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Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
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PALIPARAN III SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTERLY TEST
FIRST SEMESTER
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

I. DIRECTION : Choose the correct answer from the given choices. Write the letter of your chosen answer on the answer sheet.

1. What is habilis means in the earliest known species in the human lineage homo habilis?
A. handy B. crafty C. able D. disable
2. Why homo ergaster considered “working man”?
A. because of the size of their brain B. because they can move
C. because of the discovery of tools D. because they were bipedal
3. What period in our pre-history that culture were based on hunting and gathering?
A. Neolithic B. Paleolithic C. Mesolithic D. Metal
4. Which way Anthropologist test whether or not an idea is accurate?
A. Through illustration B. Artifacts C. Articles D. Criticism
5. What do we call to a complex symbiotic relationship between human and a certain favoured animals and plants?
A. Agriculture B. Fishery C. Hunting D. Domestication
6. The teeth of homo sapiens were composed of dentin, which is covered by __________in the exposed areas.
A. calcium B. enamel C. carbonate D. phosphate
7. What is the term used by anthropologists to the process of being socialized to a particular culture?
A. Acculturation B. Assimilation C. Affirmation D. Convention
8. The general process of acquiring culture is referred to ___________.
A. Acculturation B. Assimilation C. Socialization D. Contribution
9. The lifestyle of homo habilis largely involved in ___________, possessing intelligence and thus a larger brain would have been
beneficial.
A. Hunting B. Domestication C. Farming D. Fishing
10. Why is homo erectus considered bipedal?
A. Able to think C. Crawl like a reptile
B. Walk with two legs D. Walk with both hands
11. The scientific study of human body.
A. History B. Biology C. Literature D. Social Science
12. The name homo ergaster means ___________.
A. Working Man B. Handy Man C. Upright Man D. Wise Man
13. The reason for early civilization and rise of the state in pre-historic society.
A. Settlement of the people B. Increase of population
C. Political evolution D. All of the above
14. The type society where cultures were based on hunting and gathering of food.
A. Foraging B. Horticultural C. Pastoral D. Industrial
15. The conception of appropriate and acceptable behaviour that are held by most member of society.
A. Symbols B. Beliefs C. Values D. Norms
16. Which of the following defines homo sapiens?
A. Working Man B. Handy Man C. Upright Man D. Wise Man
17. It was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of culture and settlement
also known as agricultural revolution.
A. Paleolithic Revolution B. Mesolithic Revolution C. Neolithic Revolution D. Industrial Revolution
18. The period which literally means “new stone age”, it gave recognition to the appearance of tools made of stone which have been
prepared by the techniques of grinding and polishing.
A. Neolithic B. Paleolithic C. Mesolithic D. Metal Age
19. Archaeogenetics (analysis of ancient and modern DNA) shows that humans began spreading and out of ___beginning around
60,000 years ago migrating to Europe and Asia.
A. America B. Australia C. Africa D. Eurasia
20. The agency that shall be responsible for significant movable and immovable cultural properties that pertains to Philippine history,
heroes and the conservation of historical artifacts.
A. National Museum C. National Library
B. National Historical Institute D. National Archives
21. It is the scientific study of patterned, shared human behavior.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Psychology D. History
22. 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. Science B. Psychology C.Humanities D. Anthropology
23. It is the scientific study of the state and politics which deals with the nature principles, and mechanics of rule, authority, power,
and influence.
A. Political Science B. Law C. Social Science D. Humanities
24. It provides sociological information that will help in understanding the society objectively through the use of scientific
investigation or methodology.
A. Social organization B. Social relationship C. Social process D. Social structures

25. It refers to the totality of what man has learned as a member of society.
 A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Psychology D. Culture
26. It is a group of people, representation of our identity and a product of human interaction.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Society D. Culture
27. It is a process of collective decision of individuals based on defined rules of society.
A. Politics B. Humanities C. Social Science D. Law
28. It refers to the stable pattern or configuration of social relationships and social interactions in Society.
A. Social organization B. Social structure C.Social reality D.Social system
29. Is a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects have common culture.
A.Nation- state B. Community C.Ethnicity D. Organization
30. A definition of culture which view culture as a total system of customs, beliefs, knowledge, laws , means of expression, and so
forth.
A. Historical B. Descriptive C. Normative D. Structural
31. The main concern of sociology is:
A. Solution of the social problems B. The study of human body
C. Answer queries about humanity D. Studies the writing of various people
32. Definition of culture which view culture as the continuation of generations.
A. Historical B. Descriptive C. Normative D. Structural
33. The main concern of Anthropology is:
A. Solution of the social problems B. The study of human body
C. Answer queries about humanity D. Studies the writing of various people
34. The concept you develop about yourself.
A. Race B. Personal Identity C. Ethnicity D. Social relationship
35. Definition of culture which relate to value system that construct social and personal behaviour.
A. Historical B. Descriptive C. Normative D. Structural
36. The following are important points in studying Political science except:
A. Solution of the social problems B. Authoritative Policy
C. Reconciliation of difference D. Initial diversity of views
37. Definition of culture that focus on relational aspects of cultural components through abstraction.
A. Historical B. Descriptive C. Normative D. Structural
38. A division of science that deal with the functions and structure of human society as well as the interpersonal relationship of
individuals as a member of society.
A. Political Science B. Social Science C. Biology D. Behavioral Science
39. The following are the intersections of anthropology, sociology and political science except:
A. Objectivity in Science
B. Empirical proof as basis for truth
C. Begin our quest for human interaction
D. The three are classified as branches of the Social Sciences
40. Definition of culture which stress culture’s role in interpersonal relations.
A. Historical B. Descriptive C. Normative D. Structural
41. This social discipline focuses mainly on the members functions, and diversity of society.
A. Sociology B. Cultural Anthropology C. Behavioral Psychology D. Politics
42. It is a discipline of infinite curiosity about human beings. The study of what it means to be human, ranging from the study of
culture and social relations, to human biology and evolution, to languages, to music, art and architecture, and to the vestiges of human
habitation.
A. Paleontology B. Philosophy C. Anthropology D. Biological Anthropology

