San Antonio National High School

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

San Antonio, Tabaco City

Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences

Periodical Examination

True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and if otherwise, write False.
1. Social sciences came forth from the moral philosophy of the time and were
influenced by the Age of Revulution.
2. Montesquieu invented the term sociology. He was the first to systematize and
give complete analysis of the principles of the positive character of the social
science.
3. The revival of interest in social science occurred in the late 18th century.
4. At the beginning of the 18th century, social science had attained in all the
leading European countries a firm and respectable position.
5. Lawrence A. Kempton in his article "Social Sciences Today" states that social
science as a science is very young and there is confusion with regards to its limits
and boundaries.
6. Voltaire gave the first theory of social science.
7. The history of the social sciences begins in the roots of ancient philosophy.
8. Emile Durkheim and the sociologists of the late century and early century
were influenced by Auguste Comte.
9. In the 18th century stage, the social science has become institutionalized to a
high degree.
10. By the middle of the 18th century, capitalism had begun to outgrow its early
state and gradually it became the dominant socio-economic system in the western
and northern Europe.

Multiple Choices: Read the following statements or questions carefully. Choose the letter of
the correct answer and write it on your answer sheets.
11. Its broadest sense is the study of society and the manner in which people behave and
influence the world around us.
A. Anthropology B. Political Science C. Social Science D. Sociology
12. Below are the branches of natural sciences except one.
A. Biological Science B. Chemistry C. Earth Science D. Political Science
13. Social sciences can be traced back to ___________.
A. Greek civilization C. Roman civilization
B. Persian civilization D. None of the choices
14. The __________ which began with Nicolaus Copernicus refers to the historical changes in
thought and belief.
A. Industrial revolution C. Scientific revolution
B. Information revolution D. Technological revolution
15. It is the backbone of humanities.
A. History B. Language C. Numbers D. Poetry
16. The following are the definition of humanities except one.
A. Humanities is the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the liberal arts.
B. Humanities is the study of human mind and its functions, especially those affecting
behavior in a given context.
C. Humanities is the study of human culture with particular emphasis on individual
philosophic self-expressions.
D. Humanities is the study of human culture with particular emphasis on the cultural
implications of the natural sciences, social sciences and professions.
17. Ledoux (2002) defines _________ as the discipline that deals only with natural events
(i.e. independent and dependent variables in nature) using scientific methods.
A. Anthropology B. Biology C. Natural sciences D. Social sciences
18. Which of the following is the aim of natural science?
A. To describe the laws that rule the world.
B. To describe the physical reality of the world we live in.
C. To utilize the principles of science for the benefit of mankind.
D. All of the choices.
19. The following is the reason why people need the field of social science.
A. Social sciences can help us make sense of our finances.
B. Social sciences can broaden your horizon.
C. Social scientists help imagine alternative figures.
D. All of the choices.
20. It is a social science that deals with the optimum allocation of scarce resources among its
alternatives to satisfy the unlimited human wants and needs of the people.
A. Economics B. Philosophy C. Political science D. Sociology
21. It is the science of language. It is the subject whose practitioners devote their energy to
understand why human language is the way it is.
A. Linguistics B. Phonetics C. Pragmatics D. Semantics
22. This refers to the discipline in social science which focuses on the theory and practice
of government and politics at the local, state, national and international levels.
A. Earth science B. Economics C. Natural science D. Political science
23. It is the science of mind, brain and behavior.
A. Astronomy B. Biology C. Physiology D. Psychology
24. It is the study of human population in relation to the changes brought about by the
interplay of births, deaths and migrations.
A. Demography B. Psychology C. Sociology D. Statistics
25. It is the oldest branch of sociolinguistics and the study of regional differences in language.
A. Dialectology C. Ethnography of speaking
B. Language planning D. Variationist sociolinguistics

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the following sentences.
Choose your answer from the words listed in the box and write it on your answer sheet.

Earth Science Seirmology Astronomy

Social Science Biological Science
Physics Natural Science
Anthropology Humanities Chemistry

26. The ________ can be described as the study of how people process and document the
human experience.
27. The _______ is a brach of science that deals with the identification of the substances of
which matter is composed.
28. ___________ includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.
29. __________ deals with the study of the living organisms. The science under this category
focuses on the study of internal body functions and structures of body cells and tissues.
30. The _________ is the scientific study of human society and social relationships.
31. ____________ is the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter
and energy.
32. The ___________ is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
33. A ___________ is the brach of knowledge which deals with the study of the physical world.
34. The term __________ thus embrace all those subjects which deal with the relationship
of man to society.
35. A ____________ deals with the description, prediction and understanding of natural
phenomena, basically based on observational and empirical evidence.

Direction: Match the following terms from column A to their definition from column B. Write
only the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

A B
36. Anthropology A. The study of human population and dynamics
37. Demography B. The study of languages and focuses on the three aspects of
38. Economics language
39. Geography C. The scientific study of humans, human behavior and
40. History societies in the past and present.
41. Humanities D. The study of the past and its records about events.
42. Linguistics E. The study of what constitutes rational human behavior in
43. Narrative-chronology the endeavor to fulfill needs and wants
44. Natural sciences F. It deals with the study of relationship between the Earth
45. Negativism and people
46. Political science G. This refers to the academic disciplines that study the
47. Positivism aspects of human society and culture
48. Psychology H. The scientific study of human society and social
49. Social sciences relationships
50. Sociology I. The study of the mind and behavior
J. The study of politics and power from domestic,
international and comparative perspectives.
K. A branch of science which deals with the physical world.
L. The study of human relationships and institutions
M. It uses sources to provide an accurate and complete
vision of the past
N. The creation of narratives of the past analysis plays less
role as the role of accidents is most important
O. It rejects human agency in historical affairs. Rejects all
sources. Rejects the possibility of empathic understanding
of the past