UNDESRTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

QUIZ # 1
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your answer.

1. It refers to the totality of what man has learned as a member of society.

A. Anthropology B. Culture C. Psychology D. Sociology
2. These consist of tangible things such as technological tools, architectural, structures, fashion and accessories.
A. Basic culture C. Material culture
B. Commercial culture D. Non – material culture
3. It is the perception of individuals to accepted reality
A. Beliefs B. Folkways C. Knowledge D. Outlook
4. These are customary patterns of everyday life that specify what is socially correct and proper in everyday life.
A. Folkways B. Laws C. Mores D. Norms
5. The totality of social organization which includes the social structure and system
A. Community B. Nation C. Society D. Tribe
6. It refers to the stable pattern of social relationships and social interactions in society
A. Social organization C. Social system
B. Social structure D. Social reality
7. It is the scientific study of patterned, shared human behavior
A. Anthropology B. History C. Psychology D. Sociology
8. The branch of knowledge which deals with the scientific study of man, his works, his body, his behavior and values,
in time and space.
A. Anthropology B. Humanities C. Psychology D. Science
9. It is the scientific study of the state and politics which deals with the nature, principles and mechanics of rule,
authority, power and influence
A. Humanities B. Law C. Political Science D. Social Science
10. It is considered as the main relationship between sociology and anthropology
A. Culture shared by man C. Fossils of early human being
B. Emergence of community D. Language use by people
11. The following are examples of material culture except
A. Customs B. Dwelling units C. Tools D. Weapons
12. These are guides or models of behavior which tell us what is proper and which are appropriate, right or wrong.
A. Beliefs B. Folkways C. Laws D. Norms
13. These are customary patterns of everyday life that specify what is socially correct and proper in everyday life.
A. Folkways B. Laws C. Mores D. Norms
14. They embody the code of ethics and standards of morality of society.
A. Fads B. Folkways C. Mores D. Norms
15. They represents the standards we use to evaluate the desirability of things.
A. Fads B. Laws C. Mores D. Values
16. The following statements are characteristics of culture except
A. It is acquired and learned C. It is shared and transmits
B. It is deliberated and enacted D. It gratifies human needs
17. This arises the fact that cultures differ and each culture defines reality differently
A. Ethnocentrism B. Imitation C. Indoctrination D. Relativism
18. The following are modes of learning and acquiring culture except
A. Conditioning B. Diffusion C. Imitation D. Imitation
19. The following are four principal ways of cultural adaptation except
A. Convergence B. Ethnocentrism C. Fission D. Parallelism
20. It is an attempt to judge behavior according to its cultural context
A. Cultural indoctrination C. Cultural shock
B. Cultural relativity D. Subcultures

