Summative Test
Introduction to the Philosophy of the
Human Person
Q1
I. Directions: Choose the best answer from
the given choices. Write the letter of your
chosen answer on the blank before the
number.
____1. Which of the following parts of human body
___9. It is a perspective that focuses on the
keep keen insights and clear thinking?
specific aspects of situation.
a. ears b. eyes c. heart d. forehead
a. holistic c. partial and holistic
b. partial d. personal
____2. Philosophy comes from two Greek words,
____10. It is a perspective that considers
“philia” means love and “Sophia” means __.
the “bigger picture” when looking at the
a. idea b. intellect c. truth d.
problems and situations.
wisdom
a. holistic b. partial and holistic c. partial
___3. Which of the following group of words
d. public
describes wisdom?
a. answers, beliefs, understanding, holding
___11. Which branch of philosophy deals
b. seeing, questioning, doubting, thinking
with nature, sources, limitations and validity
c. questions, doubt, reasons, seeking
of knowledge?
d. seeing, hearing, feeling, thinking
a. Aesthetics b. Ethics c. Epistemology
___4. It has the capacity to think, understand,
d. Logic
make decision, and put into action.
___12. Which branch of philosophy deals
a. idea b. intellect c. love d. knowledge with nature, sources, limitations and validity
of knowledge?
___5. Which of the following statement does not a. Aesthetics b. Ethics c. Epistemology
belong on what philosophy is? d. Logic
a. a quest for wisdom b. based on preferences ___13. He is a mathematician and scientist,
or feelings c. particular methodic type of and was credited with formulating the
thought d. possession of intellectual Pythagorean theorem.
knowledge a. Democritus b. Pythagoras c. Heraclitus
d. Plato
___6.Which of the following statement does not
belong on what philosophy is not? ___14. These requires a person to be willing
to examine one’s thoughts, feelings and
a. sensitive b. simply a theory or something c. actions and to learn more about one’s life
quest for wisdom d. based on preferences or and experiences.
feelings a. Meditation b. Self Examination
____7. It is the study or discipline that uses human c. Reflection D. Thinking
reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons,
and principles which governs all things. ___15. He was considered as the foremost
philosopher of ancient times.
a. Humanities b. Philosophy c. Science d. Social A. Aristotle b.Plato
Science c. Epicurus d. Socrates
____8. According to Plato, to wonder is a
philosophical wisdom which means to ___. II. Why we need to study Philosophy?(10pts)
a. use your senses c. ask questions
b. ask for answer d. think