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WorksheetsIntroduction to Philosophy_Q1-Diagnostic Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
According to Plato, why is there a need to philosophize?
sense of wonder
sense of awe
sense of excitement
sense of pride
Who wrote the following: “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth…”?
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
Pope John XXIII
Pope John Paul II
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, what animates and substantiates the body?
heart
soul
mind
eyes
All of this are the branches of philosophy except:
Epistemology
Cosmology
Metaphysic
Axiology
Logic is a science that studies the principle of __________.
False reasoning
Causal reasoning
Casual reasoning
Correct reasoning
The elements involved in logical reasoning:
I. Claims
II. Evidence
III. Reasoning
IV. Story
I, II and III
I, II and IV
I, III and IV
All the above
The type of logical reasoning:
I. Deduction
II. Induction
III. Causal
IV. Analogical
I, II and III
I, II and IV
I, III and IV
All the above
A __________ occurs when an error is made in constructing an argument.
Speculation
Mistake
Fallacy
Statement
All of this are the main part of mantiq except:
Concept
Conclusion
Validity
Reasoning
All this statement is causal statement except:
Today is hot because my clothes are dry
The car is broken because it hit the tree
The baby is crying because he is hungry
I itch because I got an ant bite
__________ is the process of identifying causality.
False reasoning
Causal reasoning
Casual reasoning
Correct reasoning
According to Pythagoras, men and women of the world could be classified into three groups except
Those that love pleasure
Those that love activity
Those that love wisdom.
Those that love questioning
Which of the following indicates the importance of philosophy?
Encourage human to seek for the truth such as validity based on a concrete evidence.
Philosophy educate human not what to believe but more to how to think.
Learn about historical events
Advocate human beings to think thoroughly and rigorously about important issues
Which of the following is the school of philosophy that answers questions such as: "What is morally good? What is virtue? How do you define right and wrong actions?
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Political Philosophy
Ethics
Which is not a branch of philosophy?
Value Theory
Conceptional Analysis
Epistemology
Metaphysics
5. "An unexamined life is not worth living." This is a statement associated with _______________.
Aristotle
Plato
Rene Descartes
Socrates
6. "I think, therefore, I exist". This is associated with _____________.
Aristotle
Plato
Rene Descartes
Socrates
7. The branch of philosophy that deals with the theory of knowledge.
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Logic
Theodicy
8. The branch of philosophy that deals with the science of correct thinking.
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Logic
Ethics
10. The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality and existence.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Theodicy
Cosmology
According to Meriam Dictionary, it is the quality or state of being free. It is our capacity choose of what we wanted and an inner awareness of what is right and wrong that is traced to our free will according to Aristotle.
freedom
free will
psychological freedom
voluntariness
4. It is the ability of a person to act of his/her own free will and self-determination.
a. voluntariness
b. responsibility
c. freedom
d. free will
The ability to govern and discipline oneself with the use of reason.
prudence
self-reflection
responsibility
voluntariness
What type of perspective is the statement below?
“A teacher listens first to both stories of her two students before making any conclusion about the issue.”
Holistic Perspective
Partial Perspective
Primary Reflection
Secondary Reflection
Which of the following statement reflects the Principle of Identity?
“Nothing exist without sufficient reason for its being and existence.”
“Whatever is is; and whatever is not is not.”
“A thing is either is or not.”
“It is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time”
Who was executed because of the conflict between myth and truth?
Socrates
Aristotle
Kant
Plato
Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, which means?
Lover of philosphy
Lover of wisdom
Lover of hope
Lover of questions
What does tabula rasa mean?
Red tablet
New knowledge
Rise tomorrow
Clean slate
The allegory of the cave argues that:
We are born with infinite knowledge.
There is value in ignorance.
Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.
Our perceptions may not be accurate.
The reality that exists outside our human experience.
physics
mathematics
magnetics
metaphysics
The study of the human experience.
Anthropology
Antarctica
Astrology
Analogy
This branch of philosophy studies the concept of knowledge.
Metaphysics
Empiricism
Epistemology
Theology
The study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality.
Philosophy
Theology
Anthropology
Hamartiology
What makes a bad decision bad? A question that falls under the branch of Philosophy called _________.
Logic
Epistemology
Ethics
Metaphysics
What branch of philosophy deals with the study of moral judgments?
