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1
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Which of the following may describe science and technology as a means to reveal the truth?

A

critiquing a new medical procedure to verify its potential negative effects

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2
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Who was the founder of rationalism?

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Rene Descartes

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3
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Which of the following was invented, a Filipina food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian, and war heroine, Maria
Orosa?

A

Banana Ketchup

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4
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Which of the following causes enframing of the mind?

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Seeing technology as nothing more than an object.

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5
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In relation to the interpretive approach of the ontological foundation of science, reality is objective and independent of perception or experience of it. True or False.

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False

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6
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The only true means of knowing whether a bottle mark with the “poison” sign contains something poisonous is by drinking it, if you die, then the label is true.

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False

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7
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The only true means of knowing whether a bottle mark with the “poison” sign contains something poisonous is by drinking it, if you die, then the label is true.

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False

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Who among the following stated that heavenly bodies were arranged in concentric crystalline spheres around the earth?

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Eudoxus of Cnidus

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9
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Who was the who proposed that diseases that start an epidemic are caused by minute entities called spores?

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Girolamo Fracastoro

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10
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Where is the Donya Simang Archeological site found?

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Candaba, Pampanga

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When was the Unibersidad Literaria de Filipinas, a secular, state-supported institution of higher learning, established?

A

During the First Republic

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12
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Which refers to the indigenous writing system of Kapampangan?

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Kulitan

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13
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Who stated that “a true scientist should look to falsify theory with observations that contradict them”?

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Karl Popper

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14
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Which theory states that disease was caused by “bad air” or “noxious air” from the decomposition of organic matter?

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Miasma Theory

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15
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Which Filipino archeologist led the discovery of Homo luzonensis?

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Armand Mijares

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Which Filipino archeologist led the discovery of Homo luzonensis?

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Armand Mijares

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17
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Which of the following is concerned with the study of a set of beliefs about what the world actually is?

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Ontology

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18
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Which event is associated with the Archaic period of American
Civilization?

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People made tools mostly for collecting and processing plant foods like rice grass and cactus

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19
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Which of the following is used in observing small organisms or specimens which cannot be seen by the naked eye?

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Microscope

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20
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Who was considered as the founder of science and philosophy of science?

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Aristotle

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21
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A theory is a well-substantiated statement that explains a natural phenomenon. True or False.

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True

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22
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The illusion as a phenomenon, as well as the subject or object of the illusion, are both real. True or False

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False

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23
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How can Heidegger’s proposition on the use of technology be applied in today’s society?

A

be critical in the kind of information we share with others.

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24
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Which ancient civilization is associated with the production of writing material papyrus?

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Egyptian

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25
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Which philosophical thought has a core belief that all human beings are essentially good. Being good means knowing the difference between right and wrong

A

Confucianism

26
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Who proposed the heliocentric theory based on the large size of the Sun?

A

Aristarchus

27
Q

Which is the world’s oldest alphabet?

A

Cuneiform

28
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Who was regarded by Aristotle as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition and was also attributed to one of the early hypotheses about the nature of matter?

A

Thales

29
Q

According to historians, the discovery and use of fire occurred in
the:

A

Stone Age

30
Q

Which of the following is attributed to Ancient Sumerian Civilization?

A

Construction of Ziggurats

31
Q

Which group came to Rome from Carthage and were known to be
builders of powerful ships?

A

Phoenicians

32
Q

Which refers to the fact, feeling, or experience that is a part of a person’s reality?

A

Knowledge

33
Q

Match the innovations with civilizations from which these are invented/developed.

Gun Powder

A

Chinese

34
Q

Match the innovations with civilizations from which these are invented/developed.

Wheel

A

Sumerian

35
Q

Match the innovations with civilizations from which these are invented/developed.

Water mill

A

Greek

36
Q

Match the innovations with civilizations from which these are invented/developed.

Newspaper

A

Roman

37
Q

Match the innovations with civilizations from which these are invented/developed.

Cosmetics

A

Egyptian

38
Q

When was the system of secularized public school education introduced in the country?

A

During the American Regime

39
Q

According to the ruling of US Judge William Overton, a statement is considered scientific if its conclusion is tentative. True or False.

A

True

40
Q

Who described a computing machine that could carry out any possible computation on its own in 1936?

A

Alan Turing

41
Q

Which of the following refers to large, deeply notched leaf-shaped spearheads used by the early Native Americans in hunting megafauna?

A

Clovis Point

42
Q

The best approach to viewing reality is the scientific approach because it can generate unbiased, generalizable knowledge. True or False.

A

True

43
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In the Philippines, petroglyphs were discovered by the National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco in 1965 and are now known as National Cultural Treasures. They are composed of characters etched on the rocky walls of caves and are estimated to be around 2,000 years old. In which province are these petroglyphs found?

A

Rizal

44
Q

Which of the following was discovered by Johannes Gutenberg?

A

Printing Press

45
Q

Which of the following is a manuscript written in the 16th century which contains illustrations of Ethnic groups in the Philippines at the time of their initial contact with the Spaniards?

A

Boxer Codex

46
Q

What is reality according to Philip Dick?

A

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.

47
Q

Who introduced the idea of the Precession of the equinoxes?

A

Hipparchus

48
Q

What is the philosophical thought that is based on the man must place his will in harmony with the natural universe?

A

Taoism

49
Q

Who developed a formula that provides the relationship between the sides in a right triangle?

A

Pythagoras

50
Q

Who was a famous cartographer during his time and well known for his concept of “geocentrism”?

A

Ptolemy

51
Q

What is the philosophical thought that is based on the principle that goodness is expressed as Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds?

A

Zoroastrianism

52
Q

Scientific statements are absolutely true. This is the strength of the scientific method. True or False.

A

False

53
Q

Which is everything that appears to our five senses, the things that we can see, smell, touch, taste, and feel.

A

Reality

54
Q

Which theory states that microorganisms known as pathogens can lead to disease?

A

Germ Theory of Disease

55
Q

Which refers to the encyclical letter of Pope Francis on the care of our common home?

A

Laudato Si’

56
Q

Common sense is knowledge if it rests on induction or deduction. True or False.

A

True

57
Q

Who among the following is considered as the greatest philosopher of the Hundred Schools of Thought?

A

Confucius

58
Q

Which civilization is associated with the Nile River?

A

Egyptian Civilization

59
Q

Which refers to autonomous village communities in the country during the pre-colonial period?

A

Barangay

60
Q

What is Heidegger’s proposed solution to the growing misuse in technology?

A

understand the dangers of development.

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