MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

I.MULTIPLE CHOICE
Write only the letter of the orrect answer.
1.Which of the following is NOT an example of a social science?
a.Physics b.Anthropology c.Sociology d.Psychology
2.He is known as the Father of Modern Economics
a.Karl Marx b.Auguste Comte c.Adam Smith d.Thomas Malthus
3.Demography is the study of human population and its trends. It allows us to study the different aspects of people,
communities, and societies across borders.
a.Both statements are false b.Both statements are true
c.The first statement is true, the second statement is false
d.The first statement is false, the second statement is true
4.In Sociology, this is a concept which is defined as a group of people who share in one form or another distinct
commonality
a.Society b.Barangay c.Community d.Culture
5.This is also known as Biological Anthropology
a.Physical Anthropology b.Archaeology c.Cultural Anthropology d.Linguistic Anthropology
6.It focused on the study of cultural variation among humans
a.Physical Anthropology b.Archaeology c.Cultural Anthropology d.Linguistic Anthropology
7.It seeks to understand human language, written and non-written, spoken and non-verbal.
a.Physical Anthropology b.Archaeology c.Cultural Anthropology d.Linguistic Anthropology
8.This is where choices are made by large groups (like countries)
a.Positive Economics b.Normative Economics c.Microeconomics d.Macroeconomics
9.This is where individuals make economic decisions
a.Positive Economics b.Normative Economics c.Microeconomics d.Macroeconomics
10.Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source of history?
a.diary b.artifacts c.memoirs d.textbooks

II.TRUE OR FALSE
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
_____11.Society is an endeavour to understand, explain and predict the worl we live in using distinctive methods of
enquiry in an attempt to construct theories.
_____12.Paleontology is a branch of anthropology which deals with the study of man’s culture and society in the past.
_____13.Physical Geography describes and studies the surface features of the Earth.
_____14.Human Geography describes and studies what human being do in and on land and water.
_____15.Human Ecology is an area of study that deals with the relationship and integration of human population with the
natural environment.
_____16.Social Psychology deals with social institutions, social stratification and mobility, social groups and social
relationships.
_____17.Applied Sociology focuses on collective and deviant behaviour, socialization and social influences on
personality.
_____18.Social theories are formulated and advanced for explaining social phenomena and for useful applications.
_____19.Social Change studies the underlying principles, processes and dynamics of social change and its social
implications.
_____20.Herodotus is credited with developing the first scientific laboratory in psychology.

III.MATCHING TYPE
Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blanks provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
____21.deals with human society, societal groups, individuals in their a.economics
relationships with others or institutions of societies and material goods as
expression of human cohabitation
____22.the study of what constitutes rational human behaviour in the endeavour b.sociology
tofulfill needs and wants
____23.the systematic inquiry of man’s recorded past for the purpose of c.psychology
establishing causal relationships, validating historical facts, and reconstruction
of chronological events
____24.the systematic study of state and government d.geography
____25.the study of society e.natural science
____26.disciplines that deal only with natural events using scientific methods f.political science
____27.the scientific study of man or human being g.linguistics
____28.means earth description h.history
____29.the systematic study of recorded and unrecorded languages all over the i.anthropology
world
____30.study of the soul or mind j.social science

IV. Which factor of production are the following? Write LAN if it falls under Land, LAB if it falls under Labor, CAP if it
falls under Capital, and ENT if it falls under Entrepreneurship.
31.Investment 36.Manpower
32.Water 37.Oil
33.Natural Gas 38.Trees
34.Tools 39.Factories
35.Machinery 40.Innovation

V..ANALOGY
41.anthropos:man;__________:to study
42.oikonomia:householdmanagement;psyche:__________
43.geo:_________;graphe:to write
44.Herodotus:Father of History;__________:Father of Modern Psychology
45.polis:__________;scire:to know

IDENTIFICATION
(46-50)State the five economic questions society must figure out.

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Prepared by:

NORBERTO J. MANJARES JR.