MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE , SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Name: _______________________________________ School: ______________________

Track: _______________________________________ Date: ___________ Score: _______
Direction: Choose the correct answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
1. Tagalog, Bisaya, Kapampangan are all parts of _________________________.
A. race B. gender C. ethnicity D. religion
2. A set of symbols either spoken or written used for communication.
A. language B. signs C. term D. words
3. The Philippine flag is a material object that denotes the Philippines. However, there are
certain connotations that many associate with the flag, like bravery and freedom. In this
example, what does bravery and freedom?
A. Symbols B. Language C. Material culture D. Non-material culture
4. They define what is morally right and morally wrong.
A. folkways B. mores C. laws D. values
5. It is known as the bandwagon effect:
A. Cultural Phenomenon
B. Political Phenomenon
C. Social Phenomenon
D. None of the above
6. The place where early civilization took place.
A. lake B. River C. ocean D. Sea
7. Cultural change is a modification of society through _______________________.
A. discovery B. innovation C. invention D. all of the above
8. The following statements is true concerning culture?
A. It can affect the direction of human biological evolution.
B. It has no effect on human biological evolution.
C. Since culture is in our minds, it leaves no evidence for paleoanthropologists to dig up.
D. None of the answers make sense.
9. Through careful observation, Charles Darwin came to understand that:
A. populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are
clones of each other
B. those individuals whose variation gives them an advantage in staying alive long enough
to reproduce are more likely to pass their traits on to the next generation
C. populations of a specie that become isolated from others by adapting to different
environmental niches quickly become extinct
D. all of the above
10. The scientific study of the state and politics which deals with the nature, principles and
mechanics of rule, power, and influence.
A. Law B. Humanities C. Political Science D. Social Science
11. The natural process of biological change occurring in a population across successive
generations.
A. biology B. culture C. sociology D. evolution
12.The following are the importance of studying society except
________________________.
A. to understand the world we live
B. to explain and understand how people interact with each other
C. it is the foundation of which all other social and political arrangements are built
D. all of the above
13. It refers to the totality of what man has learned as a member of society.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Culture D. Psychology
14.The word “politicus” means ________________________.
A. senate B. congress C. power D. citizen
15. It is a scientific study of patterned, shared human behavior.
A. Culture B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science
16. The activities that relate to influencing the actions and policies of a government or
getting and keeping power in a government.
A. Culture B. Politics C. Religion D. Society
17. Juan decided to work in Japan without learning how to speak the Nihon-go but after years
of work experienced he now speaks Nihon-go fluently. Which characteristic of culture is
described here?
A. integrated B. transmitted C. shared D. learned
18 . Culture which consists of tangible things such as technological tools, architectural,
structures, fashion/ accessories and food.
A. Basic B. Material C. Commercial D. Non – material
19. Filipino children were taught to use “Po” and “Opo” when talking to Elders.
A. Cultural Phenomenon
B. Political Phenomenon
C. Social Phenomenon
D. All of the above
20. Culture is constantly changing ___________________________.
A. adaptive B. contested C. flexible D. dynamic
21. Culture conveys and facilitates meanings through
A. Symbolisms
B. Verbal Communication
C. Written language
D. All of the above
22. The following statements is true concerning culture?
A. It can affect the direction of human biological evolution.
B. It has no effect on human biological evolution.
C. Since culture is in our minds, it leaves no evidence for paleoanthropologists to dig up.
D. None of the answers make sense.
23.The tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all other.
A. Xenocentrism
B. Cultural Relativism
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Nationalism
24. The principle that an individual human's beliefs and activities should be understood by
others in terms of that individual's own culture. It was established as axiomatic in
anthropological research by Franz Boas in the first few decades of the 20th century and
