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Social Science Part 5 6. Where did women (200 B.C. ) enjoy full
property of rights and could manage their
1. The national weapon of Persians (500 own business affairs?
B.C.) was the ______ an their cavalry was a. Italy and Sicily
the main strength of their armies. b. Athens and Sparta
a. sword c. Egypt and Babylonia
b. spear d. Near East and Middle East
c. bow
d. ax 7. What method is used by historians to
learn the truth about past ages in man's
2. In imperial Athens (429 B.C.) _________ life?
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was the outstanding figure in public life a. Exploring tradition
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who believed that every citizen should b. Interviewing people
have equal opportunity in the state. c. Uncovering recorded evidence
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a. Cyrus d. Viewing historical films
b. Solon
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c. Philip 8. Which is most crude among ways
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d. Pericles civilizations recorded thoughts and deeds
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after the art of writing was invented five,
3. Among the finest and most splendid six thousand years ago?
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public construction an Ancient Athens a. On papyri paper
was the _____ temple of Athena. b. On leather skin
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a. acropolis c. On wood
b. citadel d. On stone or pottery
c. parthenon
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Pericles had beauty of face and bearing comprise people's literature is technically
such that he was often compared to the known as _________.
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c. Mars d. predated
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d. Mercury
10. These people belong to the great
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5. When Alexander died (325 B.C.) his Mongolian or yellow EXCEPT __________.
huge empire broke into large kingdoms a. Japanese
including the Saleucids which did NOT b. Chinese
cover _________. c. American Indians
a. Africa d. Arabs
b. Persia
c. Mesopotamia 11. Which buildings believed to be
d. Syria symbols of American economic power,
was attached by Islamic fundamentalists
on September 11, 2011.
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d. Blitzkrieg the World by the United Nations?
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a. 1995-2005
13. Asia is said to be the "cradle of b. 2005- 2015
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civilization" while ___________ is said to be c. 1990-2000
the "birthplace of the Human species." d. 2001-2010
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a. Australia
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b. Africa 19. Which country first hosted the
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c. South America International Congress which promoted
d. Antarctica the Culture of Peace?
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a. Brazil
14. The only Southeast Asian country b. America
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a. prophetic
15. The state of Israel was known in b. epic
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c. immortality
d. personality
28. The Ancient Greeks valued the
23. While Ancient Egypt maintained education of the __________ to think, to talk
medical schools for practice of medicine, and to act.
surgery treatment was not always a. soldier
scientific because these used ___________ b. state
and magical arts. c. individual
a. ointments d. mercenary
b. herbs
c. charms 29. These were the most important
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d. drugs languages of the ancient Indo-European
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languages (from India across Europe to
24 In the world, the Phoenicians were the Atlantic Ocean around 30 B.C.)
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known for many skills but NOT as EXCEPT )________.
___________ a. Greek
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a. keen traders b. English
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b. mercenary soldiers c. Latin
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c. expert shipbuilders d. Celtic
d. skillful craftsmen
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30. These are among the modern
25. The greatest contribution of the languages in Europe EXCEPT _________.
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c. expert shipbuilders
d. skillful craftsmen 31. How can domestic violence best be
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minimized?
26. The greatest contribution of the a. Heavier tax on alcohol
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a. economic
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d. artistic a. Scholarship
b. Subsidy for children
27. These were the advantages of the c. Socio-economic package
world's first coins issued by Lydian kings d. Stricter law against child exploitation
EXCEPT __________.
a. stamp of rulers guaranteed their value 33. What can be done to prevent
b. easy to bring around detention of juveniles with adult
c. no weight process was needed prisoners?
d. made of natural alloy of gold or silver a. Separate cells of juveniles and adults
b. Lesson years of detention for juveniles
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violations of Afghanistan
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b. 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces Treaty
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35. How can Deng Xiaoping be described c. Advocate of strengthening private
by advancing liberal industrialization in economy in the Soviet Union
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China as leader without holding d. Fall of Berlin Wall and Reunification of
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president, premier or secretary general East and West Germany
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positions?
a. Fascistic 40. Among pedagogical aids that
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b. Autocratic supplement textbooks the most modern is
c. Democratic ________.
