Timber City Academy

Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

GRADE 12

Final Examination

Name: LRN:
Year & Section: Teacher: Mr. Kim Christian T. Matildo

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Encircle the letter of the BEST answer.

1. The following are the effects of sign consumption except;

a. Critical thinking is suppressed
b. Relationships and activities are reduced to economic activities
c. Materialistic lifestyle
d. Criminality
2. Which among the following shows the best response to throw-away culture?
a. John disposes his iPhone 7 to buy iPhone X
b. The phasing out of technological materials which is out-of-date
c. Stella sold her expensive phone to buy a keypad.
d. Giving away of outdated mobile phones.
3. Market Price refers to
a. Refers to the changing value that a commodity has in the market
b. Refers to the value people desire in the market
c. Refers to the value that a commodity has in the market
d. Refers to the price a seller set in the market
4. Throw-away packaging of products is made problematic by
a. Wrapping of commodities in almost all products in the market
b. Using of plastic straws in fast-food chains
c. Mass production of commodities
d. Phasing out of technological materials
5. He wrote the book entitled “The Society of the Spectacle”
a. Henry Ford
b. Guy Debord
c. Pope Francis
d. George Martinni
6. Egalitarianism is manifested in the following except
a. Unity in a certain community
b. Equal possession among groups of people
c. Superiority over other groups
d. Absence of master and slave relationship
7. This is the society where inequality is ESTABLISHED
a. Hunting and Gathering Societies
b. Horticultural Societies
c. Agrarian Societies
d. Pastoral Societies
8. The greatest advancement of human beings in Hunting and Gathering Society is
a. Domestication of fire
b. Limitation of members around 30 or less
c. Practice of equality
d. Discovery of simple machines
9. The following are the development of Industrial Societies except
a. Advancement in water transportation
b. Further advancement in agricultural techniques and practices
c. Invention of machineries
d. Establishment of the printing press
10. Which among the following does not belong to the group
a. Pastoral b. Horticultural c. Agrarian d. Agricultural
11. The term coined in referring to people who belongs in the Virtual Society is
a. Cybermass b. Netizens c. Virtualizens d. Internetizens
12. With the essence of technology in mind, which of the following is true?
a. Technology can replace genuine human contact
b. Technology can dominate human contact
c. Technology is only an aid to human contact
d. Technology is the source of human contact
13. Disembodied subject means
a. Technological society as the basis of real and genuine interaction
b. Putting aside one’s body because of the alternative provided by technological society
c. Separation of one’s body to technology because of the virtual society
d. Lessened interaction with others because of the advent of technology
14. He is the proponent of the system called “Fordism”
a. Howard Ford
b. Hennery Ford
c. Henry Ford
d. Henrick Ford
15. There are many effects and implications that may be derived out of chat rooms and message boards
except one
a. Any member can participate and has equal footing
b. Leaving a conversation or discussion is just a matter of clicking
c. Commitment is never practice and leads to misunderstanding among people
d. Non-physical interaction makes the participants more relaxed and confident
16. Pastoral Societies are composed of how many members?
a. 50-100 b. 50-200 c. 50- 150 d. 50-250
17. With the essence of technology in mind, which of the following is true?
a. Technology can replace genuine human contact
b. Technology can dominate human contact
c. Technology is only an aid to human contact
d. Technology is the source of human contact
18. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Hunter-gatherers do not establish permanent houses because they have to move as the consume
resources in their environment.
b. Hunter-gatherers are composed of 50 members below
c. Hunter-gatherers do not depend on the natural resources and features of their environment.
d. Hunter-gatherers’ discovered simple machine and its application to traditional farming
19. This is the type of society where inequality started to flourished
a. Hunting and Gathering Society
b. Pastoral Societies
c. Horticultural Society
d. Agrarian Society
20. If Joanna tries to go beyond the concepts and parameters set by standards of goodness, what is she
adhering to?
a. Meta-Ethics
b. Ethical Standards
c. Normative Ethics
d. Ethics
21. If you have the same mindset with the philosopher Empodocles, what would you probably do?
a. Believe that it is the air that holds our soul together
b. Jump off in the deep ocean because water is life
c. Do anything recklessly since a person is immortal
d. Apply basic concepts of geometry
23. Which among the following is true?
a. Form refers to the soul while matter refers to the body
b. Matter refers to the soul while form refers to the body
