Final Examination

INTRO. TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

S.Y. 2018-2019

Name: _____________________________ Date: ___________Score________

Section: ____________________________ Prof. Dennis M. Batoleña, SThB

I. Directions: Read each item carefully; then, choose the letter of the best answer. Write
your answers in the answer sheet. STRICTLY NO ERASURE.

1. Majority of abortions take place between

A. 8-12 weeks B. 12-16 weeks
C. 16-20 weeks D. later than 20 weeks

2. From when does human life begin?

A. 21 days B. 7 days
C. at fertilization D. at birth
3. At what age does the heart of a fetus begin to beat?
A. 21 days B. 7 days
C. at fertilization D. at birth
4. Heartbeat, brain waves and response to touch are present in an unborn child by
A. 2 months B. 3 months
B. 4 months D. at birth
5. Quote by Karl Marx on life after death. Religion is the:
A. Opium of the People B. Oppressor of the People
C. Drug of the People D. Savour of the People
6. What (according to Marx) is religion a way of doing?
A. For the poor to gain power B. For philosophers to gain control
C. For the rich to oppress the poor E. For gaining more spirituality within
society
7. What is the meaning of "opium of the people"?
A. Lots of free drugs for people
B. It is OK for us to suffer in this life as we will be rewarded in the next - the poor
are being exploited by the rich
C. A way for us not to feel any pain because we don't care
D. The poor people can get away with anything
8. Is morality a human or divine construct?
A. Human B. Divine
9. Why should we not be rewarded for morality?
A. It is a human construct and therefore not appropriate
B. It is a divine construct and we are not divine
C. There is no reward so we will not be rewarded
D. It is not worth a reward
E. Our actions are never moral so we should never be rewarded

