AL MAJD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DAMMAM

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(formerly Al Jazeera International School Dammam)
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
A.Y. 2019-2020
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Name: Date:
Gr. & Sec.: Score:

NO ERASURE AND ALTERATION. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS MEANS WRONG.

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. UCSP is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines the contents, methods
and theories of the following EXCEPT:
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology
C. Sociology D. Political Science
2. The following are significance of studying society except:
A. Gives meaning to the importance of the self in relation to others.
B. Gives us a full understanding of how social groups affect our thinking and
behavior.
C. Acknowledges that social constitutions shape and affect how we live our life.
D. Broadens our perspectives on how we value our own and others’ culture.
3. As a ____________ we carry our ancestors’ tradition and beliefs, speak the language of
our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of life of our community, create and
showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all, of these to the
next generation.
A. social being B. cultural being
C. political being D. spiritual being
4. The term culture was first used by the English anthropologist ________ in his book,
Primitive Culture.
A. Robert MacIver B. Charles Page
C. Talcott Parsons D. Edward B. Tylor
5. Mommy and Daddy taught their one-year old daughter Cloud how to play ABC song
with the use of their Lenovo cell phone. Now, Cloud can able to open the phone and sing
the ABC song. What characteristic of culture is shown in the situation?
A. culture is learned C. culture is shared
B. culture is integrated D. culture is symbolic
6. Which of the following best defines society?

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A. Society is a political entity

B. Society is the same as nation or culture
C. Society is limited by geographical boundaries
D. Society is organized interaction of people sharing land and culture
7. What is the importance of studying Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?
A. It convinces us that we are not made from ashes.
B. It lets us understand how man came to life in a scientific way.
C. It makes one doubt his religion.
D. Learning about it is not important at all.
8. Why is it important to study the cultures around the world?
A. Because culture is universal
B. Because every place has a different culture and we should study their culture
to better understand and reconcile our differences.
C. Because cultures are all the same
D. Because it is interesting.
9. ________________ is the holistic “science of man”, a science of the totality of human
existence.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology

C. Archaeology D. Etymology

10. _______________ is the study of relationships among people.

A. Anthropology B. Sociology

C. Archaeology D. Etymology

11. It is the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
A. Endogamy
B. Exogamy
C. Monogamy
D. Polygamy
12. It is the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
A. Endogamy
B. Exogamy
C. Monogamy
D. Polygamy

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13. ___________________ in which an individual’s kin group, or clan membership, is

traced through men.
A. Matrilineal descent
B. Bilateral descent
C. Patrilineal descent
D. Unilineal descent
14. It is a kinship system in which descent is traced through only one gender.
A. Matrilineal descent
B. Bilateral descent
C. Patrilineal descent
D. Unilineal descent
15. It’s a family tree that is only tracked through the men or women of the family, but not
both.
A. Matrilineal descent
B. Bilateral descent
C. Patrilineal descent
D. Unilineal descent
16. A system that traces descent through the women of the clan.
A. Matrilineal descent
B. Bilateral descent
C. Patrilineal descent
D. Unilineal descent
17. family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other
relatives.
A. Nuclear family
B. Blended family
C. Extended family
D. Single parent family type
18. It refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.

A. Social Stratification
B. Social Science
C. Social Change
D. Social Climber

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19. A group of people involved in persistent interpersonal relationships, or a large social

grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same
political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

A. State
B. Society
C. Government
D. Culture
20. _____________ are conceptions or ideas people have about what is true in the
environment around them like what is life, how to value it, and how one’s belief on the
value of life relate with his or her interaction with others and the world.

A. Beliefs
B. Values
C. Language
D. Norms
II. Identify whether the following statement concludes human as: SOCIAL
being, CULTURAL being or POLITICAL being. Write your answer on
the blank before the number.

_______________21. Our rights and privileges are limited because we are

governed by rules and laws of our society.
______________22. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
______________23. We always belong to the group and interact with people.
______________24. We are always in company with others like our parents and
siblings.
______________25. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and protected
by our State.
______________26. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbors, and
classmates.
_______________27. We speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the
distinct way of life of our community.
______________28. We become citizens, we elect our leaders, we pay taxes, we
receive welfare and support from the government because our Constitution and
our laws tell it so.
______________29. We create or showcase the arts and heritage of our people
and transmit some, if not all, of these to the next generation.
______________30. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in office,
professional peers here and abroad.

III. Listed below are the current Social Problems. Pick at least (2) two problems and
give your opinion/s on how Social sciences can contribute in solving these specific
problems. (10) points

Overpopulation Mining HIV/AIDS Teenage Smoking

Deforestation

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1.

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IV. Answer the following question briefly. 10 (points)

1. Do you consider gay couples living together with an adopted child as a family? Do you
think that people are now receptive to homosexual couples ? Why ?

2. Describe your “Ideal” family in terms of the following :

*Marriage (with divorce or not)

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V. Elucidate the following concepts. (10) points

1. Science would have not developed if it remained under the wing of philosophy and
theology.

2. Social and Political philosophies were informed by theological reasoning grounded in

Revelation based on the Bible.

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3. Social sciences can contribute greatly to the elimination of prejudices against certain
groups of people as racism, sexism, and cultural ethnocentrism.

“Starve your distractions and feed your focus.”

Prepared by:
Ms. Ayesha Riz G. Demuna

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