Republic of the Philippines

Region 1
DIVISION OF LA UNION
UPPER TUMAPOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Upper Tumapoc, Burgos, La Union

MIDTERM EXAMINATION – UNDERSTAND CULTURE, SOCIETY and POLITICS

Name: _____________________________ Date: _______________ Score: ________

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter that best answer the questions or completes the statement. Write your answer before the
number.
1. The study of society, social institutions, and social relationships as well as behaviour of people in the society.
A. Anthropology C. Sociology
B. Politics D. Ontology
2. The world is visibly divided into different countries. Each country has its own political system to run its government – a
system by which a state or community is controlled so as to put order. Which of the following concepts closely illustrate the
statement?
A. Cultural Diversity C. Social Differences
B. Political Identities D. Anthropology
3. What is that complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols,
knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of society?
A. Cultural Diversity C. Social Differences
B. Political Identities D. Anthropology
4. Studies have shown that in some tribal cultures, it is normative to have multiple wives. While it is not considered legal or
common practice in many parts of the world, researchers believe that an individual’s norms and actions should be
understood by others in terms of that individual’s own cultural context. This concept is referred to as
A. cultural relativism C. cultural boundaries
B. cultural sensitivity D. cultural interpretation
5. According to this view, Politics encompasses the various processes through which the government responds to pressures
from larger society, in particular by allocating benefits, rewards or penalties.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
6. This view of Politics restricts only to what takes within the Polity, a system of social organization centered upon the
machinery of government.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
7. Recognition of the cultural rights of immigrants is a good example of
A. Assimilation C. Integration
B. Isolation D. Acculturation
8. Ethnocentrism is the tendency of individuals to judge which of the following
A. Their own culture in terms of others cultures.
B. Others cultures in terms of superiority of one’s own culture.
C. Other societies in terms of values existing in those societies.
D. Their own society in terms of restriction imposed in physical and social contracts.
9. This involved a preoccupation with essentially ethical, prescriptive or normative questions, reflecting a concern with what
“should’, “ought” or ‘must’ be brought about, rather “what is”.
A. Philosophical tradition B. Empirical Tradition
C. Scientific Tradition D. Recent Development
10. The study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures.
A. Anthropology C. Sociology
B. Politics D. Ontology
11. This view is illustrated by the tendency of politicians to draw clear distinctions between professional conduct and their
personal or domestic behaviour.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
12. This view treat politics as the equivalent of Party Politics – the realm of the political is restricted to those state actors who
are consciously motivated by ideological beliefs, and who seek to advance them through membership of a formal
organization such as political party.
 A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
13. A set of social relations which are regularly actualise and thus reproduced as a system through interaction.
A. Society B. Social System C. Sociology D. Rationalism
14. These are objective or empirical evidence in the sense that they can be demonstrated reliably and consistently; they can
be proved.
A. facts B. truth C. Values D. falsehood
15. The three difficulties in constructing a science of politics are:
A. Problem of data, myth of neutrality, existence of hidden values
B. Behavioural, myth of neutrality, existence of hidden values
C. Lot of Data, neutrality, evident values
D. scarce of data, evident values, failure of neutrality
16. This refers to a group of people who share the same physical attributes, such as skin, color, height, and facial features.
A. Ethnicity B. Race C. Culture D. Social Stratification
17. Which of the following is the subject of inquiry of Anthropology?
A. holistic science of man; a science of the totality of human existence
B. relationships among people, the society and the behavior of people
C. systems of government, the analyzes of political activity, political behavior
D. beliefs, and culture
18. The following are goals of Sociology, EXCEPT for;
A. Build a better understanding of mankind
B. help with decision-making, both our own or larger organization
