1. ESSU-ACAD-710 | Version 1
GRADUATE SCHOOL
MASTER OF ARTS IN MANAGEMENT
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Midterm Examination in MCS-604 (Philo-Social Foundation)
INSTRUCTION. This is a one-and-a-half (1.5) hour test consisting of multiple-choice questions and an
essay. Each problem/essay question is worth 10 points. Do not write on your test paper, write your final
answer on the Test Booklet provided. Before submitting, double-check that you've answered all of the
questions and that you have reviewed your responses.
Test I. Multiple Choice.
Determine whether each of the following claims is True (A) or False (B) (One Point Each)
1. According to your text, studying philosophy promises to give all serious students satisfying answers to
the deepest questions pertaining to the world and the meaning of life.
2. Critical thinking is a skill that encourages people to resist change and passionately defend their most
fundamental beliefs.
3. There is no real difference between “having” a philosophy and “doing” philosophy.
4. In philosophy, an argument is defined as "a contentious dispute."
5. According to Plato, there is no truth about justice, for everyone has a different opinion about it
6. Technology as part of philosophical belief explains that the universe in it exists and occurs for some
purpose.
7. The goal of Socrates’ method of dialectic is to achieve wisdom through deep meditation and solitary
inquiry.
8. Socrates believed that “it was better to commit wickedness than to suffer it.”
9. Socrates believed that “the most important task in life is the care of the soul.”
10. Socrates promised his students success in the pursuit of wealth, political power, and reputation.
Test II. ESSAY (10 pts each)
1. Compare and contrast philosophy and science using the Venn Diagram.
2. What is the philosophical approach to the education of the K12 program? How can you say so?
3. Identify the benefits of studying philosophy including the least that is not “practical”. (Give at least 2 each)
4. "The unexamined life is not worth living" according to Socrates. What does it mean?
Prepared by:
DR. ALLAN A. LALOSA
