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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 own business affairs?
(500 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?
was the outstanding figure in public life a. Exploring tradition
who believed that every citizen should b. Interviewing people
have equal opportunity in the state. c. Uncovering recorded evidence
a. Cyrus d. Viewing historical films
b. Solon
c. Philip 8. Which is most crude among ways
d. Pericles civilizations recorded thoughts and deeds
after the art of writing was invented five,
3. Among the finest and most splendid six thousand years ago?
public construction an Ancient Athens a. On papyri paper
was the temple of Athena. b. On leather skin
a. acropolis c. On wood
b. citadel d. On stone or pottery
c. parthenon
d. persepolis 9. The earlier period of which we have no
written evidence of written records
4. The far-sighted Greek statesman (letters, contracts, accounts, etc.) that
Pericles had beauty of face and bearing comprise people's literature is
such that he was often compared to the technically known as .
Olympian . a. prehistoric
a. Adonis b. primordial
b. Zeus c. pristine
c. Mars d. predated
d. Mercury
10. These people belong to the great
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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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
d. drugs languages of the ancient Indo-European
languages (from India across Europe to
24 In the world, the Phoenicians were the Atlantic Ocean around 30 B.C.)
known for many skills but NOT as EXCEPT ) .
a. Greek
a. keen traders b. English
b. mercenary soldiers c. Latin
c. expert shipbuilders d. Celtic
d. skillful craftsmen
30. These are among the modern
25. The greatest contribution of the languages in Europe EXCEPT .
Phoenicians to the progress of the a. Latin
ancient world was their adoption of . b. English
a. alphabet c. French
b. mercenary soldiers d. German
c. expert shipbuilders
d. skillful craftsmen 31. How can domestic violence best be
minimized?
26. The greatest contribution of the a. Heavier tax on alcohol
Israelites to civilization that culminated b. Stronger anti-illegal drugs drive
in Solomon's temple to the god Jehovah c. Award for the Best Father and Mother
was d. Effective education on family life
in nature.
a. economic 32. What initiative is needed to prevent
b. religious exploitation of children workers?
c. political a. Scholarship
d. artistic b. Subsidy for children
c. Socio-economic package
27. These were the advantages of the d. Stricter law against child exploitation
world's first coins issued by Lydian kings
EXCEPT . 33. What can be done to prevent
a. stamp of rulers guaranteed their value detention of juveniles with adult
b. easy to bring around prisoners?
c. no weight process was needed a. Separate cells of juveniles and adults
d. made of natural alloy of gold or silver b. Lesson years of detention for juveniles
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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
d. authoritarian
56. The Chaldean King made
Babylon to be the most splendid city in 62. Singapore is a de-facto state
the ancient world. (REM with lack of separation of powers
a. Ptolemaios between the executive branch and the
b. Hammurabi courts.
c. Cyrus a. alliance
d. Nebuchadnezzar b. one-party
c. multi-party
57. Where was the starting point of d. coalition
western civilization?
a. Mesopotamia 63. With the dominant People's Action
b. Egypt Party Singapore has de-facto .
c. India a. rigged
d. China b. multi-party
c. party-free
58. The ziggurat towers of the Sumerians d. fraudulent
were used for .
a. palace 64. Singapore is recognized by
b. military post Transparency International as the
c. worship punishment which is one of the
d. watchtower highest in the world.
a. modestly
59. Who was one of the earliest Greek b. most
statesman whose laws gave all classes c. least
of citizens some voice in government? d. extremely
a. Alexander
b. Solon 65. Singapore's rigid anti-crime policies is
c. Pericles characterized by punishment
d. Philip which is one of the highest in the world.
a. caning
60. Who is known in history as the b. capital
"greatest king" who conquered for Persia c. corporal
(550 B.C.) the Median Empire, Lydia, d. heavy fines
Babylonia and subject state?
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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
a. congressional c. military dictatorship
b. populist d. absolute monarchy
c. electoral college
d. parliamentary 73. What most basic human right is
violated by alleged extra-judicial
68. The government of Indonesia is much killings such as by vigilantes?
alike that the Philippines except for a. Right to life
presidential elections during b. Freedom of conscience
Suharto's regime. c. Freedom o assembly
a. parliamentary d. Freedom and justice
b. direct
c. popular 74. What right is violated by propaganda
d. indirect that suppresses opposition news?
a. Freedom of conscience
69. Until it recovered after the Asian b. Freedom of the press
financial crisis, the Indonesian c. Freedom of assembly
Yudhoyano administration was beset by d. Freedom against conscription
several issues EXCEPT .
a. corruption 75. Through what highest organ of the
b. social unrest state does China remain representative of
c. extreme poverty its people under its accepted national
d. terrorism leadership?
a. National People's Congress
70. Prior to the sixties, massive manhunt b. Communist Party cadre
against rebels in Indonesia cause the c. Communist politburo
killing of 500 thousand to one million d. Secretary General of the Communist
people suspected of Party
communism comprised by several groups
EXCEPT . 76. In China the government
a. Christians builds the consensus among party
b. leftists leaders, influential party members
c. communists and the people.
d. ethnic Chinese a. local
b. district
c. central
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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
96. What hinder foreign and local c. Culture is not deeply rooted
investments? d. Culture is folkloric
a. Peace and order
b. Natural disasters and political conflict 101. What influence made Filipinos today
c. Poverty incidence use utensils and not eat with their hands?
d. Inequality of social and economic a. Hygienic need
development b. Chinese tradition
c. American influence
97. What was the basis of John Dewey's d. Fast food culture
commitment to naturalism?
a. James' naturalistic psychology 102. Which can explain why the Ten
b. Darwin's theory of evolution Commandments are always observed?
c. Hegelian idealism a. Ten Commandments are a myth.
d. Peirce philosophical theory b. Mores are observed as they satisfy
needs.
Read the test below, then answer c. Observance is for the religious only.
questions 8 and 9. d. Mores are difficult to follow.
Anthropologically speaking, we are
living in a money culture. 103. Which can serve as explanation as to
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)
novel combination of the b. People are onion-skinned
machine and money.... c. Filipinos are religious by nature
d. Guilt is central to religious belief.
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 d. Show ethnocentrism
and 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
a. People change a lot.
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
d. Some norms are short-lived. orientations are becoming more:
a. fatalistic
107. Why do men no longer wear bell- b. personal
bottom pants and women the saya't baro? c. manipulative
a. People prefer ready-to-wear clothes. d. traditional
b. People keep abreast with style.
c. These are convenient to wear. 114. With industrialization a must
d. These are economical. possible future Philippines political
cultural scenario if without interventions
108. Why are awards like TOTM and shall be:
TOWN necessary? I. erosive of family value
a. Award-giving is for vested interests. II. physical dislocation of families
b. Publicity helps the giver. III. preference to foreign ways and tastes
c. Rewards ensure norms are followed. IV. insurgency
d. Awards are tax deductible. a. III, IV
b. II, III
109. Why are the Japanese honest, c. I, II
orderly and respectful? d. I, IV
a. Belief that their emperor is a god
b. Closeness to nature and virtue 115. During the Marcos regime, what shift
c. Dominant cultural behavior in form of government was made that
d. Repentance for past misdeeds introduced the new positions of a prime
minister and single legislative body of
110. What is the best method for values assemblymen?
inculcation? a. Constitutional
a. Orientation b. Federal
b. Modeling c. Parliamentary
c. Reflection d. Welfare state
d. Drills
116. Which constitutional safeguard
111. If you take a position of cultural exists such that the executive can turn
relativism, which one do you observe?
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