II. True or False: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.
 1. The nation state – as the main site of sovereignty is the basic feature of modernity and a major constituent of
personal identity.
2. Cultures differ depending on the needs of individuals.
3. Cultures refers to that complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs, and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
4. People develop culture of their own out of their learning and experiences from their environmental exposure.
5. Society is a product of man’s political and economic interest.
6. Sociology deals with the understanding of political relationships such as bureaucracy and hierarchy.
7. Political science is an art of studying power.
8. The primary goal of political science is citizenship education.
9. Scientific investigation is utilized in conducting sociological inquiry.
10. The study of sociology broadens the experience of individuals as they learn to discard prejudices and become more
understanding of customs of other people.
11. Man’s social interaction serves as an avenue for creating patterns of behavior.
12. Every human society is organized in such a way that they need to conform to government policies.
13. Culture provides socially acceptable patterns for meeting biological and social needs.
14. Culture as a cumulative refers to man’s ability to form ideas and use them in his environment and experiences.
15. Culture is configured I a unique way that shapes personality.
16. A person with ethnocentric view regards one’s own culture as a benchmark standards for all other culture.
17. Culture changes over time as people respond to challenges.
18. Geographical space determines the appropriate culture for one specific society.
19. Enculturation is the process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture.
20. Culture is an imprint of man’s emotional environment.
III. Enumeration
1. Give the generally recognized institution in every society. ( 1- 6 )
2. Elements of culture ( 7 – 11 )
3. Forms of norms ( 12 – 16 )
4. Importance of political science ( 17 – 19 )
5. Orientation in viewing other culture ( 20 – 22 )
6. Give 3 inclusions of culture according to Edward Tylor ( 23 – 25 )
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QUIZ # 2
I. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.
1. Bipedalism is an important characteristics of Homo habilis.
2. The mental development of early human beings helped them understand and adapt to their
existing environment.
3. The use of fire was developed during the Paleolithic age.
4. The discovery of agriculture led to the establishment of early communities.
5. Horticulture serves as an avenue for the growth of industrial communities.
6. The evidences of a change in economic aspect have resulted in the transformation of man’s way of
life.
7. Subsistence farming involves only producing enough food to feed the group.
8. Pastoral societies are organized along male – centered kinship groups.
9. In agricultural societies, social classes became entrenched, and the state evolved.
10. In post – industrial societies, the predominant form of social and political organization in industrial
societies is the bureaucracy.
II. Choose the best answer.
1. The natural process of biological change occurring in a population across successive generations.
A. Evolution B. Culture C. Biology D. Sociology
2. It is the genus of modern humans and the first froup that came out of Africa.
A. Rama B. Australopithecus C. Homo D. Homo habilis
3. It is considered as the earliest known fossil creature identified as definitely man like form.
A. Ramapithecus B. Australopithecus C. Pithecanthropus D. Eutherian
4. This species is also known as the “ Handy Man”
A. Homo erectus B. Homo habilis C. Homo sapiens D. Humo rudolfensis
5. This species is also known as the “ Upright Man”
A. Homo sapiens B. Homo habilis C. Australopithecus D. None of the above
6. The earliest tools used by prehumen primates.
A. Spears B. Broken pebbles C. Sword D. Arrows
7. It refers to the period of flaked and polished stone implements
A. Mesolithic B. Paleolithic C. Neolithic D. Marsupial period
8. It refers to a relatively high level of cultural and technological development of human beings.
A. Society B. Community C. Civilization D. Nation
9. It refers to genetic variation among human groups that characterized their common biological traits
with supposedly correlated other traits.
A. Race B. Ancestry C. Civilization D. Ethnicity
10. The cultural differences among groups of people bounded by certain cultural and historical common
that establish their unique identity.
A. Ethnicity B. Race C. Ancestry D. Civilization
III. Explain the following ( 5 points each)
A. Discuss how society sustains itself across generations.
B. How do industrial and post-industrial societies affect man’s cultural development?
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QUIZ # 3
I. Choose the best answer
1. It is the process and outcome of integration to society through association, social interaction, and social activities.
A. Assimilation B. Accommodation C. Socialization D. Mobilization
2. This is the human action by which one tends to duplicate more or less, or exactly, the behavior of others.
A. Imitation B. Motivations C. Modification D. Socialization
3. It refers to the rules that regulate the process of social interaction.
A. Folkways B. Values C. Norms D. Fads
4. It is defined as an act that violates a social norm.
A. Deviance B. Cooperation C. Unity D. Conflict
5. It serves as the primary agency for socialization
A. Media B. School C. Church D. None of the above
6. It is an institution that established explicitly for the purpose of socializing people.
A. Government B. Peer C. Family D. None of the above
7. It refers to sanctions which involve informal penalties for not conforming
A. Accommodation B. Imitation C. Assimilation D. None of the above
8. The following are NOT examples of formal sanctions EXCEPT
A. Expulsion system C. Collectivization
B. Criminal justice system D. None of the above
9. This occurs when people no longer set high success goals but continue to toil as conscientious, diligent workers.
A. Conformity B. Innovation C. Ritualism Retreatism
10. This occurs when people reject and attempt to change both the goals and the means approved by society.
A. Innovation B. Conformity C. Ritualism D. Rebellion

