Lesson 2 - What is Man

Question 1

This word is polysemous: having multiple meanings

Answer 1

Human

Question 2

This is a complex organism, for it is composed of a physical body, intellect (soul), and emotions (spirit).

Answer 2

Man

Question 3

This has needs and wants to be satisfied in order to live a successful and happy life.

Answer 3

Man

Question 4

These needs are physiological, intellectual, psychological or emotional, social, economic, political, moral, and spiritual in nature. These needs should be fulfilled to avoid what?

Answer 4

frustrations

Question 5

Man has been scientifically named Homo Sapiens. (Latin: “wise man”)

Answer 5

Biological

Question 6

Man has been scientifically named what?

Answer 6

Homo Sapiens

Question 7

What is “Homo Sapiens” Latin for?

Answer 7

wise man

Question 8

This is the species to which all modern human beings belong.

Answer 8

Homo Sapiens

Question 9

Man walks upright on two feet (Bipedal)

Answer 9

Biological

Question 10

Man walks upright on two feet. What do you call this trait of using two legs for walking?

Answer 10

Bipedal

Question 11

Man has two able hands with opposing thumbs which he uses for handling things.

Answer 11

Biological

Question 12

Man has a more complex brain than animals.

Answer 12

Biological

Question 13

Man has exceptional _____ due to a large and complex _____.

Answer 13

cognitive skills; brain

Question 14

Man has the capacity to reproduce and nourish their offspring.

Answer 14

Biological

Question 15

Man has various faculties: Thinking, Feeling, and Acting.

Answer 15

Behavioral

Question 16

acquiring knowledge

Answer 16

Thinking

Question 17

forming attitudes and values

Answer 17

Feeling

Question 18

acquiring skills

Answer 18

Acting

Question 19

Man is a thinking being.

Answer 19

Behavioral

Question 20

Man is rational

Answer 20

Behavioral

Question 21

[Man] has the power of _____. Using this, he figures out what is right and what is wrong.

Answer 21

reasoning

Question 22

Man is rational.
The difference with animals -
Animals are irrational. They only have what?

Answer 22

instincts

Question 23

Man is a complex being

Answer 23

Behavioral

Question 24

Man behaves uniquely as a result of his hereditary, environmental, and cultural influences.

Answer 24

Behavioral

Question 25

man uses language

Answer 25

Behavioral

Question 26

Man develops symbols and communicates his ideas and knowledge through _____ or _____.

Answer 26

sign; oral language

Question 27

Man is self-conscious

Answer 27

Behavioiral

Question 28

Man reflects on his past and future and on _____ and _____.

Answer 28

life; death

Question 29

Man has his religion

Answer 29

Behavioral/Theological

Question 30

Man believes in a Divine Being, and has superstitions and beliefs in animistic, supernatural, or _____.

Answer 30

spiritual things

Question 31

Man is created by God

Answer 31

Behavioral/Theological

Question 32

Human persons are social animals

Answer 32

Sociological

Question 33

We need to_____ with others in some way to create the social world in which to live.

Answer 33

cooperate

Question 34

A human person's social behavior is learned, not instinctive.

Answer 34

Sociological

Question 35

A human person's social behavior is _____, not _____.

Answer 35

learned; instinctive

Question 36

To understand the human person's social behavior, we have to focus our attention on the _____ to which people belong.

Answer 36

groups

Question 37

This is a discipline that looks into the totality of relationships in an individual's life.

Answer 37

Sociology

Question 38

These do not restrict their studies to a single dimension of an individual's life.

Answer 38

Sociologists