Saint Francis Institute, Learning and Business High School Inc.

Molino, Bacoor, Cavite

Bahayang Pag-asa Imus, Cavite

First Quarterly Long Test in Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

I. Multiple Choice: Read carefully each question and choose the best answer. (40pts)

1. It is the identity that is tied to being part of a nation or country.

A. Environment B. History
C. Nationality D. Naturalization

2. Nationality can be acquired by being born in a country or by the process of legal applications is called
A. Culture B. Cultural variations
C. Nationality D. Naturalization

3. Within a nation are smaller cultural groups that share specific environments, traditions, and histories that are
not necessarily subscribed to by the mainstream culture.
A. Ethnic groups B. Social differences
C. Nationality D. Cultural variations

4. It refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers
appropriate for men and women.
A. Social differences B. Gender
C. Sex D. Culture

5. It refers to the biological characteristic of humans such as males or females.

A. Gender B. Sex
C. Social differences D. Cultural variations

6. A person with this gender is inclined to be sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex.
A. Heterosexual B. Homosexual
C. Bisexual D. Asexual

7. When a person is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex.

A. Heterosexual B. Homosexual
C. Gay D. Lesbian

8. They are totally incapable of being attracted to any sex.

A. Heterosexual B. Pansexual
C. Asexual D. Polysexual

9. They are people whose gender identities do not match their biological identity as male or female.
A. Transgender B. Transsexual
C. Gay D. Lesbian

10. These individuals believe that the discord between their internal gender and the gender role that they have to
perform can be addressed through medical reassignment.
A. Transgender B. Transsexual
C. Gay D. Lesbian

11. The following countries belong to a Global South except

A. Philippines B. Malaysia
C. Belgium D. Nigeria

12. The following countries belong to Global North except

A. Great Britain B. USA
C. Singapore D. Brazil

13. It refers to the set of attitudes and practices that an individual adheres to in relation to the political systems
and actors within his or her society.
A. Political identity B. Political parties
C. Political claims D. Political beliefs

14. It is believing in the existence of one god.

A. Monotheistic B. Polytheistic
C. Agnostic D. Atheist

15. Believing in the existence of multiple gods is called

A. Monotheistic B. Polytheistic
C. Agnostic D. Atheist

16. It is a perspective that promotes an individual’s culture as the most sufficient and superior.
A. Ethnocentrism B. Xenocentrism
C. Cultural relativism D. Cultural variation

17. It is defined as that complex whole that encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms,
artifacts, symbols, knowledge, and everything that a person learns and shares as a member of society.
A. Culture B. Cultural relativism
C. Cultural variation D. Ethnicity

18. This theory states that their right to rule is based on their filial relationship with supernatural forces and
entities.
A. Divine right theory B. Force Theory
C. Paternalistic theory D. Social contract

19. A group forces members of another group to subject themselves to its rules.
A. Divine right theory B. Force Theory
C. Paternalistic theory D. Social contract

20. The father essentially is the leader of the first political unit, which grew as the number of members of his
family grew.
A. Force Theory B. Paternalistic theory
C. Social contract D. Natural theory

21. The creation of the state was a mutual agreement between the ruler and the ruled to ensure order and
security from outside threats.
A. Force Theory B. Paternalistic theory
C. Social contract D. Natural theory

22. Humans have an innate need to be part of a community.

A. Force Theory B. Paternalistic theory
C. Social contract D. Natural theory

23. It is defined as the study of people – their origins, their development, and contemporary variations,
wherever and whenever they have been found on the face of the earth.
A. Anthropology B. Archaeology
C. Culture D. Sociology

24. It examines the remains of ancient and historical human populations to promote an understanding of how
humans have adapted to their environment and developed.
A. Anthropology B. Archeology
C. Cultural anthropology D. Physical anthropology

25. It promotes the study of a society’s culture through its belief systems, practices, and possessions.
A. Anthropology B. Archaeology
C. Cultural anthropology D. Physical anthropology

26. It examines the language of a group of people and its relation to their culture.
A. Linguistic anthropology B. Archaeology
C. Cultural anthropology D. Physical anthropology

27. It looks into the biological development of humans and their contemporary variation.
A. Linguistic anthropology B. Archeology
C. Cultural anthropology D. Physical anthropology

