J.

E MONDEJAR COMPUTER COLLEGE

BRGY. NAGA-NAGA TACLOBAN CITY

S.Y. 2021-2022

First Periodical Exam in Understanding Society, Culture and Politics

TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

DIRECTION: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the system by which a state or community is controlled as to put order.
a. Political c. Government
b. Constituents d. System
2. It deals with the system of government and the analysis of political activity and political behavior.
a. Public Policy c. International Relation
b. Political Theory d. Political Science
3. Society is a system of stratification, what does it give in a given situation?
a. man’s past culture c. arrangement of definition
b. cooperation and conflict d. collaboration and struggle
4. Which of the following is not a goal of Anthropology?
a. to find out about the natural and social parts of humankind all throughout the planet and all through
time.
b. to comprehend the fossil record of early people and their precursors just as the archeological record of
later ancient social orders.
c. to comprehend the conduct of monkeys and gorillas in their regular settings.
d. is to describe how various political systems function, and to find more effective political systems
5. A person or practitioner who studies Anthropology.
a. Sociologist c. Anthropologist
b. Psychologist d. Archaeologist
6. 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 c. Government
b. Society d. Culture
7. What term refers to the shared practices, values, beliefs, norms and artifacts of the society?
a. Culture c. Society
b. Residents d. Experience
8. Which of the characteristics can justify that culture is “No culture stays on the perpetual state”?
a. culture changes
b. culture is cumulative
c. culture is learned and acquired
d. culture is dynamic
9. When the politics of one component in a system change, all the other components and the system will
be . . . . . .
a. affected c. destroyed
b. steady d. created
10. It refers to an alteration in the social order of a society.
a. Social Stratification c. Social Change
b. Social Science d. Social Climber
11. Also known as customs, these are norms for everyday behavior that people follow for the sake of
traditions or convenience.
a. Mores c. Taboos
b. Folkways d. Law
12. What type of socialization when a person learns on appropriate behavior to be displayed within a
smaller group which still part of a larger society?
a. Primary Socialization c. Anticipatory Socialization
b. Secondary Socialization d. Resocialization
13. Which of the following socialization implies when cultural knowledge is passed on to the next bearer
which will perpetuate and ensure the continuance of their traditions and practices?
a. Primary Socialization c. Secondary Socialization
b. Enculturation d. Resocialization
14. Which of the following refers to culturally determined rules that people regarding what is right,
wrong, proper, or improper?
a. Norms and Values c. Status
b. Culture d. Roles
15. What refers to this statement “it is not ranked position, but simply a label that implies certain roles
that must be performed”?
a. Norms and Values c. Status
b. Culture d. Roles
16. The following are the main goals of socialization, which is NOT included?
a. Values c. Skill in the Society
b. Habits d. Friends
17. What part of socialization process that denotes culture, language, social structures, and the
individual’s rank within them?
a. Content and process c. Context
b. Result and Outcomes d. Re-Socialization
18. What type of socialization implies on this statement. “It occurs early in a child’s lifestyles and is
primarily due to have an impact directly from the family and close friends”?
a. Primary Socialization c. Anticipatory Socialization
b. Secondary Socialization d. Re-Socialization
19. This refers to a group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area and share
a culture.
a. Culture b. Residents c. Society d. Ethnosphere
20. What term refers to the shared practices, values, beliefs, norms and artifacts of the society?
a. Culture b. Residents c. Society d. Experience
21. Culture is learned and acquired, which is the major factor for justification?
a. Books b. News c. Heredity d. Language
22. It is the study, analysis, and description of humanity’s past and present. The study of
contemporary humanity focuses on biological and cultural diversity, including language.
a. Sociology b. Politics c. Anthropology d. Psychology
23. Which of the following is not a goal of Anthropology?
a. to find out about the natural and social parts of humankind all throughout the planet and all
through time.
b. to comprehend the fossil record of early people and their precursors just as the archeological
record of later ancient social orders.
c. to comprehend the conduct of monkeys and gorillas in their regular settings.
d. is to describe how various political system0s function, and to find more effective political
systems
24. In cultural anthropology, we compare ideas, morals, practices, and systems within or between
cultures. We might compare the roles of men and women in different societies, or contrast how
different religious groups conflict within a given society. Which of the following anthropological
perspective does it represent?
a. holism b. cultural relativism c. comparison d. legal force
25. Culture is diverse because of its aspects that develop man’s social interaction, under the
aspect of actions, which of the following should not be included?
a. Justice b. Religion c. Work d. Dialect
26. When the politics of one component in a system change, all the other components and the
system will be . . . . . .
a. affected b. steady c. destroyed d. created
27. Political Science uses diverse methods that originates in the following given information,
which is not included?
a. Psychology b. Neuroscience c. Social research d. Constitution
28. Political Science has a few subfields, which of the following subfields should be
disregarded?
a. Political Hypothesis c. Human rights
b. Religion and beliefs d. Public policy
29. It is the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of collective decisions and actions
taken by groups of people embedded in cultures and institutions that structure power and
authority.
a. Political science b. Sociology c. Humanities d. Governance
30. It is the scientific investigation of human culture and social behavior. It is a discipline in
social sciences concerned about human society and human social activities.
a. anthropology b. sociology c. political science d. paleontology

TEST II: FILL IN THE BLANK

DIRECTION: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer to complete the statements.

1. Social _____ is a group in which we can feel like we belong.

2. Members in ______ groups interact with one another because they have an emotional
investment in one another.

3. An _______ is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member.

4. ______ group is a social category that people use to help them define their ideas, attitudes, and
values, as well as to influence their behavior.

5. Through direct connection, your _________ reference group shapes your norms, attitudes, and
values. A comparative reference group is a group of people who you can compare yourself to
and try to emulate.

6. Primary groups involve interaction among members who have an _________ investment or
attachment in one another.

7. Secondary groups are characterized by much less ________ among its members.

8. In-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a __________.

9. Out-group is a social group with which an individual does not _____________.

10. Tajfel and colleagues found that people can form ____________ in-groups within a matter of
minutes and that such groups can form even based on completely arbitrary and invented
_____________ characteristics, such as preferences for certain painting.

11. Discrimination between in-groups and out-groups is a matter of favoritism towards an in-
group and the absence of equivalent ___________ towards an out-group.

12. Intergroup aggression is any behavior intended to _________ another person because he or
she is a member of an out group.

13. Positive reference groups are composed of people we want to __________. Negative
reference groups, on the other hand, provide a model we do not wish to __________.

14. A normative reference group influences your norms, attitudes, and ________ through direct
interaction.

15. Social network is a ___________ concept for a set of social relations between network
elements that interact, and which are individuals.

TEST III: IDENTIFICATION

DIRECTION: Identify what is being asked in the following sentences.

___________1. Its purpose is to understand how human action and consciousness both shape and
are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
___________2. A branch of sociology essentially deals with the large-scale actions of humans,
and group mentality.
___________3. Used to analyze and explain objects of social study, and facilitate organizing
sociological knowledge.

___________4. It studies the human societies and elements of cultural life.

___________5. The practice of assessing a culture by its own standards rather than viewing it
through the lens of one’s own culture.
___________6. Introduces the discipline of sociology, including something about its history,
questions, theory, and scientific methods, and what distinguishes it from other social science
disciplines.
___________7. Use of one's own culture to judge others in their society.
___________8. Studies the tendencies and actions of people which cannot be easily quantified or
examined.

___________9. Not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms.

___________10. The study of Man and its various aspects.

Good luck & God Bless ! ! ! 😊

Prepared by:
MS. AMMABEL V. MAGNAWA
TEACHER