10. What is the problem with relying on the Bible to tell us what is right and wrong?
A. It is all wrong B. It is all right
C. It is not really the word of God D. It is contradictory in places
11. What is wrong with doing good now for the promise of eternal salvation?
A. Morality is a human construct B. God does not want us to do good
C. We don't know what is right or wrong D. It is selfish
12. Which of these could be misplaced a motivation for us doing good?
A. The fear of hell B. The fear of death
C. There is no afterlife D. The desire to do good
13. Why can we not verify life after death empirically?
A. We have not experienced it B. God has not told us what it is like
C. Ideas about life after death are varied D. Life after death is impossible
14. Why would a lack of evidence for a soul effect Christian beliefs?
A. We don't have souls B. Our souls die when we die
C. A soul is needed for dualism D. God talks to us through our souls
15. How could we explain near death experiences?
A. Remembering experiences or knowledge gained in early life
B.A 'tape' of past events
C. Thought reading
D. Hallucinations due to oxygen starvation or illness
16. How does Dawkins describe the concept of life after death?
A. Misguided B. Accurate
C. Brilliant D. Delusional
17. Why (according to Dawkins) did we 'make up' the concepts of life after death?
A. Because we are delusional B. Because we are intelligent beings
C. Human brilliance D. Human arrogance
18. How (according to Dawkins) can we become better human beings?
A. By rejecting concepts of life after death
B. By following the word of God
C. By believing in science and religion
D. By abusing all believers
19. Why (according to Dawkins) is religion better than science?
A. Scientists are cleverer than clergy men
B. Science is always right
C. Science provides evidence but religion only depends on faith
D. Science tells us everything but religion only tells us a little
20. What is wrong with the statement "life after death"?
A. It depends on religion
B. Science hasn't proved it
C. There are no capital letters
D. It is logically impossible
21. How does Jordon et al define death?
A. The complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living creature,
the end of life
B. The beginning of a new life after the ending of a next
C. The complete and absolute end to life
D. The death of the human body but not of the soul
22. Which of God's characteristics would be at odds with the idea of hell?
A. Omni benevolence B. Omnipotence
C. Omnipresence D. Omniscience
23. Why might hell be seen as unjust?
A. It burns people B. God does not choose to send you there
C. It is not 'run' by God D. It is a state of separation from others
24. If hell is a physical place where have people suggested it may be?
A. The Other Side of the Moon or Under The Earth
B. The Other Side of the Universe or Opposite to Heaven
C. In the center of the Earth
D. Outside of the Universe
25. If hell is not a physical place what might it be?
A. Our own mind B. Our worst fears
C. The end of life D. A state of separation from God or other people
26. How might the concepts of life after death be seen as psychologically damaging?
A. We are delusional to believe in them
B. They force us to live our lives in a certain way
C. They only provide false hope
D. They are the "opium of the people"
27. Which of these is a reason why life after death may still be relevant?
A. It is still part of contemporary society B. God is always right
C. The Bible says so D. Marx has argued for it
28. What might religious belief offer us?
A. Comfort B. An excuse to behave in a certain way
C. Rules to live our life by D. A way to prove science wrong
29. Why does life after death provide a purpose to life?
A. It gives us something to work towards
B. It proves that God is right
C. It helps us maintain control over people
D. It gives structure to society
30. How does life after death provide a solution to the problem of evil?
A. Good gets rewarded B. Evil does get punished
C. Shows Gods Omni benevolence D. Proves God exists
31. Which of these is NOT a stage of forgiveness?
A. Contrition B. Confession
C. Acts of Satisfaction D. Punishment
32. Where is this a quote from: "A dungeon horrible on all sides round. As one great
furnace flamed; yet from those flames no light but rather darkness visible. Served only to
discover sights of woe. Regions of sorrow, doleful shades"
A. Paradise Lost B. Dante's Inferno
C. The Bible D. The Tibetan Book of the Dead
33. What might religious beliefs in life after death make us do?
A. Live a moral life B. Resent the church
C. Believe in science D. Become happier
34. Which of these is a Catholic definition of heaven?
A. The state of supreme happiness B. A dungeon horrible on all sides round
C. The opium of the people D. A place used to impress simple people
35. What is written in Mathew 25: 31-46?
A. The parable of the sheep and the goats
B. Jesus's last supper
C. The Parable of the1 last judgement
D. A warning about how we should live a moral life
36. Which of these is not an example for proving life after death?
A. The Bible B. Near Death Experience
C. Regression D. Spiritualism
37. It deals with the philosophical study of the nature of consciousness.
A. History of Philosophy C. Philosophy of Ideas
B. Philosophy of mind D. Metaphysics
38. A principle is that from which something proceeds in any manner whatsoever.
A. Highest Principle C. Second Cause
B. First Cause D. Intrinsic Principle
39. It is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time, and at the same
respect.
A. Principle of Identity C. First Cause
B. Principle of Non-contradiction D. Principle of Double Effect
40. A thing is either is or is not; everything must be either be or neither; between being
and not being, there is no middle ground possible.
A. Principle of Identity C. Principle of Non-
Contradiction
B. Principle of Excluded Middle D. First cause
41. It is anything that conveys to the mind something other than itself.
A. Idea C. Concept
B. Sign D. Term
42. This fallacy “appeals to the audience’s sense of altruism and mercy instead of
presenting evidence or a rational argument.”
A. Argumentum ad Hominem C. Argumentum ad Populum
B. Accident D.Argumentum ad misericondiam
43. This fallacy ‘assumes the truth of what one seeks to prove, in the effort to prove it.
A. False Cause C. Petitio Principii
 B. Accident C. Converse Accident
44. The conversion of “All three-sided figures are triangles.”
A. All triangles are not three-sided figures.
B. All three-sided triangles are figures.
C. Some triangles are three-sided figures.
D. Not all triangles are three-sided figures.
E. None of the above
45. The contraposit Type 2 of “All abortion acts are immoral” is
A. Some moral acts are not abortion.
B. All abortion acts are moral.
C. Some moral acts are non-abortion.
D. All immoral acts are abortion.
46. He is a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the
universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects.
A. Anaximandes C. Anaximenes
B. Aristotle D. Anaximander
47. Greek philosopher and mathematician and considered to be the first true
mathematician.
A. Aristotle C. Pythagoras
B. Karl Ranher D. Emmanuel Kant
48. He is an influential German idealist philosopher.
A. Aristotle C. Pythagoras
B. Karl Ranher D. Emmanuel Kant
49. This theory holds that man is composed of one basic substance or principle as the
ground of reality. In other words, the reality of man consists of a single element,
whether matter or spirit.
A. Dualism C. Monism
B. Humanism D. Composition of man
50. This theory holds that man is made up of two irreducible elements—matter and spirit.
A. Dualism C. Monism
B. Humanism D. Composition of man