GE 8 – UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTOR: CHRISME S. GUC-ONG

NAME: ____________________________ DATE: ____________

COURSE/SECTION: ______________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF 80 ITEMS THAT ARE CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR PARTS, AND YOU WILL
HAVE 90 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY.

TEST I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

INSTRUCTION: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if the statement is wrong and underline the word that
make the sentence false and write the correct answer. Write your answer in the space provided before the number. (2 points each)

___________________1. Culture is dynamic and constantly evolving.

___________________2. Freedom sometimes entails then right to choose.
___________________3. Ethics are dictated by society, culture and religion.
___________________4. Philosophy and history are both logical bodies of knowledge.
___________________5. Economically, freedom is coined as liberty but relatively the same.
___________________6. Moral agents are only those who can be held responsible for their actions.
___________________7. According to Kant, there is no perfect solution to the problem or moral dilemma.
___________________8. No one can simply say which behavior is a moral one because all behaviors are.
___________________9. The individual acquires a certain pattern of beliefs, values, behavior, and actions through the process of
conditioning.
___________________10. Children and adults with certain mental disabilities may have little or no capacity to be moral agents.

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION

A. INSTRUCTION: Identify to what each of the following statements refers to. Write your answer in the space provided before the
number. (2 points each)

___________________1. It is described as the science of all sciences.

___________________2. A type of culture enjoyed by small group within society.
___________________3. It is a fundamental requirement for any moral decision.
___________________4. A being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.
___________________5. A concept of love which is passionate and often referred to as a sexual desire.
___________________6. It is a mode of acquiring culture that takes place during the process of socialization.
___________________7. It is a type of culture that is linked with the elite, upper class society, those families and individuals with
an ascribed status position.
___________________8. According to him, freedom is the highest order of life, which served as the foundation of all perfection and
is their necessary condition.
___________________9. A mode of acquiring culture by formal teaching or training which may take place anywhere the
individuals find his/her self-interacting with his fellow humans.
___________________10. A philosophical discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong.

B. INSTRUCTION: Identify what kind of standard each rule refers to. Write MS for moral standard and NMS for non-moral
standard. Write your answer in the space provided.

____________1. “No U-Turns” ____________6. “Respect Others’ Rights”

____________2. “Do Not Covet” ____________7. “No Parking”
____________3. “Do Not Bear False witness” ____________8. “Tell the Truth”
____________4. Mathematics Rules ____________9. “No Pets Allowed”
____________5. “Use your Seat Belt while Driving” ____________10. “Do Not Discriminate”

TEST III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

INSTRUCTION: Read each statement carefully and SELECT the LETTER of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space
provided before the number.

____1. What defines the character of an individual?

a. Behavior c. Morals
b. Ethics d. Philosophy
____2. What are generated guidelines framed by the society?
a. Rules c. Morals
b. Ethics d. Philosophy
____3. Who is the Greek philosopher who first coined the philosophy and considered as the first pure mathematician?
a. Aristotle c. Pythagoras
b. Kant d. Socrates
____4. Who is the founder of philosophy and considered as the father of philosophy?
a. Aristotle c. Socrates
b. René Descartes d. Thales
____5. What do you call a difficult situation in which an individual is confronted/forced to choose between two or more conflicting
options, neither of which is acceptable.
a. Dilemma c. Struggles
b. Distressful situation d. Problematic
____6. Which of the following refers to the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language,
religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts?
a. Culture c. Ethics
b. Dilemma d. Moral Standards
____7. What culture is a minority part of the majority?
a. Cultural Diversity c. High Culture
b. Global Culture d. Subculture
____8. What refers to a concept relating to culturally embedded differences within society?
a. Cultural Diversity c. High Culture
b. Global Culture d. Subculture
____9. Which culture refers to a product of the media dominated world?
a. Global Culture c. Pop Culture
b. High Culture d. Subculture
____10. The following are the characteristics of culture, EXCEPT?
a. Culture is socially shared
b. Culture represents the ideal form of behaviour
c. Culture is distributive
d. Culture is integrative
____11. Which of the following define the personality, attitude, and behavior of a person.
a. Ethics and Morals c. Culture and Morals
b. Ethics and Philosophy d. Rules and Morals
____12. What do you call a cornerstone in ethics.
a. Existence of God c. Immortality of the soul
b. Human Freedom d. Moral Standards
____13. Who stated “Philosophy is something obscure, weird and idiosyncratic”?
a. Aristotle c. Pythagoras
b. Kant d. Santiago
____14. What is the origin of the word “Philos” and “Sophia”?
a. Greek c. Roman
b. Latin d. Hebrew
____15. The following are the importance of culture, EXCEPT?
a. Culture influences behavior
b. Culture is dynamic, it evolves
c. Culture affects perception
d. Our culture shapes our value and belief system
____16. What do you call a person who has the ability to discern right from wrong and to be held accountable for his or her own
actions?
a. Ancestors c. Human
b. God d. Moral Agent
____17. What do you call a situation in which the person making the decision must consider two or more moral values or duties but
can only honor one of them?
a. Distressful situation c. Problematic situation
b. Moral dilemma d. Stressful situation
____18. Which refers to a social, national, international or macro level of dilemma.
a. Moral Dilemma c. Personal Dilemma
b. Organizational Dilemma d. Structural Dilemma
____19. What is the highest concept of love?
a. Agape c. Eros
b. Cultus d. Phillia
____20. What do you call a statement to govern human conduct in addressing specific and peculiar situations to sustain orderly and
healthy human relation.
a. Ethical Principles c. Non-moral Standards
b. Moral Standards d. Rules
TEST IV. MATCHING TYPE
INSTRUCTION: Match the disciplines of philosophy in Column A to their definition in Column B. Write your answer in the space
provided.

Column A Column B

______1. The science of the morality of human acts a. Philosophy and Religion
______2. The study of the validity of knowledge b. Social Philosophy
______3. The study of human and their relation to the society. c. Aesthetics
______4. The philosophical study of beauty. d. Logic
______5. Both discuss the fundamentals truths about universe e. Philosophy and Science
______6. The study of God and the divine f. Cosmology
______7. It seeks to explain the fundamental concepts of being g. Philosophy and Mathematics
______8. Both are logical bodies of knowledge h. Theology
______9. The study of right and reasoning. i. Ethics
______10. the study of real things in the universe. j. Epistemology
k. Metaphysics

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