Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
SAN JOSE-LITEX SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Lot 1 Block 9 Litex Subdivision San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal
School ID: 342566
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1 QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS
S.Y. 2021-2022

DIRECTION: Read and analyze each test questions carefully. Choose the correct answer and write the letter
in your answer sheet.
1. Bien’s family owns a furniture shop. Every day he sees how his father and their workers
create furniture. One time he was tasked by his father to try to create one. He then easily
created one. What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
2. It was the first day of school. Mrs. Blanco prepared activities which will make her Grade 12
students sing, play, talk, learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did the
teacher emphasize?
A. enculturation B. socialization C. indoctrination D. acculturation
3. Intangible culture: non-material culture; Tangible culture: _____.
A. high culture B. unmaterial culture C. material culture D. ideal culture
4. Which of the statements shows ethnocentrism?
A. I do not like jazz. B. I believe in my religion.
C. My religion is the only religion which embodies truth. D. I do not like pork.
5. When an Ifugao went to Manila to apply for a job, he will not wear his bahag and will wear a
formal attire. This shows that culture is _____________.
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
6. Bongbong Marcos ran on the last election, he was able to hit the position he’s eying for, as a result, on his
term, he was able show some behavior which include authority, governance, and public opinion into
practice. What behavior is evident in the situation?
A. cultural B. moral C. political D. social
7. Joselph Estrada was dethroned during his term by Gloria Arroyo. What does this event implies?
A. cultural change B. historical change C. political change D. social change
8. What refers to the discipline involving the study of the social lives of people, groups, and societies?
A. Anthropology B. History C. Political science D.. Sociology
9. A child goes to school to learn knowledge, skills and attitude that he/she can use in his/ her future life.
What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested C. learning through socialization or enculturation
B. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
10. Ethnocentrism means ….
A. superiority of ones own culture C. both of these
B. inferiority of ones own culture D. none of these
11. . A term that is used to refer to the impact and development of farming to the lives of people.
A. Neolithic revolution C. Cultural evolution
B. Industrial society D. Biological evolution
12. Specific rules/standards to guide appropriate behavior.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
13. . It is the study of relationships among people.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Archaeology D. Etymology
14. Describe what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given society or what ought to be.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
15. A person or practitioner who studies Anthropology.
A. Sociologist B. Psychologist C. Anthropologist D. Archaeologist
16. All cultures undergo _________ where cultural traits do not remain exactly the same over periods of time.
A. Ethics B. Cultural change C. Cultural traits D. Religion
17. . It is something that is not present in nature but is formed through a process done by man.
A. Artifacts B. Civilization C. Democracy D. Neolithic
18. Why is language one of the most important aspects of culture?
A. When groups migrate, a shared language helps prevent conflict.
B. Language allows people to communicate and provides a sense of identity.
C. Unlike other aspects of culture, language does not change.
D. Languages can be classified into language families
19. Mommy and daddy taught their one-year old daughter Raine how to play ABC song with the
use of their Lenovo cellphone. Now, Raine can able to open the phone and sing the ABC
song. What characteristics of culture is shown in the situation?
A. Culture is learned. B. Culture is integrated. C. Culture is shared. D. Culture is symbolic
20. It is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
21. Mang Isko and Aling Perla used to have a family devotion (prayer) every Saturday. They demonstrate and
explain to their children the reason for having deep faith to God. What aspect of culture is best suitable for
this situation?
A. Culture is shared. B. Culture is social C. Culture is transmitted D. Culture is learned.
22. . It is the study of humans' evolutionary history and how people behave, adjust, communicate, and
socialize in different environments.
A. Anthropology B. Culture C. Archaeology D. Etymology
23. A child goes to school to learn knowledge, skills and attitude that he/she can use in his/ her future life.
What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization
24. Bien’s family owns a furniture shop. Everyday he sees how his father and their workers
create furniture. One time he was tasked by his father to try to create one. He then easily
created one. What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization
25. A child goes to school to learn knowledge, skills and attitude that he/she can use in his/ her future life.
What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization
26. What behavior includes events through which authority, governance, and public opinion are put into
practice? A. Cultural B. Moral C. Political D. Social
27. Which of the following helps in understanding politics, political institutions and behavior, public policy, and
philosophical concepts, such as justice, equality, fairness, and liberty?
