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SHS Philo 2nd Assessment

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For Aristotle, a human being is _____________.

a)

Dependent

b)

Rational

c)

Independent

d)

Irrational

2.
What is Philosophy?
a)
Something without accurate meaning.
b)
The systematic study of ideas and issues.
c)
A reasoned pursuit of fundamental truths.
d)
All of the above
3.
Philosophy develops the capacity to see the world from the perspective  of other individuals and other cultures.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
To explore the logic of scientific evidence what does the philosophy of science does it take into consideration?
a)
Scientific laws
b)
Explanations
c)
Theories
d)
All of the above
5.
What is the study of good reasoning?
a)
Logic
b)
Ethics 
c)
Metaphysics 
d)
Epistemology
6.
What is the study of the right, the good, and the valuable?
a)
Ethics 
b)
Logic 
c)
Epistemology 
d)
Metaphysics 
7.
What is study of nature, scope of knowledge, and belief?
a)
Ethics 
b)
Logic 
c)
Epistemology
d)
Metaphysics
8.
What is philosophy all about?
a)
Philosophy is all about exploring everything in human activity such as religion, science, art, morality etc.
b)
It is all about finding unique methods in pursuing questions, understanding, and reasoning.
c)
All of the above
9.

If you have the Filipino value of "utang na loob, which of the following will you most likely to do?

a)

repaying those who have helped us

b)

establishing give-and-take-relationship

c)

gratefulness to any help given by other people

d)

All of the above

10.

For Aristotle, God created humans to reason and are inclined to reason. Therefore, human beings are __________.

a)

Smart

b)

Rational

c)

Irrational

d)

Open-minded

11.

Which of the following shows partial point of view?

a)

A mother loves equally all the family members even some of them are not responsible.

b)

A mayor gives money to his/her constituents regardless of socio-economic status.

c)

A student searches all related literature to gather relevant and reliable sources for his/her study.

d)

A doctor focuses on a specific set of symptoms to determine the cause of a patient's illness.

12.

What is the impact of having a holistic perspective in making decisions in life?

I. It gives us a credible and logical situation.

II. It helps us think analytically of a particular situation.

III. It tends us to scrutinize a particular aspect of the problem.

IV. It enables us to explore all possible things to happen.

a)

I and II

b)

II and III

c)

III and IV

d)

I and IV

13.

Which statement about Philosophy is not true?

a)

Doing Philosophy is loo9king at reality from a holistic perspective and not from a partial perspective.

b)

A partial view will always give us a more realistic and correct answer.

c)

The best way to understand Philosophy is to do it.

d)

We philosophize many times each day.

14.

Which is a philosophical question?

a)

What should I wear today?

b)

What makes an action moral and good?

c)

What is the life cycle of a butterfly?

d)

What shall I eat today?

15.

Which statement about truth is not true?

a)

There is only one truth about something always.

b)

Not all truths are facts, but all facts are truth.

c)

People mostly equate truth with scientific facts.

d)

Philosophers are not as concerned with the truth, as they are concerned with the process how these truths have been arrived at.

16.

Objective truth can be justified through the following methods EXCEPT.

a)

Observing

b)

Getting the opinion of the majority

c)

Analyzing

d)

Doing an experiment

17.

Who said that "The unexamined life is not worth living"?

a)

Plato

b)

R.G. Collingwood

c)

Socrates

d)

Aristotle

18.

A Greek Word which means "knowledge".

a)

Sophos

b)

Logos

c)

Episteme

d)

Sophia

19.

Greek Word which means "Reason".

a)

Logos

b)

Episteme

c)

Sophos

d)

Philo

20.

It is the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space. It also deals with the Ultimate Nature of Reality.

a)

Logic

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Ethics

e)

Metaphyics

21.

He is a famous philosopher who devised the Theory of Forms.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Karl Marx

22.

