1st QUARTER EXAMINATION

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Name:_____________________________________ Course/Year & Section:_____________

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TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is defined as the study of humanity. It is derived from the two Greek words “anthropos” which means man and
“logos” means study.
a. CULTURE b. ANTHROPOLOGY c. SOCIOLOGY d. BIOLOGY
2. A subdiscipline of anthropology that focuses on the study of human biological variation in time and space
including genetics, growth, development and primatology.
a. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY b. PHYSICAL or BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
c. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY d. SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
3. The use of anthropological knowledge in solving contemporary problems through the application of theories and
approaches of the discipline.
a. PHYSICAL or BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY b. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
c. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY d. SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
4. The study of human society and culture which describes, analyzes, interprets and explains social and cultural
similarities and differences.
a. PHYSICAL or BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY b. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
c. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY d. SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
5. Cultural Anthropology has two sub-categories,one of it is the study of human behavior and cultural patterns and
processes through culture’s material remains.
a. LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY b. ARCHEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
c. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY d. PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
6. It is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
a. CULTURE b. ANTHROPOLOGY c. SOCIOLOGY d. BIOLOGY
7. A characteristic of culture which implies that a particular behavior cannot be considered as part of culture if there
is only one person practicing it. Culture is shared is intra and inter-generational.
a. CULTURE IS SHARED b. CULTURE IS EVERYTHING
c. CULTURE IS LEARNED d. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE
8. It is what a person has, does and think as part of society. This covers all of a person’s belief systems, set of
behaviors, and material possessions.
a. CULTURE IS EVERYTHING b. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE
c. CULTURE IS LEARNED d. CULTURE IS SHARED
9. Culture is a tool for survival that humans use in response to the pressures of their environment. What
characteristic of culture is being described in the statement?
a. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE b. CULTURE IS LEARNED
c. CULTURE IS EVERYTHING d. CULTURE IS SHARED
10. Culture is a set of beliefs, attitudes and practices that an individual learns through his or her family, school,
church, and other social institutions.
a. CULTURE IS LEARNED b. CULTURE IS SHARED
c. CULTURE IS EVERYTHING d. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE
11. Humans are born into cultures that have values on beauty and body. As such, they alter their bodies to fit
physiological norms that are dictated by their culture.
a. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE b. CULTURE IS MALADAPTIVE
c. CULTURE AFFECTS BIOLOGY d. CULTURE CHANGES
12. Culture is never static. This dynamism of culture is due to the changing needs of man as they interpret and
survive in their environment.
a. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE b. CULTURE IS MALADAPTIVE
c. CULTURE CHANGES d. CULTURE AFFECTS BIOLOGY
13. People when manifesting a set of cultural practices, fail to adapt to the environmental changes leads to mal-
adaptation.
a. CULTURE IS ADAPTIVE b. CULTURE CHANGES
c. CULTURE IS MALADAPTIVE d. CULTURE AFFECTS BIOLOGY
14. It is the study of the full scope of human diversity and the application of that knowledge to help people of
different backgrounds.
a. CULTURE b. ANTHROPOLOGY c. ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE d. BIOLOGY
15. Types of culture which includes all intangible parts of culture, which consists of values, norms, laws, sanctions
and knowledge among others.
a. ADAPTION OF CULTURE b. MATERIAL CULTURE
c. NON-MATERIAL CULTURE d. NONE OF THESE
16.It includes all tangible and visible parts of culture like clothes, food, and even buildings. What type of culture is
being described in the statement.
a. ADAPTION OF CULTURE b. MATERIAL CULTURE
c. NON-MATERIAL CULTURE d. NONE OF THESE
17.It is a behavioral science that deals with the study of society. Derived from the two Greek terms “socius” which
means group or partners and “logos” which means study.
a. CULTURE b. ANTHROPOLOGY c. SOCIOLOGY d. BIOLOGY
18. The first theory suggests that people attach meanings to symbols and they act according to their interpretation of
these symbols.
a. STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL THEORY b. SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY
c. EVOLUTION THEORY d. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST THEORY
19. The second sociological perspective is the structural-functional theory which is also known as functionalism.
a. STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL THEORY b. SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY
c. EVOLUTION THEORY d. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST THEORY
20. The last sociological perspective is the social conflict theory. This theory views society as a competition of
limited resources.
a. STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL THEORY b. SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORY
c. EVOLUTION THEORY d. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST THEORY

TEST II: IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify the words or group of words being describe in each statement. Write your answer on the space
provided.

______________________________________1. Society is a complex whole because it is a social system. As a

complex whole, it is made up of individuals and groups that interact in a relatively stable and patterned manner.
______________________________________2. People must be socially integrated to be considered relatively large
than being individually scattered. Thus, all the smaller social groups and units composed of family, neighborhood,
communities, nations and the world are socially integrated to be relatively large in scope.
______________________________________3. Societal norms can be shared and taught to those people who come
from other societies before being accepted as functioning members of a certain society.
______________________________________4. For a society to survive, it must have the ability to produce, endure
and sustain its new members for generations.
______________________________________5. All members of society are bonded by the same culture.
______________________________________6. The members in a society must live in a certain specific habitat or
place and have a feeling of belongingness and sense of purpose.
______________________________________7. Emanates from the Greek word “Politika” meaning the affairs of
the cities. It is basically the study or practice of the distribution of power and resources within a given community.
______________________________________8. Pertains to the structured and defined operation of a constitutional
framework, institutions and methods. An example of this is the public policy discussion.
______________________________________9. Includes neighborhood associations and student governments
where political party exists.
__________________________________10. Also known as the everyday politics affects the everyday lives of man
like how the household or office is managed and how a person impacts one another.
__________________________________11. A field of discipline is the most dynamic among all the disciplines of
social sciences due mainly to the topics involved in its framework of the study from a basic social unit of the society
- the family, to the complex body of politics, the State.
__________________________________12. These comprise the state, government agencies, political systems and
the functions of the political beings or individuals within the institution.
__________________________________13. These refer to the set of beliefs and doctrines that serve as the guide in
the political, economic, and social action of a state. Foremost examples are democracy, monarchy, dictatorship etc.
__________________________________14. These are groups of certain individuals who aspire to occupy public
office.
__________________________________15. These are governmental and societal controversies debated over time
inclusive of divisive topics such as abortion, taxation, foreign policy, free trade etc.

TEST III: ENUMERATION

Direction: Enumerate the following.
A. CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5.
B. APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVE IN THE STUDY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
1.
2.
3.
4.
C. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE
1.
2.
3.
4.

TEST IV (8 points)
Direction: Differentiate SOCIAL CHANGE from CULTURE LAG
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Prepared by:
JAYSON T. DE LA TORRE
Subject Teacher