INFOTECH COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES – Sucat Campus
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PRELIMINARY EXAM
Understanding the Self
Information Technology, IT 1-1A-AM
RICHARD BAUTISTA VILLANUEVA, LPT
Name: Score:
A. Multiple Choice: DIRECTIONS: Read each statement carefully then choose the letter of the correct
answer.
1. He is one of the known philosophers
considering as one of the most significant
thinkers, especially in the development of the
Latin Christianity.
A. Aristotle
B. Rene Descartes
C. Socrates
D. St. Augustine
2. _________ is great philosopher who was able to
write and produce the book titled “The Republic”.
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Thales
D. St. Augustine
3. This philosopher believes that all concepts as
well as knowledge come from the senses and
experiences.
A. David Hume
B. Immanuel Kant
C. John Locke
D. St. Augustine
4. This philosopher believes that it is a duty of
every philosopher to know their selves.
A. Aristotle
B. Rene Descartes
C. Socrates
D. St. Augustine
5. He states that a person’s mind is a blank slate
or tabula rasa.
A. David Hume
B. Immanuel Kant
C. John Locke
D. St. Augustine
6. He claimed that the person is composed of
cogito or the mind, and extenza or the body,
which is the extension of the mind.
A. Aristotle
B. Rene Descartes
C. Socrates
D. St. Augustine
7. This philosopher contributed to the fields of
metaphysics and ethics.
A. David Hume
B. Immanuel Kant
C. John Locke
D. St. Augustine
8. He was one of the philosophers who contributed
to the use of “eliminative materialism” or
“eliminativism”.
A. Gilbert Ryle
B. Maurice Jean Merleau-Ponty
C. Paul Churchland
D. Richard Villanueva
9. A philosopher that once said, “our body is our
connection to the external world, including other
people, thus all experiences are embodied”.
A. Gilbert Ryle
B. Maurice Jean Merleau-Ponty
C. Paul Churchland
D. Richard Villanueva
10. A philosopher that once said, “our body is our
connection to the external world, including other
people, thus all experiences are embodied”.
A. Gilbert Ryle
B. Maurice Jean Merleau-Ponty
C. Paul Churchland
D. Richard Villanueva
B. Narrative Essay: Answer the following topic by
giving its meaning and description based on the
concept of Social Institutions.
Rubrics for checking:
Narrative Writing: 2 pts.
Word Organization and Focus: 2 pts.
Sentence Structure and Word Choice: 1pts
Total: 5 pts each
Topics to be explained:
1. Kinship/Family
2. Economics/Market
3. Politics/Government
4. Education/School
5. Religion/Church
