Department of Education

Maasin City Division

Manhilo National High School

FINAL EXAM IMANTION IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. UCSP is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines the contents, methods and theories of
the following EXCEPT:
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science
2. It is the branch of knowledge which deals with the scientific study of man, his works, his body, his
behavior and values, in time and space.
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science
3. A systematic study of a state and its government, with the relationships of men in the community, with
relations of men and groups to the state itself, and with the relations of state with other sovereign states
abroad.
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science
4. The pattern of growth and change in a society over the years.
A. Social Process B. Social Relations C. Social Organization D. Social Arts
5. It is the scientific study of patterned, shared human behavior.
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science

6. It is the marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time.

A. Polygyny B. Polyandry C. Polygamy D. Monogamy
7. These are established expectations of society as to how a person is supposed to act depending on the
requirements of time, place or situation.
A. Knowledge B. Social Norms C. Beliefs D. Religion
8. Mommy and Daddy taught their one-year old daughter Claui how to play ABC song with the use of
their Lenovo cell phone. Now, Claui can able to open the phone and sing the ABC song. What characteristic
of culture is shown in the situation?
A. culture is learned C. culture is shared
B. culture is integrated D. culture is symbolic

9. The smallest unit responsible for the preservation of the value system of society.
A. Extended Family B. Alliance C. Nuclear Family D. Culture
10. Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture.
A. Cultural variation B. Ethnocentrism C. Dynamic D. Beliefs

II. Identify whether the following statement concludes human as: SOCIAL being, CULTURAL
being or POLITICAL being. Write your answer on the blank before the number.

______________11. Our rights and privileges are limited because we are governed by rules and laws of
our society.
______________12. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
______________13. We always belong to the group and interact with people.
______________14. We are always in company with others like our parents and siblings.
______________15. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and protected by our State.
______________16. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbors, and classmates.
______________17. We speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of life of our
community.
______________18. We become citizens, we elect our leaders, we pay taxes, we receive welfare and
support from the government because our Constitution and our laws tell it so.
______________19. We create or showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not
all, of these to the next generation.
______________20. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in office, professional peers here and
abroad.
III. Directions: Identify what is being described or asked in each statement. Choose your answer from
the box below. Write only the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.

A. Bands F. political being K. Deviance P. Patrilineal Descent

B. culture G. Anthropology L. Conformity Q. Enculturation
C. symbolic H. ethnography M. Values
D. Polygyny I. Sociology N. Kinship
__________21. As a _________ we are subjected to power-relations.
E. society J. August Comte O. Descent
__________22. It is the systematic study of social behaviour and human groups.
__________23. Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and
beautiful, and that serve as broad guidelines for social living
__________24. It is the study of humans’ past and present.
__________25. refers to the “web of social relationship” that humans form as part of a family, which is the
smallest unit of society.
__________26. Father of Sociology
__________27. It is the first acquisition process about a culture by an individual.
__________28. It is viewed a group of people with a shared culture interacting within groups and
institutions.
__________29. Culture is ______ because there is no tangible manifestation that can take the form of the
culture itself.
__________30. It is the marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time.
__________31. Any significant departure from what is considered “normal” or normative.
__________32. Type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a
group.
__________ 33. refers to the origin or background of a person in terms of family of nationality.
__________ 34. Individuals belong to their father’s descent group.
__________ 35. Usually a very small, oftentimes nomadic group that is connected by family ties and is
politically independent

IV. True or False

Directions: Read each statement. Identify whether it is expressing correct idea or not. If it is, write
TRUE, if not, underline the word or phrase which makes the statement incorrect and write the
correct answer on the space provided before each number.

______________36. The society that we inhabit in is directly or indirectly shaped and influenced by people,
technology, popular culture, government policies, domestic and world economy, powerful institutions,
nation-states and international organizations.
______________37. Human beings have the same biological features but each one of us is different.
______________38. Being humane means learning by doing to live positively and to treat others with
respect, genuine love and compassion
______________39. Socialization refers to a lifelong social experience by which people develop their
human potential and learn culture.

______________40. Studying culture educates us on the importance of exercising our rights and
maximizing our political participation.

_______________41. UCSP simply wants you to become human and humane at the same time.
_______________42. Banaue Rice Terraces is one of the cultural heritages found in the Philippines.
_______________43. Culture and society are co-existent. That one cannot able to exist without the other.
_______________44. The manifestations of culture are cities, villages, religious group and professional
organizations.
_______________45. Social refers to the rule or standard of behavior shared by members of a social
group.

V. Identify whether the following statement gives the significance of studying: CULTURE, SOCIETY
or POLITICS.

______________46. Gives meaning to the importance of the self in relation to others (kapwa)
______________47. Broadens our perspectives on how we value our own and others’ cultures
______________48. Educates us on the importance of exercising our rights and maximizing our political
participation to sustain, maintain or change society
______________49. Provides a bigger context on how government works and how rules, regulations and
laws maintain social order, cohesion and unity
______________50. Describes how and why we belong to a bigger global society

Good luck!