28. It attempts to solve contemporary problems through the application of theories and approaches of the
discipline.
A. Linguistic anthropology B. Archaeology
C. Cultural anthropology D. Applied anthropology

29. He is a French Anthropologist who did the classic studies of Triste Tropiques.
A. Claude Levi-Strauss B. Philippe Bourgois
C. Auguste Compte D. C. Wright Mills

30. He is a professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, who studied the lives of street-level
drug dealers.
A. Claude Levi-Strauss B. Philippe Bourgois
C. Auguste Compte D. C. Wright Mills

31. It refers to what a person has, does, and thinks as part of society.
A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is shared D. Culture affects biology

32. Culture is a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices that an individual learns through his or her family, school,
church, and other social institutions.
A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is shared D. Culture affects biology

33. It is the process of learning your own culture.

A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Enculturation D. Acculturation

34. Culture can be modified to accommodate desirable traits from other cultures.
A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Enculturation D. Acculturation

35. When the culture of the older generation comes into conflict with the needs and realities of the younger
generation, where the reason for the culture has been lost and even the cultural trait itself is in the process of
being forgotten.
A. Deculturation B. Culture is learned
C. Enculturation D. Acculturation

36. It is the set of behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that a person possesses that is part of the greater collection of
values and ideas that are communally owned and practiced by members of society.
A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is shared D. Culture affects biology

37. Humans are born into cultures that have values on beauty and body.
A. Culture is everything B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is shared D. Culture affects biology

38. Culture is a tool for survival that humans use in response to the pressures of their environment.
A. Culture is adaptive B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is shared D. Culture affects biology

39. Culture can also cause problems for the people who subscribe to it.
A. Culture is adaptive B. Culture is learned
C. Culture is maladaptive D. Culture affects biology

40. It is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.
(Calhoune, 2002)
A. Sociological perspective B. Sociology
C. Social organization D. Social structure

II: Identify the parts of the brain and their functions. (10pts)

III. True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is not. (15pts)

_________________1. The term Global North refers to the countries whose political and economic indicators

are within the developing category.

__________________2. Global South refers to the political and economically advanced societies in the world.

__________________3. Human identities are varied due to the variance in their environment and culture.
__________________4. Human differences are a social fact that must be understood and accepted.

__________________5. The development of culture is directly linked to the physical development of humans.

__________________6. The early human population created sociopolitical structures to adapt.

__________________7. Culture disables humans to survive in their environment.

__________________8. Psychology studies societies to promote social change, create new theories, and

document human behavior.

__________________9. Society is in a constant process of change.

__________________10. Institution is defined as individuals or groups acting and giving significance to the

teaching of science in purposeful ways with the aim of empowering and transforming the conditions of their

lives.

__________________11. The concept of the socioeconomic class varies between societies as the ideas

associated with being poor or rich differ based on the collective experience of individuals.

__________________12. Some individuals do not conform to behavioral or cognitive norms, not because they

intend to deviate from such, but because they are exceptional.

__________________13. The variation in human conditions promotes diversity and plurality in cultural

traditions.

__________________14. Physical and cultural anthropologists argue that we could trace how culture became

possible by understanding our biological makeup.

__________________15. Cultural heritage is not limited to material manifestations, such as monuments and

objects that have been preserved over time.

IV. ESSAY (5 points) each

1. What is the significance of studying human biology in understanding cultural capacity?
2. How do cave paintings and accessories promote the possibility of self-awareness among early humans?

God bless
Prepared by: Mrs. Michelle A. Eser

Key answers:

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE II. IDENTIFICATION

1. C 24. B 1. FRONTAL LOBE - problem-solving, movement, mood

2. D 25. C 2. PARIETAL LOBE – sensation, attention

3. A 26. A 3. OCCIPITAL LOBE – vision, perception

4. B 27. D 4. CEREBELLUM – balance, posture

5. B 28. D 5. TEMPORAL LOBE – hearing, language

6. A 29. A

7. B 30. B

8. C 31. A III. TRUE OR FALSE IV. ESSAY

9. A 32. B 1. F

10. B 33. C 2. F

11. C 34. D 3. T

12. D 35. A 4. T

13. A 36. C 5. T

14. A 37. D 6. T

15. B 38. A 7. F

16. A 39. C 8. F

17. A 40. B 9. T

18. A 10. F

19. B 11. T
20. B 12. T

21. C 13. T

22. D 14. T

23. A 15. T