SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY
Integrated Basic Education Department
Havila Main Road, Brgy. San Juan, Taytay, Rizal 1920
Telefax: 660-9665 / 660-9667 / 660-9668
www.sanbeda.edu.ph That in all things, God may be glorified!
SUMMATIVE TEST
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
DIRECTION: This summative test has 50 items. Please answer the following in a yellow paper.
I. ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION: Choose the correct answer then EXPLAIN your answer in not more than 2
sentences (2 points for each item, total of 20 points).
1. Which scenario best shows wisdom:
A. Patrick Lee is an immigrant from Fujian, China. Since China is presently occupying islands claimed by the
Philippines in West Philippine Sea, it is but just for Patrick Lee to relinquish his loyalty with China if he wants to
study in San Beda University.
B. Patrick Lee as an immigrant from China should be welcomed by the San Beda University. But he should not
speak about Chinese incursion in South China Sea in order not to fuel discord among his Filipino classmates.
C. Patrick Lee as an immigrant from China should be welcomed in San Beda University just like how the
University welcomes any person who wishes to enroll in its school and follow its academic policies and
guidelines.
D. The Philippine government should not welcome immigrants from China as a matter of national security.
2. Which scenario best shows wisdom.
A. Junmar a Grade 11 SHS student in SBU, is reprimanded by his teacher for being noisy in class. As a wise
person, he learns from this experience that being noisy is an undesirable habit in the classroom.
B. Junmar, a Grade 11 SHS student in SBU, wants to correct what his teacher said about a topic. However, he
needs to be polite, thus, he decided to raise a question to his teacher in some other time.
C. Junmar and her girlfriend who is his classmate have quarrels. Junmar politely requested his teacher to
separate them in group activities.
D. None of the above
3. Which scenario best embodies wisdom according to Socrates:
A. Jenny is the valedictorian of her class, hence, she expects herself to get a high-paying job in a top firm after
she graduated from college because she worked hard for it.
B. Jenny knows herself to be an average student, hence, she could not careless whether she gets a mere average
or high grade in her Intro. to Philosophy class. She is contented with what she can get.
C. Jenny knows that she struggles in oral recitation; hence, she compensates it by excelling in written
examinations.
D. Jenny knows what she is capable of; hence, she always strives to be at the top of her class. She does this so
that her parents would be proud of her.
4. Gina, a Grade 12 student, after breaking up with her boyfriend found out that she is three-month pregnant.
As a wise person, what advice would you give to her using Catholic philosophical lens?
A. I advise her to hide her pregnancy in order not to cause intrigues in school.
B. I advise her to announce her pregnancy to her friends and classmates so that it will prevent them from talking
behind her back.
C. I advise her to continue with the pregnancy and talk with her parents for guidance regardless whether her
parents would get disappointed to her.
SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY
Integrated Basic Education Department
Havila Main Road, Brgy. San Juan, Taytay, Rizal 1920
Telefax: 660-9665 / 660-9667 / 660-9668
www.sanbeda.edu.ph That in all things, God may be glorified!
D. I advise her to hide her pregnancy for the meantime then take a Leave of Absence in order to preserve her
honor from intrigues as well as the reputation of her family.
5. Mark, a Grade 11 student, failed his Intro. to Philosophy class. What philosophical advice you can give to
Mark that uses Stoicism as a philosophical lens?
A. Mark should accept the fact that he failed the subject then just transfer in another school
B. Mark should blame his teacher for his failure as student because it is the teacher’s responsibility to educate
him.
C. Mark should face the consequences of failing his subject but trust that God has better plans for him
D. Mark should accept the fact that he failed his subject, assess where he made mistakes then aspire to do
better next year.
6. Nikko and his friends are Grade 11 students of a certain private university. The university imposes a rule on
haircut. Nikko and his friends felt that such policy curtails their freedom of expression. As a wise man, what
would you advise to Nikko and his friends?
A. I advise them to continue expressing their sentiments against this particular policy of the University. And if
the University ignores them, they can express their sentiments online in social media.
B. I advise them that they freely entered into a contract with the university upon their enrollment in it. Hence,
the University is liable over their well-being as students, while they, as students, are obliged to follow its
academic rules and policies including proper behavior, dress code and haircut.
C. I advise them to just leave the University if they are not happy with its repressive policies.
D. I advise them to just defy the haircut policy and instead invoke their rights and freedom of expression under
the Magna Carta of Students and the Philippine Constitution.
7. Which of the following is not an obscene enjoyment?
A. Racism B. Bullying C. Staying in an unhealthy relationship D. Self-pampering
8. According to Aristotle, we need to ________________ enjoyment?
A. Seek B. Moderate C. Maximize D. Relinquish
9. What is the opposite of obscene enjoyment?
A. Sadness B. Pain C. Boredom D. Misfortune
10. The _____________ life is not worth living- Socrates
A. Unexamined B. Examined C. Determined D. Controlled
II. ESSAY (10 points)
1. You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise incapacitated) people lying on the tracks.
You are standing next to a lever that controls a switch. If you pull the lever, the trolley will be redirected onto a
side track, and the five people on the main track will be saved. However, there is a single person lying on the
side track. You have two options:
A. Do nothing and allow the trolley to kill the five people on the main track.
B. Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person.
Which is the more ethical option? Explain. (5 points)
SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY
Integrated Basic Education Department
Havila Main Road, Brgy. San Juan, Taytay, Rizal 1920
Telefax: 660-9665 / 660-9667 / 660-9668
www.sanbeda.edu.ph That in all things, God may be glorified!
2. A trolley is hurtling down a track towards five people. You are on a bridge under which it will pass, and you
can stop it by putting something very heavy in front of it. As it happens, there is a very fat man next to you- your
only way to stop the trolley is to push him over the bridge and onto the track, killing him to save five. Should you
proceed? Explain. (5 points)
Rubrics:
Correct and creative philosophical arguments- 2 points
Critical use of philosophical lens(es)- 2 points
Conciseness and proper forms and grammar- 1 point
IV. PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION (20 points)
Direction: Interpret the following text in a philosophical manner. Use the following steps.
Step 1: Dissect the text
Step 2: Interpret the text using different analytical/critical lens (philosophical schools of thoughts,
ideology, theories, philosopher/theorists, worldview, principles etc.)
Step 3: Make a philosophical thesis based on your interpretation of the text
Step 4: State whether you agree or disagree on the philosophical thesis then make arguments to prove
your position
Step 5: Prove your philosophical arguments through logic, real-life and easy to understand example
1. Where there is power, there is resistance (10 points)
2. Evil resides in the very gaze that perceives evil (10 points)
Rubrics:
Correct and creative philosophical arguments/interpretation- 8 points
Critical use of philosophical lens(es)- 8 points
Conciseness and proper forms and grammar- 4 points
V. BONUS POINTS (10 points)
Write the complete prayer of St Teresa of Avila and explain its similarities and difference with Stoicism.
--- THAT IN ALL THINGS, GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED!---