C.Understand ourselves better
D.To provide substantially critical and scientific contribution to government and society.
19. What concerns the 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 beliefs on the value of life relate it with his or her interaction with others and the world?
A. Anthropology B. sociology C. political identities D. politics
20. What can be perceived when the belief creates discrimination and prejudice against people from minor ethnicity or race?
A. Superiority B. Racism C. Inferiority D. Ethnocentrism
21. What is that process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted and adopted by another.
A. Migration B. Globalization C. enculturation D. Youth Volunteerism
22. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Society represents belies, practices, and artefacts of a group.
B. Culture represents the social structures and organization of the people who share beliefs and practices.
C.Society and culture can exist on their own.
D.Neither society nor culture could exist without the other.
23. Which of the following is NOT an element of culture?
A. Values B. Attitudes C. Beliefs D. Language
24. The following are goals of anthropology, EXCEPT for;
A. Be immersed in current affairs
B. Describe and explain human biological diversity today
C. Describe and analyze the biological evolution of mankind
D. Assess the cultural development of our specie
25. It is the study of people in the world, their evolutionary history, how they behave, adjust to different environments,
communicate, and socialize with one another.
A. Sociology B. Anthropology C. Social Science D. Political Science
26. What is the study of human institutions and their relationships?
A. Sociology B. Anthropology C. Social Science D. Political Science
27. Counter cultures are important in the society because
A. It reflects the ability of culture to change in society
B. It reveals the level of inequality in society.
C.It reflects the ability of social institutions to adopt new things.
D.It illustrates the value of culture in society.
28. This approach to analysis draws heavily upon the example of economic theory in building up models based on procedural
rules, usually about the rationally self – interested behaviour of the individuals involved.
A. Formal Political Theory B. Feminism C. neo- Marxism D. Critical theory
29. It raised the awareness of the significance of gender differences and patriarchal structures, questioning, in the process,
established notions of political setup.
A. Formal Political Theory B. Feminism C. neo- Marxism D. Critical theory
30. These approach shifted attention away from the formal, structural aspects of institutions to, for instance, their significance
within larger context, their actual behavior and the outcomes of the policy process.
A. Formal Political Theory B. Feminism C. neo- Marxism D. new institutionalism
31. It challenged the anthropocentric (human centered) emphasis of established political and social theory and championed
holistic approaches to poli9tical and social understanding.
A. Formal Political Theory B. Feminism C. neo- Marxism D. Green Politics
32. Accordingly this theory significantly constrained the scope of political analysis, preventing it from going beyond what was
directly observable.
A. Behaviorism B. Empirical C. Traditional D. Green Politics
33. He proclaimed that politics could adopt the methodology of natural sciences that gives rise to a proliferation of studies in
areas best suited to the use of quantitative research such as voting behavior, the behavior of politicians and lobbyist, and
behavior of legislators.
A. David Beckham B. David Easton C. Karl Marx D. John Locke
34. What social interaction can you depict in the given example: “You help your girlfriend/boyfriend in doing his/her research
paper.”?
A. Exchange B. Competition C. Conflict D. Coercion
35. What social interaction can you depict in the given example: “The husband and wife were giving their financial and
emotional support to their children.”?
A. Social Exchange B. Cooperation C. Competition D. Conflict
36. What social interaction can you depict in the given example: “Your mother was threatened by your aunt not to come to their
ancestral house, if not she will kill her.”?
A. Exchange B. Competition C. Conflict D. Coercion
37. The following are tips of social interaction, EXCEPT for;
A. Competition is not always negative.
B. Conflict may result in hostility between conflicting parties
C. Our social interactions are integrated.
D. Interactions will not change when we feel threatened.
38. This approach was characterized by the attempt to offer a dispassionate and impartial account of political reality. The
approach is descriptive in that it seeks to analyze and explain.
