FRANCISCO P.

CONSOLACION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

I-Read the questions carefully and ENCIRCLE the letter of the 2. “Hitler was a vegetarian, which is why I don’t trust
correct answer in your best choice. vegans.”
NOTE: YOU MAY NOT START TO READ THE QUESTIONS a. 1
PRINTED ON THE SUBSEQUENT PAGES OF THIS QUESTION b. 2
PAPER UNTIL INSTRUCTED THAT YOU MAY DO SO BY THE 11. Which famed 18th century philosopher wrote “The Critique
INVIGILATOR. of Pure Reason”?
a. David Hume
1. What philosophical school of thought did Jean-Paul Satre b. Immanuel Kant
belong to? c. Marquis de Sade
a. Existentialism 12. What is the objection from consciousness” to Turing Test?
b. Bacchanalianism a. Testing consciousness is circular because one must
c. Absurdism be conscious to evaluate the test from
2. Which two German theorized that God was dead? consciousness.
a. Nietzche and Hegel b. Only consciousness things think. Computers are not
b. Heideger and Wittgenstein conscious, so, computers cannot think.
3. What is meant by the term Skeptic? c. Science has shown that animals that do not exhibit
a. Someone who denies all possibility of knowledge, or any linguistic behavior are in fact consciousness.
rational beliefs. d. Each of us has knowledge only of our own
b. Someone who thinks everyone is a liar. consciousness, so we can be sure only that we
c. Someone who believes everything people say. ourselves think.
4. “Cogito ergo sum” is a Latin philosophical proposition 13. If you are glad that this test and chapter are finally over…
usually translated into English as “I think, Therefore I am”. a. Yu must not have any mental states.
Which 17th century philosopher developed this b. You must have left all your brain states at home.
proposition? c. You must have run over and killed several baby
a. Henry More qualia on the way to class this morning.
b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz d. Your “epi” must be really phenomenal.
c. René Descartes e. You have learned by now that “E” is always the
5. Why did Descartes say that we should not trust our correct answer to the question 13!
sense? 14. What differentiates a church from religious sectors in
a. Because often things he experienced in dreams sociological terms?
would seem real to him while he was asleep. a. Church members withdraw from mainstream society
b. Because he was a conspiracy theorist. b. Churches only include Christian groups.
c. Because he had poor eyesight and hearing. c. Churches are integrated into the large society.
6. Which of these is the correct definition of “Nihilism”? d. Churches often discourage participation in
a. The belief that all values are baseless and not that mainstream society.
nothing in the world has a real existence. 15. What differentiates the nontheistic religions from
b. The belief that the world is a dark and evil place. monotheism and polytheism?
c. The belief that…oh never mind. There’s no point to a. Nontheistic religions are much younger in comparison
anything, so why bother defining it? to monotheism and polytheism.
7. Which one of these terms is not a real moral theory? b. Nontheistic religion focus on a personal relationship
a. Rationalism with God.
b. Relativism c. Nontheistic religion focus on ethics instead of God.
c. Resistentialism d. Nontheistic religions have many fewer followers
8. What is Utilitarianism? relative to monotheism and polytheism.
a. A doctrine that states actions are morally right if they 16. Which approach to religion was predominating for most of
are useful for the benefit of a majority human history?
b. A doctrine that states human only have value if they a. Agnosticism
are useful, and should be killed if not. b. Atheism
c. A Doctrine that says all power should be in the hands c. Monotheism
of the government. d. Polytheism
9. What is meant by the term “fallacy”? 17. The Buddhist tradition believes that much of what we view
a. A deliberate plot to lie to derail a debate. as true is actually an illusion. In this framework, what can
b. A theory that all women wish they had a penis. striving after the things we want ultimately lead to?
c. A flaw in the structure of an argument which renders a. Suffering
it invalid. b. Envy
10. Which one of these statements fits the definition of a c. Happiness
“slippery slope”fallacy? d. Peace
-It is committed when one allows a certain thing/policy to 18. Which form of skepticism asserts that some things can be
occur, it will in turn allow another thing/policy to occur until known while other things cannot be known?