II. Write T if the statement is TRUE, F if FALSE

1. A conformist utilizes positive success goal and legitimate means.
2. Innovation involves accepting he goal of success but rejecting the use of socially accepted means to achieve it.
3. Retreatists are people who deemphasize or reject the importance of success once they realize they will never achiev
and instead concentrate on enforcing rules.
4. Rebellion means withdrawal from society, wanting neither success nor work.
5. Social control refers to the effort of a group or society to regulate the behavior of its members.
6. Social control is intended to motivate people to obey social expectations.
7. Ridicule, ostracism, and rejection are examples of informal sanctions.
8. The criminal justice system is the most important and visible institution of social control
9. Natural rights are rights inherent to and given to him by God as human beings.
10. The right to receive a minimum wage is an example of economic rights.
 II. Identify the following:
1. It is a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, a
social skills appropriate to his / her social position.
2. It is through this process of socialization that we develop our sense of identity and belongingness.
3. This refers to the various social groups or social institutions that play a significant role in introducing and integrating
individual as an accepted and functioning member of society.
4. These are the customary patterns that specify what is socially correct and proper in everyday life.
5. It defines what is morally right and morally wrong.
6. These are norms that are enforced formally by a special political organization
7. It refers to the position an individual occupies in society and implies an array of rights and duties.
8. This occurs “when an individual accept influence because he hopes to achieve a favorable reaction from another per
or group.”
9. This occurs “when an individual accepts influence because he wants to establish or maintain a satisfying self – defin
relationship to another person or group.”
10. This response involves accepting the goal of success but rejecting the use of socially accepted means of achieving it, turn
instead to unconventional illegitimate means.
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QUIZ # 4
I. Choose the letter of your answer.
1. A number of individuals who have common identity, interact with one another, and feel belonging together.
A. Group B. In – group C. Out group D. Primary group
2. Occurs when the action of one person causes another person or persons to act.
A. Communication B. Socialization C. Interaction D. Relationship
3. Refers to the degree to which the members of a group have the ability to function and interact together towards the
pursuit of their goal.
A. Secondary group B. In – group C. Reference group D. Group
4. A small group characterized by intimate, face – to – face association and cooperation among the members
A. Micro level network B. Meso level network C. Primary group D. Secondary group
5. A group use as a standard by evaluating its members and their behavior.
A. Ideal B. Reference group C. Primary group D. In – group
6. A connection where density is evident
A. Meso level B. Micro level C. Macro level D. Global organization
7. Being affiliated in a group is one way of forming a _________
A. Organization B. Group C. Network D. Kinship
8. It is a structure of connection of an individual with oneself, with other individual / group.
A. Organization B. Group C. Network D. Kinship
9. Network start from single individual , expanding with other individual
A. Primary group B. In group C. Meso level network D. Micro level network
10. The most complex network
A. Group B. Meso level network C. Micro level network D. Macro level network
11. Network where even groups can be linked
A. Micro level B. Macro level C. Meso level D. Organization
12. If one can trace his/her descent through both paternal and maternal ancestors is called_____
A. Matrilineal B. Patrilineal C. Relatives D. Bilateral
13. A marriage between the same group
A. Monogamy B. Polygamy C. Exogamy D. Endogamy
14. It highlights the influence of the mother side
A. Bilateral B. Patrilineal C. Matrilineal D. Nuclear
15. The bond between a husband and a wife
A. Vow B. Bond C. Marriage D. Affinal kinship
16. The basic unit of society
A. Marriage B. Community C. Family D. Neighborhood
17. The basic foundation of family
A. Couple B. Parents and children C. Marriage D. Kinship by blood
18. Refers to the marriage of two people coming from different categories
A. Monogamy B. Polygamy C. Exogamy D. Endogamy
19. Type of marriage where only two people are involved
A. Bigamy B. Polyandry C. Polygyny D. Monogamy
20. The marriage of man with two women
A. Polygyny B. Polyandry C. Monogamy D. Bigamy
21. Compose of two or more blood – related family nuclei.
A. Unilineal B. Bilateral C. Nuclear family D. Extended family
22. It permits the newlywed couple to reside independently of the parents of either groom or bride
A. Bilateral B. Egalitarian C. Neolocal D. Avunculocal
23. Both husband and wife exercise a more or less equal amount of authority
A. Patrilocal B. Matriarchal C. Bilocal D. Egalitarian
 24. Is made up of the spouses and their underage children
A. Family B. Nuclear family C. Extended family D. Bilateral descent
25. It is the family into which one is born
A. Family B. Network C. Network D. Family of orientation
II. A. State what type of kinship
1. Bayaw and his niece
2. Woman and her manugang
3. Godfather and his godson
4. Father and his foster child
B. State what type of family
1. Married couple without children
2. Two family related to each other without any other persons
3. A married couple with other relatives
4. A married couple with one or more unmarried children
5. Two or more married couples with other relatives.
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QUIZ # 5
I. Identification: Identify the following by choosing your answer from the box.
1. Refers to a group whose members are involved in politics.
2. It is based on the decision to give all his wealth to non – family members
3. It refers to the extra incentive of political dynasty.
4. The system of norms, values and roles, and roles responsible for maintaining social order in society.
5. Laws that have been enacted by a legislative body of the government like Congress and City Councils.
6. It is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties
7. Law which exists and applies to a group on the basis of customs and legal precedents developed
over hundreds of years
8. Describes the broad duties of the government as well as the right and responsibilities of every citizen
9. A large community of people occupying a definite territory
10. Is the power of an individual/group to enforce rules upon the members of a certain group
11. “ Unwritten law” built over a centuries on local customs
12. Type of political organization that is composed of different tribes or villages which are in alliance with one
another.
13. Small groups of self – sufficient hunters
14. A political group with common lifestyle and language
15. A formal organization in which written rules are the bases of actions and decisions.

