JMJ Marist Brothers Midterm Examination

Notre Dame of Marbel University August 6-9, 2019

City of Koronadal Mr. Laurence N. Balo

Philo 11 – Logic

General Directions: This examination is good for 1 hour only. Follow the directions carefully and choose
your answers wisely. Remember to keep your dignity and integrity unstained by not stealing other’s
answers. If you have any question regarding anything connected to this examination, do not hesitate to
silently go to your teacher for clarification.

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I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the identified
word or phrase to make the statement true. (20 points)
1. Philosophy is a discipline in which questions are more important than answers.
2. The world is reflected on by philosophy from a specific perspective.
3. A philosopher is a person who is genuinely interested and attempts to find out the truth.
4. Philosophy is a process of accepting our socio-cultural conditionings.
5. Logic is vital to combat fallacies and sophism.
6. Gottfried Von Wilhelm Leibniz is the father of formal logic.
7. To pursue knowledge for the sake of progress is the goal of Philosophy.
8. Simple Apprehension is the act of the intellect wherein by the acts of our senses we mentally grasp a
thing without affirming or denying anything about it.
9. For Plato, matter and form are interdependent.
10. Philosophy investigates into the causes and principles of reality by means of rationalization.

III. SUPPLY THE ANSWER: Give what is asked for.

A. Complete the table. (8 points)

Operations 2. Expression Logical Issues

Apprehension Idea 4. 6.
1. Enunciation 5. 7.
Reasoning 3. Syllogism 8.

B. Classify terms using the 10 categories. (20 points)

1. Substance Pamphlet Champagne

2. Quality
3. Quantity
4. Relation
5. Action
6. Passion
7. Time
8. Place
9. Posture
10. Habit

C. Simplify ideas using the 5 predicables. (10 points)

1. Genus
2. Specie Mike Enriquez iPhone XS Max
3. Difference
4. Property
5. Accident

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D. CONVERSION: Convert INVALID arguments to VALID arguments. (10 points)
All cellphones are gadgets Conversion
All electronics are gadgets
Therefore, all cellphones are electronic

All teachers are educators

Edmar is an educator
Therefore, Edmar is a teacher

If it rains, then the ground will be wet

It did not rain
Therefore, the ground is not wet

III. SENTENCE COMPLETION: Complete the sentence by giving the missing term or concept. (10 points)
1. The father of logic is an ancient philosopher named _______________.
2. The unessential trait of a predicate is __________________.
3. A universal term that expresses a feature that does not form part of the essence of the subject but
necessarily derives from its essence in an exclusive and distinctive manner is ________________.
4. The statement “Bachelors are unmarried men” is an example of _____________ truth.
5. An idea that expresses a nature or a formal reason that may be found in many individuals in a sense that
is the same only in proportional manner is _______________.
6. The proper objects of phantasm are ________________.
7. An idea that expresses a nature or a formal reason that may be found in individuals in exactly the same
sense and manner is ________________.
8. A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions is called
a/an __________________.
9. A set of symbols by which things, ideas and thought or feelings that are communicated to others is
_________________.
10. The manner in which a universal idea when used as a predicate of a proposition expresses a pat of the
essence of its subject is called ______________.
III. ENUMERATION: Give what is asked for. (10 points)
1-5. List 5 kinds of Truths
6-10. Give 5 reasons why logic is important
11-12. List the two general types of reasoning
IV. ESSAY: Answer the questions briefly but substantially. (20 points)
1. Explain how logic can be a means and an end at the same time.
2. Create a slogan that will show the importance of logic in our lives and explain your output.
Criteria Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Substance and Content 4 3 2 1
Grammar and Punctuation 3 2 1 0.5
Capacity for original Insight 3 2 1 0.5

“No one care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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