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Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person Evaluation Exam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Statement A: Philosophical Reflection compels us to look in a bigger picture or wider perspective.

Statement B: Philosophy allows us the freedom to ask even those questions that others believe to already have a definite answer.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

2.

Statement A: Argumentum ad Hominem is a fallacious argumentative strategy whereby an argument is rebutted by attacking the character.

Statement B: Equivocation occurs when someone takes another person's argument or point, distorts it or exaggerates it in some kind of extreme way, and then attacks the extreme distortion, as if that is really the claim the first person is making.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

3.

Statement A: Knowledge alone can guide us to life.

Statement B: In order to learn, one has to be more involved and more stimulated.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

4.

Statement A: Hearsay and opinion would count as knowledge.

Statement B: Knowledge without justification can considered as knowledge.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

5.

Statement A: Hermeneutics helps the philosopher reflect as philosophically as possible.

Statement B: A philosopher must make sure his message is understood well.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

6.

Statement A: It is easy to find truth and wisdom even we are not skilled in getting the right information.

Statement B: Democratization of information is a very good things but has also brought some very bad things.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

7.

Statement A: Philosophical Activity is the only cure to ignorance.

Statement B: One who pretends to know what is good choose what is good.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

8.

Statement A: Medieval Philosophers wondered about the world.

Statement B: There were several ancient philosophers who philosophized using theocentric views.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

9.

Statement A: Universal pertains to the whole.

Statement B: Particular refers to a part of the whole.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

10.

Statement A: To philosophize is look at life from a holistic perspective.

Statement B: Philosophers rely on opinions and hearsays as they philosophize.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

11.

Statement A: Only philosophers are free to engage in the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge.

Statement B: Philosophers believe that to be wise is the best we can be.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

12.

Statement A: Virtue is knowledge because to truly know what is good necessarily leads to the actual of what is good.

Statement B: What we believed to be true becomes the basis for our actions.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

13.

Statement A: It is enough to have information even we do not know how to make sense of that information.

Statement B: We become knowledgeable or wise because of the vastness of the information we can readily have.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

14.

Statement A: Thought and language are intrinsically not connected with each other.

Statement B: Language is not involved in every activity

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

15.

Statement A: When we claim that our belief is true, we are required to explain why we know it to be true.

Statement B: To know is to be able to give rational justification.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

16.

Statement A: Linguistic Turn is the oldest model of truth that can be traced back to Plato and Aristotle.

Statement B: Problems in epistemology are answerable through correspondence theory.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

17.

Statement A: Sense is to be understood as meaning, but words can mean different meanings.

Statement B: Reference pertains to what is referred to or the denotation.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

18.

Statement A: Only philosophers can investigate everything, with the right rigor, discipline, and diligence.

Statement B: Anyone can know the truth themselves if they are not lazy to think.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

19.

Statement A: Existence precedes essence.

Statement B: An existentialist believes that only philosophers can create meanings and he/she must be responsible for it.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false

20.

Statement A: Rationalism is a theory that all knowledge is ultimately derived from sense experience.

Statement B: Empiricism is committed to the view that knowledge is acquired through reason independent of sense experience.

a)

Statement A is true; Statement B is false

b)

Statement A is false; Statement B is true

c)

Both statements are true

d)

Both statements are false