BCNHS

Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics

Quarter 1 - Summative 3
Week 5: Explain the importance of cultural
relativism in attaining cultural
understanding

Week 6: Analyze the significance of cultural,

social, political and economic symbols and
practices
Instructions: Reach each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer
and shade the corresponding letter in the answer sheet provided.
1. Which of the term refers to the
tendency of each society to place its 5. Which of the following is a positive
own culture patterns at the center of
all things?
A. Acculturation
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Enculturation
D. Xenocentrism
2. What term refers to the desire to
engage in the elements of another’s
culture rather than one’s own?
Style, ideas, and products can all be 6. Courtship, dance, funeral sites,
items of preference by someone
with xenocentrist viewpoint.
A. Acculturation
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Enculturation
D. Xenocentrism
3. The Hammurabi Code of laws is a
collection of __________ rules,
established standards for
commercial interactions and set
fines and punishments to meet the
requirements of justice. It was
carved onto a massive, finger-
shaped black stone stele (pilar) that
was footed by invaders and finally
rediscovered in 1901.
A. 281
B. 282
C. 382
D. 381
4. What do you call that concept where
its focus is the foundation of our
recent discoveries that is significant
in the future generation?
A. Artefactual remains
B. Cultural attributes
C. Fossil remains
D. None of the above
effect of ethnocentrism?
A. Ethnocentrism can create
isolation.
B. Ethnocentrism limits the human
perspective.
C. Ethnocentrism is a way to
preserve cultural heritage.
D. Ethnocentrism creates prejudice
about other cultures.
food, taboos, government,
language, music, clothes, laws,
mealtimes, etiquette, personal
names, marriage, greetings,
mourning, and gift-giving. The
above stated examples imply the
idea called __________.
A. Cultural integration
B. Cultural relativism
C. Cultural universal
D. Diversity of culture
7. The idea of sociocultural evolution
describes __________.
A. How society is like a living
organism
B. How the animals and humans of a
society evolve and change.
C. The process a society is forced to
undergo because of
advancement of cultural beliefs.
D. The process of change involving
a society's level of innovation,
transmission and technological
advance.
8. The following are part of the
sociocultural artefactual attributes of
early humans except __________.
A. Cuneiform
B. Jewelry
 C. Stone walls
D. Working tools
9. Karlo witnessed animal sacrifice ritual
of the natives when he visited
Mindanao. He, however, analyzed he
ritual as unique to their culture and was
done to appease their god. What was
manifested in his behavior?
A. Cultural diffusion
B. Cultural relativism
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Xenoxentrism
10. How will you promote cultural
relativity?
A. Respect one’s culture.
B. Despise one’s local culture.
C. Admire foreign culture as
superior.
D. Regard one’s own culture as
inferior to others.
11. Kanor grew up in a society that was
not completely settled and that relied
primarily on the resources readily
available from their animals. He grew up
in which of the following types of
societies?
A. Agricultural society
B. Horticultural society
C. Hunters society
D. Pastoral society
12. When Karl visited a new place, he
loses the familiar signs and symbols of
social intercourse and experiences
unpleasant sensations of frustrations.
Which of the following organization of
culture best describe the scenario?
A. Cultural integrity
B. Culture relativism
C. Culture shock
D. Cultural universals
13. Artifacts: ______; ecofacts:______
A. decay rapidly; last for a long time.
B. are facts about art; are facts about
nature.
C. are valuable and rare; are easy to
come by.
D. are made by humans, exhibit
traces of human activity.
14. Which of the following shows the
correct order of the stages of
civilization?
I. Agricultural Society
II. Horticultural Society
III. Hunting and Gathering Society
IV. Industrial Society
V. Pastoral Society
VI. Post-industrial Society
A. I,II,III,IV,V,VI
B. II,III,V,VI,I,IV
C. III,V,II,I,IV,VI
D. IV,III,IV,II,I,V
15. Shane tell her classmate that her
religious beliefs are correct while she
discredits the validity of her classmate’s
religious beliefs. What is shown through
Shane’s claims?
A. Cultural relativism
B. Cultural universal
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Xenoxentrism
16. The basic characteristics of
ethnocentrism comprise the
following EXCEPT ___________.
A. Cultural traditionalism.
B. Patriotism and national
awareness.
C. A sense of belonging to an
ethnic group.
D. A feeling of inferiority towards
another social group even
xenophopbia.
17. In which country is it derogatory to
call someone over you by curling your
index finger toward you?
A. China
B. Philippines
C. Thailand
D. US

For items no. 18-20,

identify the attributes of
artifactual remains. Choose only the
letter of your BEST answer.
A. Anthropological artefactual
B. Economic artefactual
C. Political artefactual
D. Socio-cultural artefactual

18. Philippine Constitution

19. Gaisano Grand

20. Jewelry