Aesthetics
Ethics
Cosmology
Psychology
What branch of philosophy deals with the study of social institutions and the state?
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
Ethics
What is the meaning of the Greek word "Sophia"?
Happiness
Freedom
Love
Wisdom
According to Plato, what is knowledge?
A justified true belief
There is no such thing as true knowledge
Opinion
That which can be proven
Which branch of philosophy is primarily concerned with the question of being?
Platonism
Existentialism
Marxism
Humanism
Who is widely known as the first existentialist, despite never having used the word existentialism?
Søren Kierkegaard
Alan Watts
Hannah Arendt
Jean-Paul Sartre
What do we call "seekers and lovers of wisdom?"
Priests
Soldiers
Doctors
Philosophers
What was the name of Plato's school?
Philosophy University
The Academy
Plato's College
The School of Plato
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?
referring to only one source of information for your position paper
participating in a class discussion
listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades
watching videos over the internet
Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective?
Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates
Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice
Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs
Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them
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
Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false
Both statements 1 and 2 are true
One of the most obvious capabilities of the human persons as conscious beings is:
The capability to commit impulsive and irrational action;
The capability to determine the future with absolute certainty;
The capability to determine the moral quality of his or her action;
The capability to rely on others for the personal and serious decisions to be made in view of his or her life.
According to the principle of life, anything that has _____ has a soul.
Brain
Body
Feeling
Life
Which of the following will not help you to overcome your limitations?
Proper mindset
Competing with others
Clearly defined goals
Motivation to rise above challenges
According to this philosopher, the human person is an embodied spirit. Who is he?
Socrates
Aristotle
Immanuel Kant
St. Thomas
The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces and other living things, which provide condition development and growth as well as distraction.
Human person
Human body
Environment
Ecology
This view believes that as human person, we interact not only with our fellow human beings, but also with other living and non-living elements in our environment.
Environmental philosophy
Ecological philosophy
Sustainability
Environmental ethics
It is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment aided by technology (Levin Institute, 2016)
Globalization
Internationalization
Liberation
Interaction
This view believes that the body and spirit cannot exist independently of one another.
Embodied Spirit View
Unspirited Body View
Dualism
Disembodied Spirit View
Martin Buber’s and Karol Wojtyla’s views will be used as the main framework and foundation to understand intersubjectivity. What is their thought in concrete experience?
They thought that one must not lose insight of one’s self.
They thought that one must not go for one’s self.
They thought that one must not lose sight of one’s self.
They thought that one must not lose inside of one’s self.
Intersubjectivity is the condition of a man, a subject, among other men, who are also subjects. This also refers to the shared awareness and understanding among persons. What made this possible?
It is made possible by the awareness of the self and the subjects.
It is made possible by the awareness of the subjects and subjects.
It is made possible by the awareness of the self and the individual.
It is made possible by the awareness of the self and the other.
For Wojtyla, action reveals the nature of the human agent. It means who we are-our identity, our character, our personality. Where does it show?
It is shown through our behavior, actions, and choices.
It is shown through our behavior, actions, and morals.
It is shown through our behavior, actions, and ethics.
It is shown through our behavior, actions, and charisma.
Why is the term “Person with disability” (PWD) is used instead of the word “Disabled person”
Because this term maintains the purity and value of the person.
Because this term maintains the purity and dignity of the person.
Because this term maintains the dignity and value of the person.
Because this term maintains the dignity and morality of the person.
According to the essay of Martin Heidegger, “Human kind is a conversation”. Conversation is more than idle talk but a dialogue. What does it mean?
This means that humanity is not progressively attuned to communication about its being.
This means that humanity is progressively attuned to communication about its being.
This means that humanity is progressively attuned to a conversation about its being.
This means that humanity is progressively attuned to communicate about its being.
Which of the following is NOT a role of the teacher in the Social Reconstructionism philosophy?
Take an active leadership role in helping students clarify their own social concerns
Create a democratic environment so that lessons and topics may be discussed, debated, and student voices will be heard
Involve the students in discussions of moral dilemmas to understand the implications of one’s actions
Individually select objectives and social priorities
He/she believes that we must take into account what the environment does to an organism not only before, but also after it responds.
Yelon
B.F.Skinner
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