c. Matter and form is the basic composition of the soul
d. Matter and form is the basic composition of the body
24. What is the difference between primary and secondary reflection?
a. The objectivity of the certain reflection
b. The form where the reflection is being done
c. The length of each answer
d. The statement of the certain reflection
25. Who among them does not belong to the group?
a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Pythagoras d. Descartes
26. With the I-It relationship in mind, which among the situations best illustrates it?
a. Listening to your friend’s sentiments about a topic and use it as resource for a feature article
b. Not listening to your friend since he lied to you so many times
c. Interacting to your friends because you know it is the only way for you to take advantage
d. Just reduced your friends to mere objects and leave without making use of them
27. In the different levels of attribution of moral consideration, which among the following refers Humans?
a. Anthropocentrism
b. Panthocentrism
c. Biocentrism
d. Humanism
28. What situation best shows the uncritical use of emotive terms?
a. Saying that a person is “poor” because he/she cannot eat three times a day
b. A candidate who promises “betterment” for the people
c. Using the inappropriate words in writing
d. Terming “Social Climer” to label or characterize a certain person
29. Which among the following does not belong to the group?
a. Hasty Generalization
b. The dismissal of a moral position on the basis of their origin
c. Mistaking in Causal Reasoning
d. The uncritical use of emotive terms
30. This is the continuing challenge
a. Water Scarcity
b. Climate Change
c. Preservation of Endangered Species
d. Sustainable Development
31. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Hunter-gatherers do not establish permanent houses because they have to move as the consume
resources in their environment.
b. Hunter-gatherers are composed of 50 members below
c. Hunter-gatherers do not depend on the natural resources and features of their environment.
d. Hunter-gatherers’ discovered simple machine and its application to traditional farming
32. This is the unique desire of human.
a. Desire for unlimited foods
b. Desire to be desired
c. Desire to have a girlfriend/boyfriend
d. Desire for wealth, fame and power.
33. Strength and power comes into this form except
a. Good Looks b. Wealth c. Social Rank d. Love
34. Miguel was not able to answer the question given to him by his teacher. He then told the teacher that
the question was so wide and general. We can now infer that the characteristic of philosophical question
applied is,
a. Questions are not answerable by “yes” or “no”
b. No single methodology for answering these questions
c. Questions seem to have no practical utility
d. These questions are often broad or general
35. The importance of examining our beliefs is
a. We will be able to test whether or not they are worth holding on to
b. We will be able to become more rational beings
c. We will be able to stand with our principles
d. We will become agents of change in our community
36. As an eastern philosopher, one must believe that
a. Religion and Values are life’s greatest virtue
b. Logic and Rationality is essential
c. Innovation and progress must be present always
d. Science is the key to productivity
37. This is crucial to the salinity of the ocean.
a. Ice Caps b. Polar Bears c. Carbon Gas d. Pollution
38. “Cogito, Ergo, Sum” is a statement of
a. Pythagoras b. Rene Descartes c. Thales d. Socrates
39. Barney, who came from a very prominent private school transferred to a public institution. There he
adjusted to so many things such as the facilities, scheduling of class, and even the students he interacts
with. One day, he met a friend who came from a rural area. He then calls this new friend as “NPA!”. As a
result, the other students refrained from talking to that student whom Barney referred to as “NPA”. What
mistake in moral reasoning is applied in the situation?

a. Faulty Causal Reasoning

b. Uncritical use of emotive term
c. Hasty Generalization
d. The dismissal of a moral position on the basis of their origin
40. Thales believed that water is the answer to his question, “What is the underlying substance that reality is
made of.” This is supported with the fact that,
a. Water is the phase of mater that can transform into solid only.
b. Water is everywhere
c. Water is gives life to all living organisms.
d. Water composes every human being.

II. Essay

Directions: Answer the following questions below. Make sure that it will be written
comprehensibly.

1. What is the most significant lesson that you learned from this subject? (10 Points)

2. Since we are about to finish the course, what message do you want to LEAVE before we end. (10 Points)

Passing Prelim Exam is OKAY.

Passing Midterm Exam is also OKAY.
Passing Semi-Final Exam is very OKAY.

BUT passing all the exams without

learning something IS NEVER EVER OKAY!

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