How do you determine the essence of a thing in accordance to the Theory of Forms?

a)

General Ideas of Things

b)

Common Characteristics

c)

Qualities that Define a Thing

d)

All of the above

23.

Branch of Philosophy which deals with moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Ethics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Aesthetics

e)

Logic

24.

It is your own or personal sense of right or wrong, rather than following an outside set of rules.

a)

Ethics

b)

Morality

c)

Aesthetics

d)

Relativism

25.

Branch of Philosophy which deals with the study of what the necessary and sufficient conditions are for knowing a particular statement.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Aesthetics

e)

Logic

26.

Part of philosophy which engages in asking about your deeply held beliefs, and shows you what can and cannot be justified.

a)

Ethics

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Logic

d)

Epistemology

27.

It is the Branch of Philosophy concerned with Art and Beauty. It examines topics as aesthetic objects, aesthetic judgement, and aesthetic experience.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Ethics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Aesthetics

e)

Logic

28.

A Branch of Philosophy which deals with the study of reasoning, or the attempts to study the principles and valid criteria of valid inference and demonstration.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Ethics

c)

Epistemology

d)

Aesthetics

e)

Logic

29.

This branch of philosophy studies the existence of an object, real or supernatural.

a)

Epistemology

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Metaphysics

d)

Ethics

30.

This branch of philosophy studies about a beauty and appeal of an object.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Aesthetic

31.

What do we need to master in doing philosophy the correct way?

a)

Philosophical Retention

b)

Philosophical Reduction

c)

Philosophical Reflection

d)

Philosophical Redemption

32.

According to Plato, true knowledge can be found in...

a)

World of appearances

b)

World of forms

33.

In the _____, we can find the ideal or perfect forms of things, while in the _____, we can only find imperfect copies, or shadows, of the ideal things.

a)

World of forms; world of appearances

b)

World of appearances; world of forms

c)

World of perfection; world of shadows

d)

World of God; world of Satan

34.

In the Allegory of the Cave, the shadows cast on the walls represented what was real and ideal.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

According to Plato, _____ is what we know based on experience, and _____ is what we know about the world of forms using our intellect.

a)

Knowledge; opinion

b)

Opinion; knowledge

c)

Ideas; knowledge

d)

Propaganda; ideas

36.

advanced the "theory of forms" which held that everything had a form that we could see but that was not real and a perfect form, which we could not see

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

37.

What was the idea behind Plato's Cave theory?

a)

that people are sometimes are trapped without real understanding.

b)

the people should hide in a cave to get away from other people.

c)

Answers are always found in a cave.

d)

seek to find the truth

38.

What is an allegory?

a)

A literary work used to symbolize and reveal deeper meanings about life

b)

The use of a protagonist to represent a cave

c)

The use of similes, metaphors, and personification

d)

The use of story telling to teach about nature and culture

39.

What have the prisoners seen their entire lives?

a)

Carvings and other artifacts

b)

Statues

c)

Shadows of objects

d)

Plato

40.

What keeps the prisoners from seeing anything other than the shadows?

a)

Their heads are immobile.

b)

They have been blindfolded.

c)

They were struck blind.

d)

They had no desire to see.

41.

The prisoners symbolize...

a)

people in prison.

b)

homeless people.

c)

unenlightened people.

d)

people who have never read a book.

42.

The prisoners seeing a shadow of the objects is different than seeing the actual object.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

"Some light...namely from a fire that casts its glow toward them"

What does cast mean as it is used in this quote?

a)

to form a mold to set and heal

b)

to project or give forth

c)

a type of iron skillet

d)

to throw

44.

The shadows represent...

a)

knowledge that sadness can overwhelm.

b)

hidden images.

c)

blank stares.

d)

knowledge/beliefs we gain from others and accept as true.

45.

In Plato’s Allegory of the cave, what does “The Return” elucidates?

a)

People are scared of knowing philosophical truths.

b)

People are startled of their own knowledge.

c)

People supports and trust philosophers.

d)

People are into exploration of new ideas.