Summative Test, First Academic Quarter

SY 2020-2021
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Directions: Read and analyze each item. Choose the BEST answer from the choices given.
Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each item.

___1. Which of the following does Sociology study in general?

A. human society
B. human history
C. the mind and self
D. individual personality
___2. Which of the following specific topics is covered in Sociology?
A. norms of social institutions
B. freedom and liberty
C. system of government
D. burial customs
___3. Which of the following best describes Anthropology as a subject?
A. The study of individual behavior
B. The study of cultures
C. The study of society and social life
D. The study of economics
___4. Which of the following specific topics is covered in Anthropology?
A. norms of social institutions
B. traditional medicine
C. poverty and welfare
D. leadership role
___5. Which of the following is NOT covered in the study of Anthropology?
A. human ancestry
B. contemporary human diversity
C. individual behavior
D. social change
___6. Which of the following does Political Science study in general?
A. consumption of goods
B. political action
C. nonverbal communication
D. individual principles
___7. Which of the following specific topics is covered in Political Science?
A. norms of social institutions
B. religious cults
C. freedom and justice
D. depression
___8. A student proposed a research entitle “The Lyrics of Modern Songs as a Heritage for
Future Generations.” Which of the following fields of study does this research fall under?
A. Anthropology
B. Political Science
C. Psychology
D. Social Science
___9. Another student endeavored in a research about the Relationship between government and
civil society in Philippines. Which of the following fields of study does this research fall under?
A. Anthropology
B. Political Science
C. Psychology
D. Social Science
___10. What field of study is tagged as the “comparative study of cultural and social life?”
A. Anthropology
B. Political Science

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 C. Psychology
D. Social Science
___11. How do we call a product of human interaction that is complex and socially transmitted?
A. society
B. culture
C. personality
D. psychology
___12. How do we call a group of people sharing a common culture within a defined
territorial boundaries?
A. society
B. culture
C. personality
D. psychology
___13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?
A. Transmitted through socialization
B. Learned through enculturation
C. Dull and inflexible
D. Unstable sometimes
___14. How do we refer to an alteration in the social order of a society?
A. social change
B. cultural change
C. psychological change
D. economic change
___15. Which of the following is NOT a cause of culture change?
A. personal reflection
B. invention and modernization
C. contact with other societies
D. research and discovery
___16. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about change?
A. Change has an adjustment period which varies on the individual.
B. Change is uncomfortable for some people.
C. Change encompasses strong emotional state.
D. Change has a ripping effect on those who would not let go.
___17. Which of the following refers to a complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs,
arts, morals laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of
society?
A. culture
B. society
C. politics
D. globalization
___18. How do we call the act of judging another culture solely by the values and standards of
one’s own culture?
A. ethnocentrism
B. cultural relativism
C. multi-culturalism
D. uni-culturalism
___19. How do we call the act of judging culture according to its cultural context.?
A. ethnocentrism
B. cultural relativism
C. multi-culturalism
D. uni-culturalism
___20. When Juan visited a remote barangay in Mountain Province, he was shocked to witness
animal sacrifices of the natives during harvest rituals. He, however, saw and analyzed the ritual
as unique to their culture. What was demonstrated through the behavior of Juan?
A. ethnocentrism
B. cultural relativism
C. multi-culturalism

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 D. uni-culturalism
___21. Juana joined her friend in an indigenous wedding but she wished to leave after seeing the
people who were in their ethnic attire. What was demonstrated through the behavior of Juana?
A. ethnocentrism
B. cultural relativism
C. multi-culturalism
D. uni-culturalism
___22. Which type of symbols are shared by members of a particular social group where they
express aspects of the ideology of the group, understood within a specific social and moral
system?
A. ideological symbol
B. public symbol
C. moral symbol
D. group symbol
___23. What is the meaning of the symbol below?

A. quality education for all

B. equality in employment opportunities
C. fairness in the judicial process
D. equity in good governance
___24. In the Philippine flag, the sun represents _____ and its eight rays represent the
_____________. Which of the following sets of words should be supplied in the blank to
complete the statement correctly?
A. loyalty; first eight provinces that revolted against Spain
B. unity; first eight Filipinos who revolted against Spain
C. courage; first eight Filipinos who revolted against Spain
D. liberty; first eight provinces that revolted against Spain
___25. What do the three stars in the Philippine flag stand for?
A. three heroic Philippine presidents
B. gold, god and glory
C. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
D. three martyr priests

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Prepared by:

CHRISTINE JOY P. OWUSU

Teacher III