THEORY

b)

SKEPTICISM

c)

RELATIVISM

d)

PRAGMATISM

21.

The (a)   is derived from the idea of doubting a belief. It is not a feeling but rather it is rational insight.

22.

Rationalism: A-PRIORI; Empiricism: __________

a)

A-POSTERIORI

b)

MATHEMATHICS

c)

NECESSARY TRUTH

d)

KNOWLEDGE IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE

23.

RATIONALISM; Necessary Truth

EMPIRICISM: (a)  

24.

OPINION:

a)

Based on someone's point of view. It is what someone thinks or feels.

b)

Can be EMPIRICAL truth and NECESSARY truth

c)

Not always true, but rather it may or may not be true.

d)

Can be proven with evidence and tested with observation

25.

Who is the father of rationalism?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Mortimer Adler

26.

I-THOU relation is the first one since there are individuals whose world only revolve to themselves. Highly egoistic, the are merely concerned towards themselves.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

I-It relation comes as the second one. There are people who develop an interest with others, but even if they are far concerned with the other, they treat it as an It, or an object.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

I-I relation is the last one since this emphasizes how genuine a relationship can be with the other. One recognizes the other as a unique I as well, noting the differences and similarities with each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

According to __________, form is the principle which actualizes a thing and makes a thing what it is, and matter points out as the potentiality to receive the form

a)

PLATO

b)

ARISTOTLE