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WorksheetsPhilosophy_Quiz1 (Bernoulli)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 7hrs 45mins
Which of the following questions reflect holistic perspective? (Choose two.)
What makes us all connected to each other?
What is the difference between boys and girls?
What are the unique characteristics of Science High School students?
What underlies everything that exists?
Which statement is true about philosophy? (Choose two.)
It uses laboratory equipment in analysis.
It is not limited to a particular subject of inquiry.
It is concerned with the fundamental nature of things.
It is a scientific discipline concerned with empirical facts.
When we ask ourselves “How do we tell good from evil or right from wrong?” we are engaging in which branch of philosophy?
Ethics
Logic
Metaphysics
Aesthetics
What is the importance of using logic in our everyday life?
Logic teaches us to criticize everything.
Reasoning is important in making decisions in life.
We tend to be argumentative and critical person to others.
It proves to others our capacity to think and influence others.
How does epistemology, as a branch of philosophy, help us obtain a broad perspective in life? It explains how we:
attempt to understand abstract concepts.
differentiate truth from falsehood.
develop our line of reasoning.
establish the criteria of beauty.
Which of the following analogies on empiricism and rationalism is true?
empiricism: use of the senses; rationalism: use of the mind
empiricism: use of the mind; rationalism: use of the senses
empiricism: abstraction; rationalism: perception
empiricism: metaphysics; rationalism: scientific
The question "Why do we find certain things beautiful?" falls under which branch of philosophy?
Aesthetics
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Ethics
Which of the following situations shows the use of holistic perspective?
Anna looks for supporting evidence that confirm her initial opinion.
Steve believes that his opinion is the only correct opinion presented during the discussion.
Francis agrees that death penalty should be abolished, but still reads articles agreeing on its implementation.
Banjo shuts down the argument of his cousin because the latter is incorrect.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about philosophical questions?
These are questions that answer the "what" of things.
They cease to exist once you have found the answer.
They are concerned with the unending search for meaning and concerned with the why’s of things.
The more people ask philosophical questions, the less knowledge they acquire.
Which of the following refers to an activity that requires a person to examine their
thoughts, feelings and actions and learn from experience?
Philosophical Reflection
Philosophical Anecdote
Metaphysical Unease
Socratic Method
The scenario in the picture shows______________.
Brainstorming
Perception
Socratic Method
Proposition
Which of the following statements related to the process of acquiring knowledge is FALSE?
If nothing exists, knowledge is possible.
We experience reality through our senses.
We conclude based on evidence and reasoning.
We group things we perceive to be similar and identify defining characteristics.
Reduction is the process of validating knowledge where you:
retrace the steps you took to acquire the knowledge.
validate through observation and the use of your senses.
check if the majority agrees that a statement is true.
just do it.
It argues that an idea that matches reality is true while an idea which does not match reality is false.
Correspondence Theory
Coherence Theory
Pragmatic Theory
Consensus Theory
Which among the domains of truths are hard to justify because no one can have access to our minds except ourselves?
Objective
Social
Consensus
Personal
The statement "Mona Lisa is the third most beautiful woman in art" is an example of truth under:
Objective
Social
Metaphysical
Personal
Which of the following is a statement of judgement about something in the world that needs further justification?
truth
opinion
knowledge
argument
All are characteristics of truth EXCEPT:
based on the facts of reality.
can be confirmed with credible sources.
subjective.
discoverable.
Which of the following statements about sophistry is true?
It uses deceptive argumentation that are based on faulty reasoning.
It is characterized by cognitive bias.
It focuses on truth rather than just winning an argument.
It has no room for fallacies.
This method of philosophizing focuses on clarifying how philosophers use ang give meaning to words found in their arguments.
dialectic
pragmatic
phenomenological
analytical
This method of philosophizing is characterized by the union of thesis and antithesis to form the synthesis.
dialectic
pragmatic
phenomenological
analytical
Which of the following fallacies happens when someone concludes that someone must be honest because the people he hangs around with are honest?
Ad hominem
Ad populum
Guilt by Association
Equivocation
An arguer who threatens another to gain agreement commits the fallacy of
Ad hominem
Ad populum
Ad baculum
Ad misericordiam
If someone argues that something should be done in a certain way because that's the way it's always been done, that person has committed which of the following fallacies?
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to tradition
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Bandwagon
Which type of fallacy is committed here? “Something must be done. This bill is something. So this bill must be done.”
Equivocation
Composition
Division
Hasty Generalization
Which type of fallacy is committed here? “No one can prove that God exists. Therefore, He does not exist.”
appeal to pity
appeal to ignorance
appeal to force
appeal to people
Which type of fallacy is committed here? “She was sick prior to the elections. When he was elected, she quickly recovered. He must really be miraculous.”
post hoc
ad baculum
ad populum
ad hominem
