Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A –CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
STA. MARIA INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
Santa Maria Laguna

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Test I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer and write it down on your answer sheet.
1. What is originally meant “lover of wisdom”?
a. Philosophy b. Ethics
c. Epistemology d. Metaphysics
2. What is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human action?
a. Aesthetics b. Philosophy
c. Ethics d. Epistemology
3. Which deals with nature, sources, limitations and validity of knowledge
a. Metaphysics b. Ethics
c. Epistemology d. Aesthetics
4. What is the science of the beautiful in its various manifestations?
a. Philosophy b. Ethics
c. Epistemology d. Aesthetics
5. A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is
known as _____.
a. an argument b. the Socratic method
c. the Socratic jest d. a debate
6. The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to _____.
a. Aristotle b. John Locke
c. Socrates d. Plato
7. For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of _____.
a. knowledge b. wealth
c. community d. courage
8. What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather than the person's beliefs?
a. Red Herring b. Begging the Question
c. Straw Man d. Argumentum ad Hominem
9. This fallacious argument is a favorite marketing strategy by advertising company.
a. Appeal to Pity b. Bandwagon Fallacy
c. Appeal to Force d. Argument against the Person
10. Scientific claim is no longer questioned or criticized.
a. Personal domain b. scientific/objective domain
c. social domain d. justification
11. Socrates says that the accusations against him arose from
a. his lavish lifestyle. b. the riches he accrued by teaching.
c. his superiority to others d. his penetrating examination of people's beliefs.
12. Socrates interprets the oracle's message to mean that
a. Socrates is wise. b. the wisest are those who know the most.
c. Socrates is ignorant. d. the wisest are those who know that they know nothing.

13. When Socrates searched for a man who was wiser than he was, he found that
a. there were many wise men in Athens. b. many who thought they were wise were not wise at all.
c. the wisest in Athens were artisans d. those with a reputation for wisdom were indeed wise.
14. Socrates considers himself
a. a political revolutionary. b. an atheist.
c. a philosophical gadfly to the state. d. a reclusive scholar.
15. Plato's allegory of the cave can be seen as a metaphor for
a. The need to always adhere to conventional ideas.
b. The chaos of the imagination.
c. The search for the true and the good through philosophy.
d. The importance of prophecy.
16. In the cave allegory, the reaction of the prisoners to the enlightened one is
a. To praise him for his insight. b. To revile him as a ridiculous fool.
c. To reconsider their own worldviews. d. To see him as a beacon of hope.
17. Plato's allegory reminds us that popular opinion can be
a. right. b. beyond question.
c. complex d. wrong.
18. The allegory suggests that truths about reality are
a. always easy to accept b. impossible to see.
c. not always obvious d. easy to acquire.
19. This approach shows that human beings are a microcosm of the cosmos.
a. Theocentric Approach b. Anthropocentric Approach
c. Cosmo-centric Approach d. Balanced Approach
20. Understanding coming from a religious interpretation.
a. Theocentric Approach b. Anthropocentric Approach
c. Cosmos-centric Approach d. Balanced Approach

Test II. Identification. To which domain of truth does each of the following statements fall? State your answer
whether it is objective domain, social domain or personal domain.
21. “In sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part”.
22. “Don’t talk when your mouth is full!”
23. Water’s boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius.
24. Reptiles are cold-blooded.
25. “I am telling you the truth”

Test III-A . Matching Type. Match the statements in Column A that correspond to the words in Column B.
Write only the letter of the correct answer.