A. Philosophical tradition B. Empirical Tradition
C. Scientific Tradition D. Formal theoretical Theory
39. This doctrine proclaimed that social sciences, and, for that matter, all forms of philosophical enquiry, should adhere strictly
to the methods of natural sciences. This is associated with the writings of Auguste Comte (1798 – 1857).
A. Positivism B. Empiricism C. Catholicism D. Buddhism
40. The founding fathers of Philosophical Tradition as approaches in studying Politics.
A. Socrates and Pilates B. Plato and Socrates C. Plato and Aristotle D. Aristotle and Socrates
41. The central theme of its work was an attempt to describe the nature of of the ideal society, which in his view tool the form of
a benign dictatorship dominated by a class of Philosopher Kings.
A. Plato B. Socrates C. Pilates D. Aristotle
42. He describes Politics in his book What is Politics? The Activity and Its Study ? (2004), “Politics is at the heart of all collective
social activity, formal and informal, public and private, in all human groups, institutions and societies.”
A. Robert Nozick B. David Hume C. David Easton D. Adrian Leftwich
43. A view in politics as in essence, the ability to achieve a desired outcome, through whatever means.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
44. According to Marx, this is in a conventional sense to refer to the apparatus of the state. In his book Communist Manifesto,
he referred to political power as ‘merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another”.
A. Politics B. Power C. Convention D. Consensus
45. This view portrays politics in largely negative terms. Politics is, quite simply, about oppression and subjugation.
. A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
46. It is in this view that the Key to Politics is the dispersal of Power that accepting conflict is inevitable. Politics is seen as a
particular means of resolving conflict: that is, by compromise, conciliation and negotiation, rather than through force and
naked power.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
47. In this view bloodshed and brutality is not an option. Politics can be seen as civilized and civilizing force.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
48. According to this perspective, Politics does not and should not infringe upon personal affairs and institutions.
A. Politics as the Art of Government B. Politics as a Power
C. Politics as Public Affairs D. Politics as Compromise and Consensus
49. What is the truthfulness of origin, attributes, and intentions of cultural heritage?
A. Authenticity B. Love C. Honesty D. Speed
50. Which among the following are the threats to tangible and intangible heritage?
A. Documents like Hitler diaries, Crystal skull, etc.
B. Authenticity or truthfulness of origin, attributes, and intentions
C. Preservation
D. An avenue to earn money for the opportunists by inventing their own materials
51. This is the process of developing the physical and biological change in a species over a period of time.
A. Modernity B. Evolution C. Modernization D. Changes
52. These are the only source of knowledge in understanding the lifestyle and the developments that occurred in each
transition stage of man.
A. Fossils B. Artefact C. Antelope D. Carbonized leaves
53. These are artefactual remains that hardened in rock.
A. Fossils B. Mineral C. Gem D. Diamond
54. Which among the following is not an importance of learning about the origins and developments of humans?
A. To know the transition of man.
B. To learn that evolution of man must not be seen as linear process.
C. To learn that evolution are branches instead of linear process
D. To know that we are not capable of developing our physical characteristics
55. As Old Stone Age is _______, while ________is Neolithic.
A. Palaeolithic, New Stone Age C. Mesolithic, New Stone Age
B. Palaeolithic, Middle Stone Age D. Mesolithic, Middle Stone Age
56. This is the period wherein, from food gatherers, they became food producers and introduced the concepts of farming.
A. Palaeolithic B. Mesolithic C. Neolithic D. Microliths
57. This is the process of increasing human control in breeding animals or plants.
A. Grafting B. Domestication C. Hunting and budding D. Breeding
58. This is the cradle of civilization.
A. Tigris and Euphrates B. Fertile Crescent C. Sumer D. Mesopotamia
59. The following are implications of the rise of civilizations and states, EXCEPT for:
A. Huge development of metalwork C. Conflict and wars emerged
B. Leadership among states began to be more organized. D. Deterioration of hunting and gathering society
60. The earliest widely accepted hominin genius, indicates capacity – albeit an imperfect one – for upright bipedal locomotion.
A. Ardipidethus B. Australopithecus afarensis C. Hominoid D. Homo Erectus

Prepared by:

JAY-AR MARIO V. MARIANO