43. It deals with the way of life of a group of people. Its subjects include people's symbols, language, values, and norms.
A. Linguistic Anthropology B. Culture C. Sociology D. Psychology

44. Leonen, Bruce and Narding are office mates. They are from different provinces with different culture, tradition and religion.
Everyday there is an altercation among and between them due to their differences. What do you think needs to be done in order to
avoid such conflict arise.
A. They should love one another B. They should always have a bonding
C. They should respect each other’s views D. They should attend leadership training

45. Elena was not admitted to the Philippine Military Academy because the same is just for tough men. What kind of conflict is this?
A. Gender sensitive B. Gender bias C. Gender role D. Gender rule

46. It is the interdisciplinary approach to identify the various early human and humanlike species, establish a chronological sequence
of relationships among them, and gain insights into their adaptation and behavior.
A. Paleontology B. Paleoanthropology C. Anthropology D. Biological anthropology

47. It refers to the social, cultural, and psychological characteristics or traits related to males and females based on certain social
contexts.
A. Gender B. Sex C. Masculinity D. Feminity
48. It refers to a group of people, who have a common or shared culture, language, history, religion, and tradition.
A. Citizenship B. Race C. Nationality D. Ethnicity
49. What do you call the act of imposing ones culture to others because of the belief that his/her culture is more superior?
A. Racism B. Enculturism C. Ethnocentrism D. Solopsism
50. It deals about a group of people who share the same physical attributes, such as skin color, height, and facial features.
A. State B. Race C. People D. Society
51. Adolf Hitler believed that his race is the most superior of all races. In order that the earth would be filled with his race, he killed all
the Jewish race in their country. What crime against humanity did he commit?
A. Parricide B. Peroxide C. Homicide D. Genocide
52. John Donne, an eighteenth-century English essayist, poet, and philosopher, was born in 1572 in London, England. He is known of
his famous qoutation;
A. “No man is an island” B. “Islands in the stream”
C. “The no man’s land” D. “The hundred islands “

53. It refers to the harassment, rape, or forced migration of an ethnic group to vanish them from a certain area or territory.
A. Genocide B. Exodus C. Ethnic cleansing D. Racial discrimination

54. It is a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, language, and economic life inhabiting a particular
country or territory.
A. Country B. State C. Citizenship D. Nation

55. These are broad and complicated sociological concepts. These involve every event between at least two individuals and include all
knowledge and experiences a person acquires in the entirety of his lifetime.
A. Social behavior and phenomena B. political behavior and phenomena
C. Cultural and societal change D. Political behavior and phenomana

56. This happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the country changes. Governance is the
kind of system or ideology used to express authority in a country. It may be a democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and others.
A. Political change B. Cultural change C. Change of government D. Political Revolution

57. It is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted, and adopted by another one and
considered as its own.
A. Adaptation B. Amalgamation C. Diffusion D. Mixture

58. If you take this field of study, you would be dealing with systems of government, and the analysis of political activities
and political behavior. Primarily, it helps people gain an understanding on “who gets what, when they get it, and how they get it.”
A.Sociology B. Anthropology C. Political science D. Law

59 – 60. _______________ is the transformation of social institutions over time. __________, on the other hand, is the transformation
of culture or the way people live.
A. Cultural change – Social change B. Social change – Cultural change
C. Political change – Social change D. Cultural change – Political change

Prepared by :

Connie O. Bumanglag

Geraldine L. Imperial

Darla Valenzuela

Ferdinand Villanueva

Checked by :

FRANCIS KENNETH D. HERNANDEZ

Principal II

Noted by:

THELMA B. BUENO
PSDS Cluster 6

EPS – HUMSS (Social Studies)