ANDRES M.

LUCIANO HIGH SCHOOL

Magalang, Pampanga

Pre-Test on Understanding Culture, Society and Politics (UCSP)

SY 2021 – 2022
Name: _____________________________________________ Section: ______________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following items carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet.

_________ 1. Came from two Greek words Anthropos (human) and Logos (study).
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Political Science D. Biology

_________ 2. Is the comparative study of cultural and social life.

A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Political Science D. Biology

_________ 3. Examines the remains of ancient and historical human population to promote an
understanding of how humans adopted to their environment and developed.
A. Cultural Anthropology B. Linguistic Anthropology
C. Physical Anthropology D. Archeology

_________ 4. Which of the following is the definition of sociology?

A. The study of mankind
B. The study of mental processes
C. Scientific study of our thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
D. Study of people in a group or social context, not as isolated individuals

_________ 5. In the study of sociology, which of the following determines whether an action or
behavior is good or bad?
A. Culture B. Government C. Laws D. Social Norm

_________ 6. Which of the following is NOT the goal of sociology?

A. Examining our roles within the society
B. Different perspectives of attaining truth
C. Realize our prejudices on various social issues
D. Discover what makes people different from one another

_________ 7. It is the study of people throughout the world, their evolutionary history, how they
behave, adapt to different environments, communicate, and socialize with one another.
A. Anthropology B. Culture C. Society D. Sociology

_________ 8. The study of human institutions and their relationship.

A. Anthropology B. Culture C. Society D. Sociology

_________ 9. Society is a community or group of individuals joined together because of sustained

bond and interaction. This statement falls under what perspective?
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Both A & B D. None of these

_________ 10. A culture is a way of life of a group of individuals. Its subjects include symbols,
language, values and norms. What perspective this statement falls?
A. Anthropology B. Social Science C. Sociology D. All of the above

_________ 11. Society came from a French word “Societas” which means ___?
A. Absolute C. Companion
B. Carrier D. Orientation

_________ 12. Who is the Father of Sociology?

A. Comte C. Malinowski
B. Descartes D. Thales
_________ 13. It is the ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not to make judgments
using the standards of one’s own culture.
A. Cultural Relativism C. Cultural Appropriation
B. Cultural Appreciation D. Ethnocentrism

_________ 14. Society came from a French word “Societas” which means ___?
A. Absolute B. Carrier C. Companion D. Orientation

_________ 15. The natural process of biological change occurring in a population across successive
generations.
A. Biology B. Culture C. Evolution D Sociology

_________ 16. It is the genus of modern humans and the first group that came out of Africa.
A. Australopithecus B. Homo C. Homo habilis D. Rama

_________ 17. considered as earliest known fossil creature identified as definitely man like in form
A. Australopithecus B. Eutherian C. Pithecanthropus D. Ramapithecus

_________ 18. This specie is also known as the “Handy Man”

A. Homo erectus B. Homo habilis C. Homo rudolfensis D. Homo sapiens

_________ 19. What is the process through which we learn the norms, customs, values, and roles of
the society, from birth through death?
A. Acculturation B. Enculturation C. Rationalization D. Socialization

_________ 20. Which among the following is the process by which we learn the requirements of our
surrounding culture and acquire the behaviors and values appropriate for this culture.
A. Acculturation B. Enculturation C. Rationalization D. Socialization

_________ 21. Which makes a good impression on other members of your community that are
commonly accepted, such as: Be kind to the elderly, like opening a door or giving up your seat.
A. Folkways B. Laws C. Mores D. Norms

_________ 22. Jasmine is at the mall and he decides to skip and run instead of walk, as everyone
else is doing. Jasmine is violating a _____.
A. Folkways B. Laws C. Mores D. Norms

_________ 23. Which of the following is the social institution entrusted with the task of teaching
morality to individuals and groups?
A. Church B. Economy C. Government D. School

_________ 24. What social institution is task to provide for the legitimate use of power?
A. Church B. Economy C. Government D. School

_________ 25. Which of the following is not a function of the church/religion?

A. serves as an instrument of socialization
B. psychological diversion from unwanted life situations
C. providing solutions for unexplained natural, phenomena
D. to care for and nurture children to become responsible adults.

