SIERRA BULLONES TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

Sierra Bullones, Bohol

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
First Quarter Exam

Direction: Choose and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. In its broadest sense is the study of society and the manner in which people behave and influence the world
around us.
a. Political Science c. Anthropology
b. Sociology d. Social Science
2. Below are the subfields of Social Science EXCEPT one.
a. Physiology c. Political Science
b. Anthropology d. Sociology
3. The following is the reason why people need the field of social science.
a. Social Science can broaden your horizon.
b. Social scientists help imagine alternative figures.
c. Social science can help us make sense of our finances.
d. All of these choices.
4. Which of the following does not define Marxism?
a. Marxism is the thesis of capitalism
b. Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant features in public ownership of the means of
production, distribution, and exchange
c. It is a theory in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in Western
societies
d. None of these choices
5. Who viewed the structure of society in relation to its major classes and the struggle between them as the engine
of change in this structure?
a. Karl Marks b. Karl Marx c. Carl Marx d. Carl Marks
6. It is viewed using micro perspective in studying sociology.
a. Class theory c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Conflict theory d. Structuralism
7. It is a branch of economics where the unit of analysis is the individual agent; such as a household and firm.
a. Demand b. Macroeconomics c. supply d. microeconomics
8. It is considered to be the place where the first civilization flourished.
a. Egypt b. Africa c. India d. Mesopotamia
9. ____________ is a sociological theory that explains social life using a macro analysis approach
a. Structural Functionalism c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Conflict theory d. Marxism
10. Conflict sociologists view society as:
a. Stable b. Evolutionary c. Chaotic d. Symbolic
11. In 1878 Francis Galton proposed to the British Association that _________ should be removed from its roster
because it was not properly a ‘science’.
a. Economics b. Psychology c. Anthropology d. Sociology
12. When a society’s parts do not function as it should to maintain stability, functionalists refer to this as:
a. Function b. Dysfunction c. Latent d. Manifest
13. The choices below are not social science except;
a. Geology b. Astronomy c. Physics d. Demography
14. Social Sciences can be traced back to _____________.
a. Persian Civilization c. Greek Civilization
b. Roman Civilization d. None of these choices
15. It is considered to be the place where the first civilization flourished.
a. Africa b. Middle East c. Egypt d. Greece
16. ________ is the backbone of humanities.
a. History b. Numbers c. Poetry d. Language
17. The following are the definition of humanities EXCEPT one.
a. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the cultural implications of the
natural sciences, social sciences and professions.
b. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on individual philosophic self-
expressions.
 c. Humanities are the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the liberal arts.
d. Humanities are the study of the human mind, and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a
given context.
18. Humanities come from the word ______, meaning humane, cultured and refined.
a. None of these choices c. arts
b. Humanism d. Humanus
19. Which of the following is the aim of natural science?
a. To discover the laws that rules the world.
b. To describe the physical reality of the world we live in.
c. Utilize the principles of science for the benefit of mankind.
d. All of these choices.
20. Below are the broad fields of Natural Science EXCEPT one.
a. Chemistry b. Political Science c. Physics d. Earth Science
21. _________ is a branch of natural science that is associated with the study of properties and interactions of time,
space, energy, and matter.
a. Chemistry b. Biology c. Physics d. Astronomy
22. It deals with the physical aspects of the Earth, such as its formation, structure, and related phenomena.
a. Earth science b. Biology c. Chemistry d. Astronomy
23. The ________ are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world, in particular those
involving social behavior and society.
a. Social anthropology c. Natural science
b. Anthropology d. Social sciences
24. ________, as the study of humanity, is divided into two main areas of interest: the physical structure and
evolution of mankind and the social organizations and cultural systems of human groups.
a. History b. Anthropology c. Geography d. Economics
25. ________ is a division of anthropology that deals with the human physical form from the past to the present.
a. Linguistic b. Cultural c. Physical d. Archaeology
26. It is a social science that deals with the optimum allocation of scarce resources among tis alternatives to satisfy
the unlimited human wants and needs of the people.
a. Sociology b. Economics c. Philosophy d. Political Science
27. It is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks to understand how the world has changed in terms of human
settlement and natural patterns.
a. Modern Geography b. Biology c. Earth Science d. Astronomy
28. It comes from the greek word “historia” which means learning or knowing by inquiry or knowledge acquired by
investigation.
a. Philosophy b. Etymology c. History d. Archaeology
29. Which of the following is not a principle or problem in Economics?
a. Limited means or finite resources c. Unlimited wants or infinite wants
b. None of these are correct d. Limited wants
30. It is the science of language. It is the subject whose practioners devote their energy to understanding why
human language is the way it is.
a. Semantics b. Linguistics c. Phonetics d. Pragmatics
31. It is the science of mind, brain, and behavior.
a. Astronomy b. Psychology c. Biology d. Physiology
32. Karl Marx viewed _______ as the source of social inequality
a. Communism b. socialism c. Capitalism d. Feudalism
33. It is the study of human populations in relation to the changes brought about by the interplay of births, deaths,
and migration.
a. Physiology b. Demography c. Statistics d. Sociology
34. Who among the following is known as the father of political science?
a. Herodotus b. Plato c. Aristotle d. Rene Descartes
35. Who among the following is known as the father of modern political science?
a. Aristotle b. Rene Descartes c. Plato d. Machiavelli

Enumeration: 1-9: What are the Social Science Disciplines?

10 – 11: Two types of Functions in Functionalism
12 – 15: Examples of Natural Sciences