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pressure of political change in China has 42. Benito Mussolini is to ________ and
advanced political reform towards a Winston Churchill is to ________.
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45. Know as Virgin Queen who gave b. Vasco de Gama
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England's most prosperous years in c. Christopher Columbus
wealth and culture was ________. d. Amerigo Vespucci
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a. Queen Victoria
b. Queen Elizabeth II 51. Which of the following, did NOT
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c. Queen Elizabeth I belong to the original states of the United
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d. Queen Marie Antoinette State of America?
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a. North America
46. The fearless head of the Huns from b. Connecticut
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Mongolia who became the King of c. California
Hungary was _________. d. New Hampshire
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a. Genghis Khan
b. Attila 52.Who was the son of Philip of
c. Kubla Khan Macedonia who led his powerful army for
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c. Babylonian a. Cyrus
d. Assyrian b. Darius
c. Xerxes
d. Philip
55. Hammurabi the greatest of early kings
who published a great code of law 61. Criticism on the past administration in
belonged to the ______ empire. Malaysia was its being _________ such as in
a. Persian suppressing the press.
b. Egyptian a. laissez faire
c. Babylonian b. autocratic
d. Assyrian c. fascistic
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d. authoritarian
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56. The Chaldean King _____________ made
Babylon to be the most splendid city in 62. Singapore is a de-facto ________ state
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the ancient world. (REM with lack of separation of powers
a. Ptolemaios between the executive branch and the
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b. Hammurabi courts.
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c. Cyrus a. alliance
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d. Nebuchadnezzar b. one-party
c. multi-party
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57. Where was the starting point of d. coalition
western civilization?
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d. China b. multi-party
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c. party-free
58. The ziggurat towers of the Sumerians d. fraudulent
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a. modestly
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66. Singapore proves that democracy is 71. Until the revolution in 1932, Thailand
not a ________ solution for states. was an absolute __________.
a. effective a. republic
b. panacea b. dictatorship
c. one-size-fits-all c. commonwealth
d. flawless d. monarchy
67. U.S. Government is much alike that of 72. Several coups changed Thailand's
the Philippines with few exceptions such government into a __________.
as presidential elections won by ________ a. constitutional democracy
votes. b. people's republic
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a. congressional c. military dictatorship
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b. populist d. absolute monarchy
c. electoral college
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d. parliamentary 73. What most basic human right is
violated by alleged extra-judicial killings
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68. The government of Indonesia is much such as by vigilantes?
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alike that the Philippines except for a. Right to life
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_________ presidential elections during b. Freedom of conscience
Suharto's regime. c. Freedom o assembly
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a. parliamentary d. Freedom and justice
b. direct
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78. No one is above the law. Ours is a it reprimanded entrenched conservative
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government of laws and not of men. religious influences?
Which principle is referred to ? a. Freedom of religious conscience
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a. Right of the minority b. Freedom of speech
b. Rule of law c. Freedom to travel
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c. Sovereignty of the people d. Right to planned parenthood
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d. Democracy
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84. The political parties in Malaysia re
79. When Joseph concealed the fact viewed as being not modern because they
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during marriage that he was a are comprised by _________ individuals and
homosexual, he committed the crime of groups.
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__________. a. conservative
a. concubinage b. elitist
b. adultery c. interest
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c. fraud d. religious
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d. no crime
85. The Hispanic Governor General ruled
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80. When the court granted Pete and Jerry like a monarch in the Philippines and
separation from bed and board this frees Marianas, Carolines and Palaus then part
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87. Despite many successful reforms, 92.One of the Definitive trends today is
President Obama wass described as a " women's political empowerment. Which
lame-duck" president because of _________ are indicators of political women
by the Republican Party. empowerment?
a. ban control I. General legislations have been enacted
b. power politics such as Anti-Sexual Harassment Act.
c. veto power II. The proportion of women elected to
d. denial plot various positions is on an upswing.
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III. The women outnumber the men in the
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teaching profession.
