Rapu-Rapu National High School

Poblacion, Rapu-Rapu, Albay

A.Y. 2018-2019

Mid-Term Examination
Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics
(1st Semester)

Name____________________________ Grade & Section _____________________ Date____________

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE BEST
ANSWER FOR EACH ITEM. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS CORRECTLY AND LEGIBLY. AVOID ERASURES.
ANY ERASURE AND WRONG SPELLING IN THE ANSWER SHEET WILL BE MARKED WRONG.
I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the best answer. Each item is equivalent to two (2) points.
1. What is the function of culture?
A. Determine what is proper to eat
B. Establish the appropriate clothes to wear
C. Determine who will have approved sexual contact with whom
D. All of the above
2. The idea that cultural elements can be understood in the culture in which they are used is known as
A. Cultural universal B. Cultural relativism C. Cultural trait D. Ethnocentrism
3. Which of the following is not an example of intangible culture?
A. Belief in atheism
B. Belief in God
C. The commandment “though shall not kill”
D. The crucifix
4. Which of these statements are ethnocentric?
A. I do not like jazz.
B. I believe in my religion.
C. My religion is the only religion which embodies the truth.
D. I do not like pork.
5. The tendency to view the norms and values of one’s culture as absolute and to use them as a standard to judge the
practices of other culture is known as
A. Cultural universal B. Cultural relativism C. Cultural trait D. Ethnocentrism
6. Culture and society is said to be interdependent where there can be no culture without a society and there is no known
society that do not display culture. Which of the following shows that this claim is TRUE?
A. Culture comprises the food man eats, the clothes man wears, and the house man lives.
B. The society keeps culture thriving and culture makes up the identity of the society.
C. Society and politics should also be appreciated to understand an individual’s way of life.
D. An organized group or groups of interdependent people sharing likeness in territory, language, and culture.
7. Culture is integrated and at times unstable. Which of the following shows this feature?
A. Components of culture more or less fit together and interlock to form a consistent whole.
B. Cultural ideas, activities, and artifacts are inherently passed on through generations.
C. Various members of a society or group commonly share ideas, activities, and artifacts.
D. People have adapted significantly to their environments and cultural ways.
8. Which of the following activities CANNOT be considered deviant behaviour?
A. Hindus not eating beef for cows are sacred in India
B. Belching loudly after eating in a restaurant
C. Existence of political dynasties and monopolies
D. Observing silence in the library
For item 9 refer to the table below:
I. Auguste Comte emphasized that the study of society must be scientific.
II. Conflict perspective sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change.
III. Historicism believes that there is no universal meaning of culture.
IV. Theory of Social Evolution supports the idea that societies normally undergo three stages of prevailing culture.

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. I and II are anthropological perspective C. II, III, and IV are sociological perspective
B. I, II, and III are anthropological perspective D. I and II are sociological perspective
For item 10 refer to the table below:
I. Integrates elements from biological sciences and humanities to comprehend the complex human species.
II. Seeks to explain the bases of social order and social change.
III. To understand the nature and characteristics of authority and power distribution.
IV. To provide a deeper assessment of individual and group behaviour.

10. What are the goals of Sociology?

A. I and II B. II and III C. III and IV D. II and IV

II. Enumeration. List down what is asked.

1. Name one proponent each for political science, sociology, and anthropology respectively.
2. Give two aspects of culture.
3. Cite five examples each of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
4. Give three main reasons that bring forth social change.
5. State two reasons on the importance of understanding culture, society, and politics.

III. Essay. Answer the following questions concisely.

1. Differentiate invention and discovery. (5 points)
2. Explain human cultural variation. (5 points)
3. Justify how compliance will pave way to the further development of the current Philippine educational system. (For
GAS students only; 5 points)
Justify how compliance will pave way to the development of the current information and communication technology
in the Philippines. (For ICT students only; 5 points)
Justify how compliance will pave way to the development of food entrepreneurship in the Philippines. (For Cookery
students only; 5 points)
4. Argue that there is no equality in real life. (5 points)
5. Describe society and culture as a complex whole. (5 points)

BONUS ITEM: (For additional 5 points if answered correctly!)

* You are driving a bus. At the first stop, two women get on. The second stop, three men get on and one woman gets
off. At the third stop, three kids and their mom get on, and a man gets off. The bus is grey, and it is raining outside.
What color is the bus driver’s hair?

G O O D L U C K !!! 

Prepared by:
Miss Ma. Grace N. Bendal
Subject Teacher (UCSP)