_________ 26. Which of the following is not a function of the economy?

A. preparation for occupational roles
B. provide methods for the production of goods and services
C. provide methods for the distribution of goods and services
D. enable societies’ members to consume goods and services
_________ 27. What is the most universal and basic of all human relationships and is based on ties of
blood, marriage or adoption?
A. Descent B. Kinship C. Relationship

_________ 28. What is this type of kinship relations that shares biological ancestors or those that are
kin by reason of common ancestry?
A. Kinship by marriage B. Kinship by ritual C. Kinship by blood

_________ 29. What is this type of kinship relations where two people were bond by matrimony?
A. Kinship by marriage B. Kinship by ritual C. Kinship by blood

_________ 30. What is this structure of family which is composed of a couple and their dependent
children and also known as the Conjugal family?
A. Extended Family B. Nuclear Family C. Reconstituted Family

_________ 31. It is a broad range of educational approaches emerged, including self-learning and
homeschooling.
A. Formal Education C. Non formal Education
B. Informal Education D. Semiformal Education

_________ 32. The process through which skills, knowledge and values are transmitted from the
teachers to learners.
A. Education B. Family C. Society D. State

_________ 33. The scenario: Carlo is 18yrs old now. He stopped schooling when he was 8yrs old he
may be too old to go back to formal education. What would be your advice to him to continue his
schooling?
A. Hang out with your gangs C. Do take care of your younger siblings
B. Stay home and play online games D. It’s not too late, enroll to ALS

_________ 34. It has an approved curriculum, which has the course outline, the prescribed number of
sessions to end the lesson and authentic assessment and output.
A. Formal Education C. Non formal Education
B. Informal Education D. Semiformal Education

_________ 35. Which of the following is the implication of a deformity that may be physical, cognitive,
mental, sensory, emotional, developmental and may be present at birth?
A. Attributes B. Behavioral C. Congenital D. Disability

_________ 36. What is the relative position of persons within a social group, category, geographic
region or social unit?
A. Assimilation B. Confirmation C. Formulation D. Stratification

_________ 37. Here’s a scenario: “You and your friend went to the market. On the way you pass by
an old man sleeping on the street. Your friend told you that the old man smells stinky and looks
aweful.Based on your friend’s satement” What will you do?
A. Keep your ideas to yourself.
B. Put your friendship to an end.
C. Tell your friend that status is not the way you see it.
D. Understand the behavior of your friend patiently.

_________ 38. Determine the assessment of individual role behavior based on the person’s status is
called_________.
A. Attack B. Conquer C. Prestige D. Respond

_________ 39. Which of the following is to require and to adhere to a multilayered procedure
adhering to any or all expressed legality?
A. Government B. Government Programs C. Programs D. Social Inequality
_________ 40. Which of the following occurs when resources in a given society are distributed
unevenly, typically though norms of allocation that engender specific patterns along lines of socially
defined categories of persons?
A. Inequality B. Gender Inequality C. Globally Inequality D. Social
Inequality

_________ 41. What is usually described on the basis of the unequal distribution of income or wealth
is a frequently studied type of social inequality?
A. Economic InequalityB. Gender Inequality C. Racial Inequality D. Social Inequality

_________ 42. Which of the following is the international inequality that refers to economic
differences between countries?
A. Inequality B. Gender Inequality C. Globally Inequality D. Social Inequality

_________ 43. Which of the following represents a natural family?

A. Mother, father and biological children C. Parent, children, grandparents
B. Parents and children D. Single-parent family

_________ 44. Which among the category of people shares common position in hierarchy?
A. Class array B. Social class C. Social stratification D. Status

_________ 45. It involves the belongings owned by an individual as well as his or her material
properties and investment capital like money.
A. Assets B. Capital C. Liabilities D. Wealth

_________ 46. ________________ is defined as esteem, respect, and agreement for culturally
valued acts or abilities.
A. Health B. Power C. Prestige D. Wealth

_________ 47. The major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among other
effects, that occur over several decades or longer is called what?
A. Climate change C. Global Warming
B. Environmental change D. Physical change

_________ 48. This occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases
collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth's
surface
A. Climate change C. Global Warming
B. Environmental change D. Physical change

_________ 49. What do you call the spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to
different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, and others?
A. Cultural Center C. Cultural Minority
B. Cultural Diffusion D. Cultural Variation

_________ 50. This is the creation, development, translation and implementation of a new product,
process, idea or service, with the aim of improving efficiency, effectiveness or competitive advantage.
A. Generation B. Innovation C. Technology D. Transformation