SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM 2016

INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

LONG QUIZ 4
Man and His Environment
Freedom
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment and humanitys place
within it?
A. ecology
C. anthropocentrism
B. environmental philosophy
D. deep ecology
2. How do we call the belief that humans are the central and most significant species on the planet?
A. Deep ecology
C. Environmental philosophy
B. Gaia hypothesis
D. Anthropocentrism
3. What view suggests that non-organic elements in the planet plays a significant role in maintaining balance
in the environment as they interact with living organisms to regulate the various systems that enable life to
continue thriving on earth?
A. Gaia hypothesis
C. Environmental ethics
B. Deep ecology
D. Environmental aesthetics
4. How do we call the view that emphasizes the preservation of the environment is beneficial for humans, as it
will continue to provide for the present and future generations?
A. environmentalism
C. environmental ethics
B. social ecology
D. environmental justice
5. It applies an ecological and ethical approach in analyzing society, and sees a relationship between social
problems and environmental problems.
A. Environmental justice
C. Environmentalism
B. Social ecology
D. Climate justice
6. It considers climate change as a significant ethical, social, and political issue.
A. Environmental justice
C. Climate justice
B. Environmental aesthetics
D. Social ecology
7. It refers to the fair distribution of environmental benefits, as well as the burden of meeting environmental
challenges.
A. Environmental justice
C. Social ecology
B. Environmentalism
D. Climate ethics
8. It discusses the concepts of beauty in nature but has recently been increasingly influenced by
environmental concerns.
A. Social ecology
C. Environmentalism
B. Environmental ethics
D. Environmental aesthetics
9. A phenomenon characterized by increased temperatures throughout the planet, resulting in severe
changes in climate.
A. Global warming
C. Natural disasters
B. Climate change
D. Greenhouse effect
10. A global celebration intended to raise awareness of environmental issues and inspire action.
A. Environment Month
C. Earth Hour
B. Earth Day
D. Green Peace

11. It is a social and political concept which has great significance in how people participate in society.
A. rights
C. free will
B. social contract
D. freedom
12. it refers to a person taking control of his or her own life and fulfilling ones potential.
A. Positive liberty
C. Free will
B. Negative liberty
D. Socialism
13. It is the freedom from external restraint, barriers, and other interferences from other people.
A. Positive liberty
C. Free will
B. Negative liberty
D. Socialism
14. It upholds the preservation of individual rights and stresses the role of the government in protecting these
civil rights.
A. Legal rights
C. Libertarianism
B. Natural rights
D. Liberalism
15. It believes that the individual, not the government, is the best judge in upholding and exercising rights.
A. Legal rights
C. Liberalism
B. Natural rights
D. Libertarianism
16. It considers freedom as the freedom to acquire economic resources and the ability to work and act
according to ones desires.
A. Rights
C. Socialism
B. Legal rights
D. Natural rights
17. It refers to rights which are innate in the person such as the right to life.
A. Natural rights
C. Free will
B. Legal rights
D. Determinism
18. These are rights that are based on societys customs and laws, and are enacted by legislation and
enforced by a government.
A. Legal rights
C. Determinism
B. Free will
D. Natural rights
19. It refers to the capacity of a person to act and exert control over his or her behavior.
A. Free will
C. Human agency
B. Free action
D. Human freedom
20. It is the capacity to choose from alternative courses of action or decision.
A. Free action
C. Human freedom
B. Human agency
D. Free will
21. It is the freedom to perform an action without any obstacles or hindrances.
A. Human agency
C. Human freedom
B. Free action
D. Free will
22. It refers to free will as the use of our mental faculties. It assumes that we have free will due to our intellect
and that each human action is based on rationality and sound judgment.
A. Free action
C. Hierarchical model
B. Faculties model
D. Free will
23. It argues that free will is based on human wants and desires. An individual is faced with various wants and
desires that need to be met.
A. Hierarchical model
C. Faculties model
B. Reasons-response view
D. Free will

