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Philo_Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of philosophy

b)

Love of wisdom

c)

Love of soapboxes

d)

Lover of questions

2.

What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation?

a)

holistic

b)

partial

c)

partition

d)

reduction

3.

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?

a)

referring to only one source of information for your position paper

b)

participating in a class discussion

c)

listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades

d)

watching videos over the internet

4.

Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective?

a)

Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates

b)

Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice

c)

Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs

d)

Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them

5.

Which of the following statements is true?


1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing philosophy.


2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy

a)

Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

b)

Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.

c)

Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false

d)

Both statements 1 and 2 are true

6.

Who was China’s greatest thinker, teacher, and philosopher?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Yao

d)

Shinto

7.

Select all THE IMPORTANCE OF PHILOSOPHY.

a)

Educationally and intellectually.

b)

Immorally and practically.

c)

Socially and politically.

d)

Physically and personally.

e)

Pragmatic Uses of Philosophy.

8.

It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings, and actions and learn from practice.

a)

reflection

b)

questioning

c)

wondering

d)

reasoning

9.

The Western philosophical tradition originated in ___.

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

Greece

10.

What is the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate causes, reason, and principles which govern all things?

a)

philosophized

b)

perception

c)

philosophy