GENERAL EDUCATION 6.

Which statement is not true about the

soul?
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
A. The soul is a unified, indissoluble, and
QUESTION & ANSWER
immortal entity.
1. Rene Descartes said that our mind and
B The soul changes over time.
thought are true identity and he called it:
C. The soul is believed to be a source of
A. Soul B. Courageous Spirit C. Reason
moral and intellectual virtues
D. Thinking substance
D. The soul is often seen as distinct from the
2. This is the study of basic or fundamental
physical body.
principles of life, knowledge, reality,
existence, morality, and human nature 7. It is evident on ‘s ideas that the
through the use of logic and reason. mind is a tabularasa or a blank slate.
A. Epistemology B. Psychology C. A. Aristotle B. Rene Descartes C. Plato
Metaphysics D. Philosophy D. John Locke
3. Philosophy was derived from the Greek 8. “ Know thyself” and “An unexamined life
words “Philos” and “Sophia” which means “ is not worth living” are lines made known
“. by .
A. Love of country B. Love of wisdom C. A. Anaxagoras B. Socrates C. Plato D.
Love of knowledge D. Love of God Heraclitus
4. Which statement is not true about 9. According to , there are three
Philosophy? parts of the soul or self (psyche).
A. Philosophy provides ultimate answers to A. Aristotle B. Plato C. Rene
the question. Descartes D. Anaxagoras
B. Philosophy is being studied through the 10. Among the three parts of soul/self
use of logic and reasoning. (psyche), this is referred to as the divine
essence that let us think deeply, make wise
C. Philosophy encourages questioning and
choices, and achieve a true understanding of
critical thinking.
eternal truths.
D. Philosophy deals with abstract and
A. Appetite B. Emotion C. Spirit of
complex concepts.
passion D. Reason
5.Which word (adjective) does not describe
11.Is known for his famous line "Cogito ergo
the physical world?
sum, "I think, therefore, I
A. Eternal B. Temporal C. Impermanent am."
D. Transient
A. René Descartes
B. John Locke 16. He defined the self in terms of behavior
that is presented to the world.
C. St.Augustine
A. Sigmund Freud
D. Socrates
B. Paul Churchland
12. He is a known nihilist who claimed the
idea of the non-existence of the self. C. Gilbert Ryle
A. David Hume D. Edmund Hussert
B. Immanuel Kant 17. He is the father of psychoanalysis, and
believed that the self is multilayered -
C. Rene Descartes
conscious and the unconscious.
D. John Locke
A. Gilbert Ryle
13. He opposed the idea of the self as a
B. Paul Churchland
bundle or collection of different perceptions
and claimed that it is the unity of C. Sigmund Freud
consciousness that makes the world
D. Edmund Husserl
intelligible.
18. It was during this era when there was an
A. René Descartes
aim to merge philosophy and religion
B. Immanuel Kant (Christian, Jewish, Muslim).
C. John Locke A. Modern
D. David Hume B. Medieval
14.Conscious awareness and memory of C. 21st Century
previous experiences are the keys to
D.Contemporary
understanding the self, according to
19. It was during this era when philosophy
A.Thomas Hobbes
was considered to be anthropocentric or
B. David Hume centered on the human person.
C. John Locke A. 21st Century
D.Ayn Rand B.Modern
15. Grounded in neuroscience, he proposed C.Contemporary
that the mind or self is the brain.
D. Medieval
A. Sigmund Freud
20. Teachings of claim that there is no
B. Paul Churchland permanent concept of the self
C. Edmund Husserl as nothing is permanent.
D. Gilbert Ryle A. Buddhism
B. Taoism heels' or trying to 'burn back the tide'. It is a
reminder to align with the present and
C. Christianity
accept the flow and course of nature.
D. Confucianism A. Wu Wei
21. __ rests upon the belief that human are B. Yin and Yang
fundamentally good, and teachable, C. Aristotle
improvable, and predictable, through D. Plato
"personal" and "communal" endeavor. 27. Among the eight paths to the highest
A. Christianity state that someone can attain in Buddhism,
B. Confucianism this leads one to have the mental ability to
C. Humanity see things as they are.
D. A. Right mindfulness
22. The teachings of Buddhism are based on B. Right intention
the teaching of __. C. Right Action
A.Kung-fu-Tze D. Right Understanding
B. Siddharta Gautama
23. __ is a concept of Buddhism, which is 28. The Hindu philosophy claims that there
referred to as place of perfect peace and are _ 'chakras' or psychic-energy centers of
happiness, like heaven, which is the highest the body.
state that someone can attain. A. Six (6)
A. Self-actualization B. Seven (7)
B. Nirvana C. Five (5)
C. Actualized- self D. Four (4)
D. Idealized self-image 29. This deals with logic which is the process
24. Which of the following is true about of reasoning and considers 'doubt' as a
Taoism? prerequisite for philosophical inquiry.
A. Taoism is a system of guidance A. Nyaya
B. Tao is a God B. Yoga
C. Taoism is ancient tradition C. Upanama
D. Taoism are superstitious belifs D. Anunama
25. In Taoism, the concept _ suggest the 30. Nirvana is for Buddhism, while _ is for
idea that opposites are needed in order for the Western Core.
harmony to exist. To put it simply, we all A. Nobility of moral character
need balance in our lives. B. Self-actualization
A. Wu Wei C. Self- dissatisfaction
B. Yin and Yang D. Noble
C. Plato
D. Aristotle
26. In Taoism the concept _ is the same as
'going with the flow, 'not dragging your