24. It believes that man has free will because he or she is able to entertain reasons not to enact a certain
decision and act upon them when that need arises.
A. Hierarchical model
C. Free will
B. Faculties model
D. Reasons-response view
25. It is a philosophical view that believes that every event in the world is brought about by underlying causes
or factors.
A. Fate
C. Free will
B. Determinism
D. Freedom
26. It refers to the status of deserving praise or blame for ones actions and decisions.
A. Social responsibility
C. Moral responsibility
B. Society pressure
D. Compatibilist view
27. It is the freedom of a person to take control of his or her own life.
A. Negative liberty
C. Free will
B. Natural rights
D. Positive liberty
28. The rights based on societys customs, norms, and laws.
A. Negative liberty
B. Legal rights
C. Natural rights
D. Free will
29. It refers to either deserving reward or punishment for an action.
A. Determinism
C. Freedom
B. Moral responsibility
D. Bribe
30. This view believes that everything in reality has an underlying cause.
A. Determinism
C. Free will
B. Destiny
D. Fate

31. It is the branch of philosophy that studies causality?

A. Teleology
C. Epistemology
B. Etiology
D. Religion
32. It refers to the ability of a person to apply knowledge to daily life particularly in making sound
choices and judgment in the practical aspects of life?
A. Knowledge
C. Reasoning
B. Truth
D. Wisdom
33. It is the school established by Plato?
A. Lyceum
B. Academy

C. Utopia
D. Republic

34. It is the name of the school founded by Aristotle?

A. Academy
C. Logic
B. School of Thought
D. Lyceum
35. What is the main feature of Scholasticism?
A. Emphasis on morality, virtue, calm, and emotional fortitude
B. Application of philosophy to define and explain religious doctrines
C. Emphasis on the human person; use of philosophy to understand society, nature and humanity
D. Reason and logic considered the basis of knowledge and belief

36. How do you call the period in history characterized by a movement away from religion and
medieval scholasticism and towards humanism?
A. Dark ages
C. Enlightenment
B. Renaissance
D. Pre-Socratic
37. The belief that humans can solve their own problems through reliance on reason and the scientific
method?
A. Empiricism
C. Humanism
D. Renaissance
B. Logic
38. Who is known for the phrase God is dead?
A. Nietzsche
B. Peirce

C. Jean-Paul Sartre
D. Voltaire

39. The belief that non-human entities such as animals, plants and inanimate objects possess a
spiritual essence?
A. Animism
C. Buddhism
B. Shintoism
D. Hinduism
40. Which religion believes that God created the universe and is present everywhere and in
everything?
A. Islam
C. Sikhism
B. Christians
D. Taoism
41. What makes doing philosophy different from doing other disciplines of science?
A. It always ends with a conclusion.
C. It always requires logical and critical thinking.
B. It always requires empirical proof.
D. It always asks questions about life.
42. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors in doing philosophy.
B. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.
A. A is true; B is false.
C. Both A and B are true.
B. A is false; B is true.
D. Both A and B are false.
43. How do you describe philosophy that provides methodologies and insights as to how societal
questions can be answered such as moral dilemmas of euthanasia or same-sex marriage?
A. philosophy as an intellectual activity
C. philosophy as love of wisdom
B. philosophy in life
D. philosophy as a body of knowledge
44. How do you describe philosophy as applied to human experience, or everyday life, denotes the
use of philosophy as an intellectual activity?
A. philosophy as an intellectual activity
C. philosophy as love of wisdom
B. philosophy in life
D. philosophy as a body of knowledge
45. What does doing philosophy mean?
A. displays useless knowledge or minute observances to small details
B. engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies to eliminate any practical problem or
abstract idea
C. looking back on previous experiences and evaluate their meaning or significance in life
D. looking into all available perspectives and work on their relationship to come up with sound,
logical, and valid conclusions

46. Who said that fire is the single original element?

A. Socrates
C. Democritus
B. Heraclitus
D. Pythagoras
47. Who believes that one should not only talk of virtues but should show it in words and actions?
A. Plato
C. Aristotle
B. Socrates
D. Diogenes of Sinope
48. Who said that Everything is composed of the simplest part of the four elements or roots: Fire,
Air, Earth, and Water.?
A. Zeno
C. Empedocles
B. Heraclitus
D. Anaxagoras
49. Who said that all ideas and views are based on perception and our reality is based on what we
can sense and perceive?
A. Socrates
C. Aristotle
B. Plato
D. Archimedes
50. Who said that Man is the measure of all things, of things that are, that they are, and of things that
are not, that they are not.?
A. Democritus
C. Pythagoras
B. Protagoras
D. Aristotle