Column A Column B
26. Someone who asks a lot of questions A. Philosophical question
27. “There is no man wiser than Socrates” B. Bandwagon fallacy
28. Classic Indian legend C. Scientific Domain
29. Socrates student D. Pilosopo
30. Someone sheltered in a hard E. Appeal to Pity
Unbreakable shell
31. What makes an action moral? F. Opinion
32. Favorite tactic of politicians G. Fallacies
During campaign periods
33. Statements of judgment of a H. Dogmatic Person
Person about something in the world I. Priestess
34. Fake arguments J. Six Blind Men and the
35. Truth are tested against empirical Elephant
Evidence. K. Plato

Test III-B. Match each part of the allegory with the best possible interpretation.
The cave 36. The Philosopher (one who seeks a deeper meaning outside of observation.)
Objects on the
parapet 37. The truth which most people believe that is only based on observation, and
thus not real truth. (Perceptions only)
The shadows 38. A place where people are trapped by lack of understanding
The escaped prisoner 39. Even though people may seem to know more information based on perception
than others it is foolish to admire them.
The game 40. There are real truths to be found behind what we simply observe.
Test IV. True or False. Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False.
41. It is through our limitations that possibilities become real.
42. The body limits us.
43. In Filipino, to be a steward is to be amo.
44. Cosmos-centric approach, this approach (man) +centric
45. Our spirited nature do not allow us to go beyond nature.
46. Because of our bodies, we are in the world.
47. Man has an immortal soul and a mortal perishable body.
48. In the earlier periods there was a sense of shame regarding the naked body.
49. Go and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.
50. The anthropocentric approach emphasizes on the human being as a balance between heaven and earth.

ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. PERSONAL DOMAIN
22. SOCIAL DOMAIN
23. OBJECTIVE DOMAIN
24. OBJECTIVE DOMAIN
25. PERSONAL DOMAIN
26. D
27. I
28. J
29. K
30. H
31. A
32. E
33. F
34. G
35. C
36. The Escaped Prisoner
37. The Shadows
38. The Cave
39. The game
40. The Object on the Parapet
41. T
42. T
43. F
44. F
45. F
46. T
47. T
48. F
49. T
50. F

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A –CALABARZON
Division of Laguna
STA. MARIA INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
Santa Maria Laguna

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Test I. Intersubjectivity. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. How do you best explain this phrase given by St. Augustine of Hippo, “No human being should become an
end to himself/herself?”
a. We are responsible to our neighbors as we are to our own actions
b. It only takes a while to live and that is only an individual effort
c. The human person is oriented toward only for himself/herself
d. The human person experiences his wholeness in virtue of his relation to one’s self.
2. He believes that the human person is the one who exists and acts in a conscious will and self-determination.
a. Martin Buber b. Pope John Paul II
c. Wojtyla d. Jean Jacques Rousseau
3. The human person is not just being-in-the-world but being-with-others, or being-in-relation. One great
example of this is?
a. Hatred to your enemy b. Sincerity and concern to others
c. Children exploitation d. Bullying
4. The equality in love is the equality of being, not of having. This simply means that?
a. In love, I do not surrender my liberty to the other
b. I do not become a slave to the other
c. In love, the two freedoms become one and each becomes mere free
d. All of the above
5. Which of the following is the best example of intersubjectivity
a. Ben has always loved dogs. When his parents let him choose a family pet, he picks a Labrador puppy from
the shelter
b. When Anna was twelve, her sister told her that pickles are rotten cucumbers. Because of this, Anna now
orders all her burgers without pickles
c. When Sarah was fifteen, she went exploring in a cave and became trapped. And she is now afraid of closed
spaces
d. Tony was born with vision in only one eye. Because of this, he sometimes has difficulty perceived depth.
6. Which of the following statement is true
a. Most people with disabilities cannot work
b. Human person can live on his own without the help of others
c. It is impossible to appreciate PWD’s and those from the underprivileged sectors of the society
d. Everybody deserves to be treated as human being no matter what he/she looks like
7. The following are perception about persons with disabilities (PWD) except;
a. PWD are people with the same right as what other people does.
b. PWD’s are less productive.
c. PWD’s could possibly engage into various social activities.
d. PWD’s can contribute to the economic growth of the society.
8. The following are the characteristics of the underprivileged, except?
a. Uneducated b. Malnutrition and poor health
c. Victims of calamity d. Lack of shelter