it hits a dead end. a. Pyrrhonian skepticism
1. “You can’t allow gay marriage. What’s next, people b. Academic skepticism
marrying pets?” c. Total skepticism
d. Modified skepticism
19. Tom believes that man has circumstantial freedom but c. Epistemology
lacks metaphysical freedom. Which philosophy can Tom d. Metaphysics
be said to adhere to? 32. It is Questions concerning knowledge that consider
a. Determinism various theories of knowledge (Philosophy of Knowledge).
b. Compatibilism a. Logic
c. Libertarianism b. Ethics
d. Hedonism c. Epistemology
20. Karl Popper argued that scientific knowledge must have d. Metaphysics
the potential to be disproven if a new observation 33. If you can’t prove that Ken had an affair with nanny, then
contradicts it. What is this principle called? he’s been faithful to his wife is an example of:
a. Deniable a. False dichotomy
b. Falsifiable b. Slippery slope
c. Verifiable c. Begging questions
d. Paradigm shift 34. We should move to the Midwest because the Wall street
21. Which of the following is an example of the primary Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there.
qualities of a piece of fruit? a. Begging questions
a. Beauty b. Appeal to authority
b. Color c. Straw man
c. Size 35. Animal rights activists believe that we shouldn’t keep
d. Taste animals captive and make them do our will. They would
22. According to Kant, which self-consist of our psychological have you abandoned your pets in the wilderness.
state and rational intellect? a. Slippery slope
a. Ideal self b. Begging the question
b. Outer self c. Straw man
c. True self 36. Don’t believe what Kim says about global warming. Kim
d. Inner self dropped out of college!
23. Which concept assets that the mind is separate from the a. Straw man
physical attributes of the body? b. False dichotomy
a. Materialism c. Ad hominem
b. Identity 37. The reason that children are violent is because of all the
c. Individuation violence on TV that they watch. This is an example of
d. Dualism which type of fallacy?
24. Descartes’ work focus on ________. a. Straw man
a. Dualism b. Oversimplified cause
b. Materialism c. Post hoc
c. Monism d. Mere correlation
d. Atheism IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING FALLACIES IN LATIN WORD
25. What does the term “Philosophy” mean? 38. Fallacy of appeal to force/threat -e.g. If you come late to
________________________________ class then you will fail in your exams.
26. Who Created Philosophy? 39. Fallacy of appeal to inappropriate authority) -e.g.The
________________________________ stock market is undergoing hard economic times; because
27. What are the basic concepts that make up a Philosophical McDonald Mariga says so.
question? 40. Fallacy of appeal to mercy/pity -This occurs when one
 does not address the issue at hand but instead seeks
 mercy on the basis of his/her situation/condition. e.g A
 man sentenced to death for murdering his parents
 seeking for pardon because he is an orphan
28. What are the 6 points that Philosophers Study? 41. (Fallacy of appeal to ignorance) -This fallacy is committed
 by the fact that there is no evidence; therefore the
 conclusion comes as a reason to believe the truth of the
 conclusion.
 42. (Fallacy of False Cause) -This fallacy is committed when
 a wrong cause is attributed to an event where the event
 may/should have a different cause. E.g. On 25th
29. It is the study of reasoning and rational arguments. December, 2010, Atieno Odipo died in a road accident.
a. Logic Why? Because he did not believe in the existence of God.
b. Ethics 43. (Fallacy of Appeal to People) -Committed by eliciting/
c. Epistemology exciting emotions; seeking to influence people’s minds -
d. Metaphysics occurs mostly in public speech-making & advertisements
30. What is an example of a necessary condition? (appeal to snobbery).
a. Food 44. (begging the question) -This fallacy occurs when one
b. Water assumes the very thing (s) he’s trying to prove.
c. Shelter 45. (Fallacy against Man)
d. Clothing
31. What was Socrates main philosophical concern?
a. Logic
b. Ethics Good Luck and God Bless 
Sir Wilton 