IV. International summits or conferences
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88. These were the effects of Thailand's include women and gender issues among
2014 National Council of Peace and Order the priority development agenda.
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military junta EXCEPT ______. a. I, II, III
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a. ban on political gatherings b. II, III, IV
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b. nationwide curfew c. I, III, IV
c. cessation of economic life d. I, II, IV
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d. arrest of politicians
93. A research conducted by International
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89. What can be done to temper the Labor Organization found out that
effects of massive employment of foreign women-headed households are more
Filipino labor overseas that endanger vulnerable to poverty. This can be
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c. Enlist Muslim fighters in the AFP 94. In the field of education which one is a
d. Reconciliation among religions positive trend in the Philippines?
a. Oversubscription in higher education
91. Over population resulting from high courses like teacher education and
fertility and low mortality most likely will commerce
result in __________. b. Prioritization of "poorest to the poor"
a. women having more involvement in provinces
social structures outside the family c. Universalization of basic education
b. the population becoming younger d. Virtual absence of new technologies in
c. shortages in the labor force classroom
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a. social
95. U.S. President Barack Obama b. political
remarked that "immigration is in c. educational
America's DNA." What did he mean? d. spiritual
a. He welcomes ethnic diversity
b. He supports a literal immigration
system 100. Philippine society has turned secular
c. He pledges new immigration policies away from culture of Hispanic religiosity?
d. He confirms that America is a melting What does this prove?
pot a. Culture is not static.
b. Culture is secular
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96. What hinder foreign and local c. Culture is not deeply rooted
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investments? d. Culture is folkloric
a. Peace and order
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b. Natural disasters and political conflict 101. What influence made Filipinos today
c. Poverty incidence use utensils and not eat with their hands?
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d. Inequality of social and economic a. Hygienic need
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development b. Chinese tradition
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c. American influence
97. What was the basis of John Dewey's d. Fast food culture
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commitment to naturalism?
a. James' naturalistic psychology 102. Which can explain why the Ten
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needs.
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Read the test below, then answer c. Observance is for the religious only.
questions 8 and 9. d. Mores are difficult to follow.
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Its cult and rites dominate... our laws why people feel guilty in not observing
and politics and the incidence Church mores?
of human association depend upon a a. We are human. (tao lamang)
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John Dewey
98. What socio-economic aspect is 104. Culturally, why are state laws against
referred to by Dewey? killing similar to religious mores?
a. Progressivism a. It is universal law not to kill.
b. Pragmatism b. Laws can grow out of folkways and
c. Industrialism mores.
d. Materialism c. Killing is a gruesome act.
d. Lawmakers are religious.
99. The text refers to people, society, and
culture affecting ___________ factors.
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105. Which can be one reason why it is a. Imposing culture change as an outsider
difficult to pass the divorce law in the b. Respect for all cultural differences
Philippines? c. Condoning instances mass suicide
a. It does not reflect old folkways and d. Show ethnocentrism
mores.
b. The Philippines is a patriarchal society. 112. According to anthropologists from
c. Filipinos love family and children. whom should change of practice come?
d. Divorce is expensive due to alimony. a. from within a culture
b. from outside a culture
106. Why do fads, fashion, craze easily c. from religious leaders
come and go? d. from educational leaders
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a. People change a lot.
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b. We go with trends to stay "in". 113. With rapid globalization and tough
c. Keep in step or lose the rain. business competition, Filipino business
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d. Some norms are short-lived. orientations are becoming more:
a. fatalistic
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107. Why do men no longer wear bell- b. personal
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bottom pants and women the saya't baro? c. manipulative
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a. People prefer ready-to-wear clothes. d. traditional
b. People keep abreast with style.
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c. These are convenient to wear. 114. With industrialization a must
d. These are economical. possible future Philippines political
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b. Publicity helps the giver. III. preference to foreign ways and tastes
c. Rewards ensure norms are followed. IV. insurgency
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b. Closeness to nature and virtue 115. During the Marcos regime, what shift
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a. ex-post facto law 120. The tribute was a symbol of
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b. writ of habeas corpus vassalage by families and unmarried
c. fourth amendment native Filipinos, who in the beginning
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d. writ of habeas data paid reals equivalent to _____ in money or
kind.
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118. Which state gave the Philippines the a. fifty pesos
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first recognition as an independent b. one peso
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republic that was formally inaugurated c. ten pesos
during World War II? d. hundred pesos
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a. China
b. United States
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c. Japan
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15. c 57. a 99. d
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20. b 62. b 104. b
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