A. Anthropology B. History C. Political science D. Sociology
28. . A culture of the Spanish to the Filipinos during the Spanish colonization. What aspect of culture
describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
29. Pinoys are fond of singing and listening to music. Before, people used to do sing-a-long with a jukebox,
then it was changed to karaoke, and Assessment 21 now, most people sing their favorite songs in videoke.
Their ways of enjoying music has gone through changes but still lives up until today. Therefore, culture is
___________. A. learned B. shared C. continuous D. transmitted
30. Ethnocentrism means
A. superiority of ones own culture B. inferiority of ones own culture
C. both of these D. none of these
31. Maharlika is a young woman of Agta tribe. She is excellent in performing their ethnic dance. According to
her, the elders in their tribe transferred the steps of the dance to her. What characteristic or aspect of culture
is being referred to by this experience?
A. Culture is learned. B. Culture is shared C. Culture is continuous. D. Culture is transmitted.
32. James is an ethnocentric. He considers other people, specifically indigenous tribes, as backwards people
who have no manners at all. Why do you think James come up with this bias?
A. He regards another culture as superior.
B. He regards his own culture as superior.
C. He regards his own culture as normal and uses it to measure foreign cultures.
D. He regards another culture as superior and uses it to measure his own culture
33. . People carry and transmit culture, but they are not culture. Edward B. Tylor described culture as “a
complex whole.” Which of the following choices supports Tylor’s description of culture?
A. Culture as complex whole means it encompasses traits and values of the society.
B. Culture as complex whole means it includes laws and norms in the government.
C. Culture as complex whole means it deals with everything that a person learns and shares as a member
of the society.
D. Culture as complex whole means it refers to the beliefs and traditions of modern Filipinos.
34. . In the United States, once a person reached the age of 18, he/she can live freely outside the guidance of
parents, while here in the Philippines, we are family-oriented, meaning some are free to live with parents
until they grow old. This statement simply means that culture is __.
A. Culture is continuous. B. Culture is varied. C. Culture is social. D. Culture is transmitted
35. Which statement is wrong about the concept of culture?
A. Culture is a way of life transmitted through social interaction.
B. Every society has its own distinctive culture.
C. Culture refers to a group’s ways of behaving and thinking.
D. Culture can evolve into anything.
36. This is the earliest known period of human culture which started roughly 2-3 million years ago and ended
around 6000 and 3000 BCE.
A. Middle Stone Age B. New Stone Age C. Old Stone Age d. Stone Age
37. It was considered as the transition period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
A. Mesolithic period B. Mesopotamian period C. Neolithic period D. Paleolitic period
38. It is the process of increasing human control in breeding animals or plants to regulate certain traits that
will make them useful for other human needs.
A. Domistication B. Fishing C. Gardening D. Hunting
39. . The following statement shows ethnocentrism EXCEPT.
A. Accepting traditions of other culture B. Chopsticks vs Western Cutlery
C. Judging people's diet D. Judging Women’s Cultural Outfits
40. The following are the negative effect of ethnocentrism EXCEPT.
A. Bullying B. Discrimination C. Genocide D. Unity
41. . A term that is used to the impact and development of farming to the lives of people.
A. Biological Evolution B. Cultural evolution C. Industrial society D. Neolithic revolution
42. A term that is used to refer to the impact and development of farming to the lives of people.
A. Biological Evolution B. Cultural evolution
C. Industrial society D. Neolithic revolution
43. . It describe what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given society or what ought to be is called________.
A. Beliefs B. Language C. Norms D. Values
44. . Understanding Culture Society and Politics is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines the
contents, methods and theories of the following EXCEPT:
A. Anthropology  B.  Mathematics  C. Political Science
D. Sociology
45. It a social heritage that is complex and socially transmitted.
A. Custom B. Culture C. Politics D. Society
46. . It is the study of past regarding cultures of human by means of analyzing artifacts and fossils.
A. Archeology B. Geology C. Paleontology D. Paleozoology
47. A specific rules/standard to guide appropriate behavior.
A. Beliefs B Language C. Norms D. Values
48. . This concept focus on the study of human social life, groups, and society.
A. Anthropology B . Political Science C. Psychology D. Sociology
49. It refers to the judging of culture to our own standards of what is right and wrong, strange or normal.
A. Cultural Change B.Cultural Climb C. Cultural Patriotism D. Cultural relativism
50. These are norms for everyday behavior that people follow for the sake of tradition.
A. Folkways B. Law C. Mores D. Taboos

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DR. GERICO SABADO ESTELITA M. MAPE