9. Which of the following is not an example of I thou relationship

a. A little boy helping an old woman carrying her things.
b. A man who pays money in exchange of sexual gratification
c. A granddaughter taking care her grandmother who is physically ill.
d. The Philippine government support person with disabilities
10. No human being should become an end to him/herself. We are responsible to our neighbor as we are to our
own action, these simply means that people used the;
a. Freedom of choice b. Pleasure pain principle
c. Rational thinkers d. Rational animal
11. Which of the following senses becomes powerful when you are blind?
a. Auditory/olfactory b. Cutaneous/visual
c. Gustatory/auditory d. Extrasensory perception (ESP)
12. The human person is not just being in the world but being-with-others, or being- in the world but being with
the following EXCEPT
a. Acceptable b. Sincerity
c. Respect d. Rejection
13. A person experiencing an event can be called a/an___
a. Subject b. Object
c. Intersubjectivity d. Narrator
14. The event a character experiences or goal he or she wants to achieve, is called a/an
a. Subject b. Object
c. Protagonist d. Antagonist
15. Which of the following physical disabilities you least likely want to acquire?
a. Blindness b. Deafness
c. Paralyzed d. None of the above
16. This type of society focuses on the production of crops and rising of farm animals
a. Industrial b. Virtual
c. Agricultural d. None of these
17. What type of society where factories are seen as the center of work?
a. Virtual b. Industrial
c. Agricultural d. None of these
18. This type of individual in the society constitutes blue-collared workers
a. Middle Class b. Lower Class
c. Working Class d. Upper Class
19. It refers to the beliefs, customs, arts etc. of a particular society, group, place or time
a. Religion b. Politics
c. Culture d. None of these
20. This refers to a society that focuses on producing and selling information
a. Modern Industrial b. Post Industrial
c. Both A and B d. Neither A nor B.
21. An old form of social system which is still practiced in India
a. Caste system b. Apartheid System
c. Both A or B d. Neither A nor B
22. The following are characteristics of middle class except one
a. Consist of white collared workers b. With minimal material difficulties
c. Professional services for income d. With low career opportunities
23. It refers to the belief of an individual to a ‘Supreme Being “
a. Denomination b. Religion
c. Sect d. Cults
24. It is a movement in which machines changed people’s way of life as well as their methods of manufacture.
a. Industrial Revolution b. Renaissance Period
c. Period of Enlightenment d. Scientific Revolution
25. It is the stage wherein the seeker simply accepts the laws of nature as expression of divine existence.
a. Faith b. Religion
c. Taboo d. Sect

Test II. True or False.

1. Most people with disabilities cannot work.
2. Words such as wheelchair-bound, handicapped, or with special needs are acceptable to use.
3. The Paralympics are people with disabilities.
4. People with disabilities want to be respected and have the same opportunities as people without disabilities.
5. Apolinario Mabini’s disability deterred him from achieving his goals.
6. Intersubjectivity refers to our relation with people, emphasizing not individual experience but social beings.
7. In the medieval era, faith and reason were separate.
8. Changes in the society remained simple.
9. Globalization is both beneficial and destructive.
10. Friends are important for they know and accept us for who we are. However, we end up pleasing them.
11. For Plato, soldiers ought to have political power.
12. You only live once—but if you work it right, once is enough.
13. To live an authentic existence always requires a leap of faith.
14. For a person to be happy, he has to live a virtuous life.
15. Modernity is not just machines and use of money but also an attitude.

Test III. Essay. (10 points)

What is the message of the picture? Write your reflection about this picture in your
answer sheet.
 CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS
The student was able to explain
the social issues and analyze
CONTENT 5
them using the assigned social
science approaches
Analysis was clear and concise
ANALYSIS 3
based on the data presented.
The paper was well-written with
ORGANIZATION 2
ideas easily conveyed to readers.
TOTAL 10