later popularized by his students
A. Cultural relativism
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Xenocentrism
D. Nationalism
25. It is an important way to define an individual’s identity.
A. political background
B. sociological background
C. economic background
D. cultural background
26. It refers to the viewing of people’s behavior from the perspective of their own culture
A. culture shock
B. cultural relativism
C. cultural change
D. cultural evolution
27. The best-known and the longest evidence of human bipedalism that was excavated at
Africa..
A. Those of Lucy
B. Those of the Hobbit
C. Those of Nutcracker Man
D. all of the above
28. Which is not a characteristic of the hunting and gathering society?
A. People are nomadic.
B. The primary institution is the family.
C. Usage of machineries for planting .
D. There is a spiritual leader called ‘Shaman”
29. The specie that is also known as the handy man.
A. Homo Erectus
B. Homo Habilis
C. Australopithecus
D. Homo Sapien
30. This are the genus of modern humans and the first group that came out of Africa?
A. Homo
B. Homo Habilis
C. Rama
D. Australopithecus
31.Which of the following period used the flaked and polished stone implements?
A. Neolithic
B. Metallic
C. Mesolithic
D. Paleolithic
32. Technology during the Agricultural Society is through________________________.
A. agricultural tools
B. bladed tools
C. arrows
D. high powered machines
33. Which of the following is the best contribution of the Horticulture society to the people?
A. They have less inclination to travel as compare to the hunters and gatherers
B. It allows the people to have more manageable food supply.
C. People will no longer depend on the gathering of edible plants.
D. All of the above
34. A venue to appreciate and reflect on the complexities of biocultural and social evolution as
part of being and becoming human?
A. Cemetery
B. Museum
C. Park
D. all of the above
35. Which of the following kind of tools fits the technology used by the hunting and gathering
society to survive.
A. Bladed Stone Tools
B. Animal-drawn plow
C. Mechanized Production
D. Sword
36. How will people react when one no longer set high success goals but continue to toil as
conscientious, diligent workers.
A. Conformity
B. Innovation
C. Retreatism
D. Ritualism
37. The existence of social norms, both formal and informal, is one of the main things that
inform ___________, otherwise known as a way to encourage social conformity.
A. values
B. sanctions
C. social control
D. mores
38. It is a process by which a child learns his or her culture.
A. Acculuration
B. Assimilation
C. Association
D. Enculturation
39. It is defined as an act that violates a social norm.
A. Collaboration B. Cooperation C. Deviance D.Conflict
40. It refers to the anticipated behavior to follow
A. aspirations
B. conformity
C. deviance
D. Social control
41. Status which are acquired by choice, merit or individual effort like marriage or joining
religious organization.
A. Achieved
B. Ascribed
C. Social
D. None of the above
42. The following are the consequences of socialization except ______________________.
A. Establishes self-concepts.
B. Creates the capacity for role taking.
C. Makes people proud of themselves.
D. Creates the tendency for people to act in socially acceptable ways.
43. It is an important way to define an individual’s identity.
A. cultural background
B. economic background
C. political background
D. sociological background
44. Which of the status below are assigned to individual from birth which involves little
personal choice like age and sex.
A. Achieved
B. Ascribed
C. Social
D. None of the above
45. If a person living in a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects have a common culture then
he is occupying a ________.
A. Constitution
B. Personal Identity
C. National State
d. None of the above
46. These are rights inherent in man and given to him by God as human being.
A. Civil Rights
B. Constitutional Rights
C. Human Right
D. Natural Rights
47. The rights provided by the lawmaking body of a country or by law such as the right to
receive minimum wage and the right to preliminary investigation.
A. Civil Rights
B. Economic Rights
C. Natural Rights
D. Statutory Rights
48. These are the natural rights of all human beings whatever their nationality. Religion,
ethnicity, sex,
language and color.
A. Civil Rights
B. Constitutional Rights
C. Human Right
D. Natural Rights
 MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE , SOCIETY AND POLITICS

ANSWER KEY:

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. D
21. D
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. B
27. A
28. C
29. B
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. D
37. B
38. A
39. C
40. B
41. A
42. C
43. A
44. B
45. C
46. D
47. A
48. C