AGUSAN DEL SUR COLLEGE, INC.

Bayugan City, 8502 CARAGA Philippines

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Midterm Examination in Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
1st Term – 2nd Semester
(GAS 11 – Curie, ABM 11- Smith, ABM 11- Marx, ABM 11- Marshall)

NAME: _____________________________________________Strand/ Section: __________________ Score: ___________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the best answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
1. This social science discipline takes account of the “equal but different ways” of how people live in the world.
a. Anthropology b. Biology c. Political Science d. Sociology
2. Which of the following does NOT define the word society?
a. A complex web of relationships existing out of man’s contact with one another
b. Society is a geographically formed entity
c. Society is made possible by social interaction
d. The term was coined to facilitate exploration on social phenomenon
3. A set of imaginary coordinates that determine social actor’s opportunities and life chances in the social world
a. Social address b. Social location c. Social map d. Social position
4. Society is powerful because its agents such as laws and rules control the people. What tripartite power does society possess
based on the statement?
a. Omnipotence b. Omnipresent c. Omniscience d. Three-fold
5. What is anything shared by human beings and shared way of life?
a. Culture b. Politics c. Society d. Tradition
6. Which of the following is NOT true about culture, society and politics as concepts?
a. They cannot be seen nor touch.
b. They exist in the realm of ideas and thoughts.
c. They shape only as basis of social behavior.
d. They influence the way we see and experience our individual and collectives lives as social beings.
7. Jona’s habit of taking selfie develops when her parents gave her phone. What specific social dynamics shown in the
phenomena?
a. Cultural Change b. Political Change c. Social Change d. Social Realities
8. Members of the SDA church are strongly prohibited from eating pork and food with blood. Which statement supports this
behavior?
a. A form of lifestyle associated with a specific sexual preference.
b. Bribing and use of influential mediator.
c. Group-based practiced made possible and stronger by a set of beliefs.
d. Young people have more meaningful experience in the outside world rather than staying at home.
9. Felix is trained by his father how to fish. When he got a child, he teach his child how to fish as well. This is an example of
a. Acculturation b. Assimilation c. Enculturation d. Transmission
10. Preparing spaghetti, mango float and macaroni along with lechon and kakanin during fiesta celebration have been adapted by
Filipinos through this process.
a. Acculturation b. Assimilation c. Enculturation d. Transmission
11. It is a transmission of culture wherein someone learns a culture different from his own and completely forget his own culture.
a. Acculturation b. Assimilation c. Enculturation d. Transmission
12. Manunggol Jar and Balangay represents the culture of early Filipinos. In what component of culture do these belong?
a. Behavior b. Cognitive c. Communication d. Material
13. When Eva judges the behavior and beliefs of others who are different from her beliefs, it shows
a. Cultural Relativism b. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism d. Xenophobia
14. Georgia went to Bulgaria to study. She learned that nodding in Bulgaria means “no” but in the Philippines it is “yes”. This
shows
a. Cultural Relativism b. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism d. Xenophobia
15. Hera believes that ice cream in US is far superior to those in the Philippines.
a. Cultural Relativism b. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism d. Xenophobia
16. In the caste system in India, people of the higher caste fear and shun those of lower casts.
a. Cultural Relativism b. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism d. Xenophobia
17. The changes, modifications, and variations in the genetics and inherited traits of human population from one generation to
another is referred as
a. biological evolution b. cultural evolution c. sociocultural evolution d. sociological evolution
18. Arrange the order of biological evolution according to Charles Darwin
a. Ardipithecus, Homo sapiens, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Sahelanthropus, Australopithecus
b. Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Sahelanthropus, Ardipithecus
c. Sahelanthropus, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens
d. Sahelanthropus, Australopithecus, Ardipithecus, Homo Sapiens, Homo habilis, Homo erectus
19. Societies that introduced the use of machines and building of factories
a. agricultural b. horticultural c. hunting & gathering d. pastoral
20. The society which the domestication of animals is the principal means of subsistence
a. Industrial b. Horticultural c. Pastoral d. post-industrial
 21. Tim Yap, a rich business man, owns the largest telecommunication company. He inherited that company from his parents.
What kind of status is described in the statement?
a. achieved status b. ascribed status c. social status d. status quo
22. Nadine believes that she should sit with her legs crossed because it is “ladylike”. This statement is an example of
a. Culture b. Norm c. Traditional Practice d. Value
23. Patrice always violates the norms. What behavior is described in the statement?
a. Conformity b. Deviance c. Enforcement d. Rebellion
24. Lyka is a kind lady. She always follows the things that a lady should do and always wanted to achieve the goals of the
society. What type of adaptation is demonstrated?
a. Conformity b. Innovation c. Retreatism d. Ritualism
25. Joniel, an 18 year-old student, began to establish his distinct personality which he is recognized or known from his peers or
groups. This process is called
a. Cultural Identity b. Enculturation c. Identity formation d. Socialization

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If incorrect, replace the underlined word/s to make the statement correct.
Write your answer on the space provided. (2 points for modification)
________________1. Social change may be a product of technological change.
________________2. Emile Durkheim is the father of sociology.
________________3. A person’s coordinates in his social map determines his enduring opportunities and limitations in life.
________________4. Social diversity means a range of different societies or people of different origins, religions and tradition.
________________5. Norms are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.
________________6. Social forces represent the constellation of powerful forces influencing the behavior of an individual.
________________7. Cultural relativism is the idea that culture varies from society to society.
________________8. Cultures around the world are different but equal.
________________9. Transmission of culture is made possible by language.
________________10.Culture is composed of both material and nonmaterial components.
________________11. The development of hunting and gathering society introduce the use of tools for small-scale farming.
________________12. An individual can hold a number of roles within a single status.
________________13. The self develops purely from social interactions.
________________14. Labeling theory suggest that attachment to social norms prevent the people from participating in deviant
behavior.
________________15. According to Mead, the play is the stage where a child has completely develop his self.

III. MATCHING TYPE

Directions: Match column A to column B and match your answer in Column B to Column C. Write the letter of your answer
on the space provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C
________ 1. Charles Darwin _____ a. Social Control Theory a. Self develops from social interaction
b. Deviance occurs when a person’s
________ 2. Gerhard Lenski _____ b. Structural Strain Theory attachment to social bonds is
weakened
________ 3. George Herbert Mead _____ c. Sociocultural Evolution c. Evolution of species happens
through the process of natural
________ 4. Robert Merton _____ d. Biological Evolution selection
d. Society undergoes transformation
________ 5. Travis Hirschi _____ e. Development of the Social Mind from simple to complex
e. Deviance is caused by the gap
between cultural goals and available
means to achieve the goals

III. DISCUSSION
Directions: Answer briefly the question below in three to five sentences. Write your answer on the back page of the paper.
(5 points)

1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states all the rights an individual possess. How can the UDHR prevent
the deviant behaviors in the society?

“Don’t stop when you are tired, stop when you are done.”
-Anonymous
Prepared by:
Ria B. Lasaca
Faculty, Senior High School – Basic Education