State Constitutional law Chiefdom Political dynasty

Carnegie effect Common law Political institution
Statutory law Roving bandits Bands Authority
Tribe Common law Political alliance Bureaucracy

II. Modify TRUE or FALSE: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and change the
underlined word or phrase if the statement is incorrect
1. Legal – rational authority - This type of authority is concerned with how a political institution can be
maintained by the leader’s personality
2. Traditional authority - People follow the laws because of the legitimacy and validity of laws
bestowed upon all members of society.
3. Charismatic authority - Concerned with how a political system can be maintained by the
constant reference to customs traditions and conventions
4. Tribes are living in a semi-permanent settlement
5. Chiefdoms base their power on law
6. A state is a food collecting organization
7. Leadership in bands are temporary and informal
8. Chiefdom is a highly stratified political group
9. Tribes is a horticultural society
10. Bands is a low population density organization

III. Enumeration
1-5. Major qualities of bureaucracy
6-8. Types of law depending on origins
9-12. Aspects in maintaining social order
13-14. Ways of occur of political dynasty
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QUIZ # 6
I. Matching type: Read the statement in Column A, and find your answer in Column B.

Column A Column B
1. An institution that provide apparatuses for A. Developmental Agency
the production and distribution of the B. Bank
goods and services for the people. C. Transfer
2. A system in which all resources and means D. United Nations
of production are controlled and owned by E. Non – State institution
the state F. Socialism
3. . An economic system, wherein the G. Economic Institution
investment and means of production, H. Greenpeace
distribution and exchange is under the I. Reciprocity
control of a small minority of private J. Capitalism
individuals and corporations.
4. This mechanism pertains to the nonmarket
exchange of goods between and among
two or more members of society or groups
5. . It is the centralized
collection of goods in a
society to be redistributed
for the benefit of all its
people.
6. . These are institutions that participate in
international relations without needing to
belong to an established institution or
state.
7. . These organizations
provide development
assistance between
national and international
institutions
8. . It advocates the development of
worldwide poverty alleviation, in
coordination with other affiliate groups
9. . It is an independent
international organization
campaigning to protect
and conserve the
environment and to
promote peace among
humankind
10. . An institution that matches up savers
and borrowers in order to help ensure that
the economies function effectively and
smoothly.
II. Fill in the blanks

Economic system is an organized way in which a country1. ___________ and 2. _________and

3. ___________across the whole nation or a given geographic area. There are three main types of
economic system, namely 4.__________________ 5.____________________ 6._____________. In
_______________, prices are determined by levels of 7. __________and demand, an outdated word for
this type of economy is 8.__________________.
Also known as a centralized economy, this economic system, all decisions regarding production,
distribution, salaries, investment and prices are made by a central authority – usually the
9.______________. The most fundamental difference between a 10. _______________________and
11. ______________ economy is the existence of 12.______________property.13._________________
is an economic system which both the private enterprise and 14. _______________ coexist.
The two major economic system are the 15.___________________ and 16._________________.
In 17._________________, the investment and means of production, distribution and exchange is under
the control of a small minority of private individuals and corporation. While 18.____________________,
all resources and means of production are controlled and 19.______________ by the
20.______________.

III. Identify what type of economic system is being referred to base on its characteristics.

1. The government decides how wealth is distributed among its people.

2. Companies live by the profit motive
3. The government enforce laws and regulations to make sure there is a level playing field for privately
– run companies.
4. The means pf production such as money are owned by the public.
5. The means of production are owned by the private individuals.
6. In this economic system, everyone works for wealth that is turn distributed to everyone.
7. Proletariat sell their ability to work to earn salaries
8. Promotes common ownership
9. Goods and resources must be available for the people
10. It gives rise to the globalization of investment