Department of Education

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Understanding Society, Culture, and Politics

S/Y 2017-2018
First Quarterly Examination

Name: _______________________________ Date: _________ Score:_______

I. Circle the letter of the best answer. 7. How much population is needed to satisfy the
1. Which of the following best defines society? elements of a state?
a. Society is a political entity a. There must be around a million of
b. Society is the same as nation or culture people residing a piece of land
c. Society is limited by geographical b. More or less numerous with heterogenous
boundaries gender to perpetuate the race
d. Society is organized interaction of c. Only one person is enough
people sharing land and culture d. One hundred men who inhabits the land
2. Complete the statement: Culture includes 8. The following comprise the elements of a state,
_____________. except for one. Whichone is not an element of a
a. Only material things such as jewelry, state?
books and artworks a. Force
b. Our thoughts, our beliefs and our b. Land
possessions c. People
c. The land we share d. Sovereignty
d. Only nonmaterial things such as values 9. Which theory of state supports the institution of
or beliefs the power of monarchs?
3. Which of the following types of societies came a. Social Contract Theory
first? b. Evolutionary Theory
a. Industrial c. Monarchy Theory
b. Agricultural d. Divine Right Theory
c. Mass 10. Thomas Hobbes suggested the Social Contract
d. Horticultural and pastoral Theory based on what belief about human
4. Complete the statement: Kissing a person on nature?
both cheeks when you first meet is a French a. Man by nature is good
__________. b. Man by nature is evil
a. More c. Man by nature is sociable
b. Taboo d. Man by nature is a leader
c. Folkway 11. What was the significance of hunting to the
d. Law evolution of man?
5. In a sociological sense, why would earning a a. It made men expand their brain size.
grade of 99 make you a deviant? b. This allowed better tool crafting and
a. You only could have gotten a grade of lesser need for big molars to chew on
99 by cheating hard food.
b. That grade is not the norm c. It paved the way for men to cultivate the
c. It alienates you from your peer group lands.
d. It improves your status d. It led to the extinction of animals.
6. How is nation different from state? 12. What is the importance of studying Darwin’s
a. State is cultural, nation is political Theory of Evolution?
b. State is political, nation is cultural a. It convinces us that we are not made
c. State is not real, nation is real from ashes.
d. There is no difference between the two b. It lets us understand how man came to
life in a scientific way.
 c. It makes one doubt his religion.
d. Learning about it is not important at all.
13. Following Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, why
do species evolve into another?
a. Because they are all meant to be extinct
b. Species evolve in order to change their
form
c. Species evolve in order to adapt to the
changes in the environment
d. Because species are meant to live their
afterlife in a different form
14. What are the evidences used to support the
Evolution Theory?
a. History books
b. Fossils
c. Folklore stories about the early
hominins
d. There were no evidences to support the
theory
15. Which specie of ape is said to be the closest
ancestor of human beings?
a. Baboon
b. Chimpanzee
c. King Kong
d. Primate
16. Ipin and his family depend on nature for their
food and other needs. Once their immediate
surrounding run out of edible fruits and plant
they would leave and find a new place to live in.
This is called a nomadic life. At what period in
history did Ipin and his family live?
a. Mesolithic Period
b. Neolithic Period
c. Paleolithic Period
d. Pleistocene
17. The earliest apes had really long arms and big
hands which enabled them to climb trees to get
food and seek shelter, however this affected the
way they walk. How did the earliest apes walk?
a. They were bipedal.
b. They skipped whiled walking.
c. They rarely walk since they swing from
one tree to another.
d. They knucklewalk.
18. What is the proof that evolution continues up to
this day?
a. The offsprings of human beings always
get better traits.
b. Insects in polluted places get darker
color to adapt to their environment.
c. Animals look exactly the same over
time.
d. The evolution process has already
ceased.
19. Which theory states that the state started when a
group of people invaded a land forced the
settlers to follow their orders and laws?
a. Divine Right Theory
b. Force Theory
c. Social Contract Theory
d. Evolutionary Theory
20. Why is it important to study the cultures around
the world?
a. Because culture is universal
b. Because every place has a different
culture and we should study their culture
to better understand and reconcile our
differences.
c. Because cultures are all the same
d. Because it is interesting.
II. Analyze the following social behaviors, practices,
and groups. Identify the element of society where
they are ought to be categorized; Norm, Values,
Roles, Institution, or Status.
___________1. Family
___________2. Bayanihan system
___________3. Cannibalism
___________4. Gender such as being a male or female
___________5. Coming to class prepared
___________6. Crab mentality
___________7. School
___________8. Taking care of the younger members of
the family
__________9. Saying “please” and “thank you”
__________10. Being a professional employee
III. Tell whether the following practices are taboo or
not. Write T on the blank if the statement is taboo
and put an X mark if it is not.
_____11. Homosexuality
_____12. Respectig elders
_____13. Being religious
_____14. Incest
_____15. Obeying rules
IV. Analyze the type of status mentioned in each item.
Write AS for Ascribed Status and AC for Acquired
Status.
_____16. Being born rich
_____17. Being unemployed
_____18. Being a male or female
_____19. Being a teacher
_____20. Being an honor student
V. Essay. In not more than five (5) sentences,
explain how sociological imagination can
help solve our societal issues. Write your
essay at the back of this paper. (5 points)