2024
PDU3701
EXAM PACK
2024
UNISA EXAM
,May 2013
SECTION A- MULTIPLE - CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Who of the following were proponents of existentialism?
Answer: 1. John Locke and Bertrand Russell
2. The philosophical method of enquiry that asserts that there is no meaning
in life is called...
Answer: 3. Nihilism
3. The philosophical method of enquiry that encourages humans to enjoy life
and take personal responsibility for their future is called...
Answer: 4. Existentialism
4. The essential concern addressed by existentialism can be regarded as the
Answer: 1. discovery of meaning in our personal lives.
5. Existentialism originated in...
Answer: 3. Europe
,6. Two limitations characteristic of existentialism are that…
Answer: 2. a. it can make us too trusting. b. it can leave us
feeling helpless and angry.
7. Which philosophical method of enquiry identifies the 'Triple- layer
of oppression'?
Answer: 2. African feminism
8. The 'Triple-layer of oppression' refers to the combined oppression of...
Answer: 3. colonial, patriarchal Western and patriarchal
African cultures.
9. The phrase 'Politics of gender' refers to...
Answer: 1. The power relations between males and females.
10. An important benefit from espousing feminism relates to...
, Answer: 4. A critical examination of and reflection on our social
and family lives.
11. Critical theory originated in...
Answer: Europe
12. A significant characteristic of critical theory is its emphasis on...
Answer: 1. radically questioning the existing social, political
and economic order.
13. 'To see things as a whole rather than split it up into parts.' To
which philosophy does this statement refer?
Answer: 2. Systems theory.
14. ' The search for truth is concerned with the influence of power structures
and relations on human existence.' To which philosophical method of
enquiry does this statement refer?
Answer: 1. critical theory.
15. Which philosophical method of enquiry focuses on questions
about ourselves and the world in which we live?
PDU3701
EXAM PACK
2024
UNISA EXAM
,May 2013
SECTION A- MULTIPLE - CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Who of the following were proponents of existentialism?
Answer: 1. John Locke and Bertrand Russell
2. The philosophical method of enquiry that asserts that there is no meaning
in life is called...
Answer: 3. Nihilism
3. The philosophical method of enquiry that encourages humans to enjoy life
and take personal responsibility for their future is called...
Answer: 4. Existentialism
4. The essential concern addressed by existentialism can be regarded as the
Answer: 1. discovery of meaning in our personal lives.
5. Existentialism originated in...
Answer: 3. Europe
,6. Two limitations characteristic of existentialism are that…
Answer: 2. a. it can make us too trusting. b. it can leave us
feeling helpless and angry.
7. Which philosophical method of enquiry identifies the 'Triple- layer
of oppression'?
Answer: 2. African feminism
8. The 'Triple-layer of oppression' refers to the combined oppression of...
Answer: 3. colonial, patriarchal Western and patriarchal
African cultures.
9. The phrase 'Politics of gender' refers to...
Answer: 1. The power relations between males and females.
10. An important benefit from espousing feminism relates to...
, Answer: 4. A critical examination of and reflection on our social
and family lives.
11. Critical theory originated in...
Answer: Europe
12. A significant characteristic of critical theory is its emphasis on...
Answer: 1. radically questioning the existing social, political
and economic order.
13. 'To see things as a whole rather than split it up into parts.' To
which philosophy does this statement refer?
Answer: 2. Systems theory.
14. ' The search for truth is concerned with the influence of power structures
and relations on human existence.' To which philosophical method of
enquiry does this statement refer?
Answer: 1. critical theory.
15. Which philosophical method of enquiry focuses on questions
about ourselves and the world in which we live?
