Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA
FORT MAGSAYSAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MAGSAYSAY, PALAYAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA 3132
FIRST QUARTERLY
EXAMINATION
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS
S.Y. 2021-2022
Name:
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Grade and Section:
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Date:
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Teacher: Dir. Kristine Joy F.
Guban Parent’s Signature:
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
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A. DIRECTIONS: Read the
following questions and choose the
answer that best fits the question.
1. It refers to achieving and
exercising positions of governance
over the human community.
A. Values
B. Beliefs
C. Politics
D. Society
2. These are a person’s or a
collectivity’s principles or
standards of behavior and are
considered as a judgment of what
is
important in life.
A. Values
B. Beliefs
C. Politics
D. Society
3. Franz graduated a year ago,
despite being blessed with several
jobs offers, he chose to remain
jobless and hang around
with his barkada. Which of the
following phenomenon best
describe the situation?
A. Tambay
B. Lagay
C. Selfieing
D. Food Taboos
4. Anthropology is one of the
main areas that help us to analyze
and interpret different cultures
from around the world.
Which of the following does not
tell about anthropology?
A. Ethnicity
B. Culture
C. Government
D. Tradition
5. In the United States, a dozen
roses are a symbol of romantic
love while in Russia, even-
numbered flowers are only for
funerals and odd-numbered
bouquets are for every other
occasion. How is the culture
different from others?
A. Every country has its own
unique culture
B. Every country has its way of
thinking
C. This is something they want to
express
D. It is a belief that they can’t
avoid practicing
6. Ross almost missed the chance
to finish high school because he
had been absent most of the time
playing clash of clans.
Which of the following
phenomenon best describe the
situation?
A. Selfieing
B. Video Gaming
C. Food Taboos
D. Tambay
7. Andrew was given a passing
grade by his economic teacher who
happened to be a childhood friend
of his mother.
Which of the following
phenomenon best describe the
situation?
A. Tambay
B. Lagay
C. Selfieing
REVIEWER IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS
QUARTER 1 S.Y.2023-2024
_________1. It refers to achieving and exercising positions of governance over the
human community.
Answer: Politics
_________2. These are a person’s or a collectivity’s principles or standards of behavior
and are considered as a judgment of what is important in life.
Answer: Values
_________3. Franz graduated a year ago, despite being blessed with several jobs offers,
he chose to remain jobless and hang around with his barkada. Which of the following
phenomenon best describe the situation?
Answer: Tambay
_________4. Anthropology is one of the main areas that help us to analyze and
interpret different cultures from around the world. Which of the following does not tell
about anthropology?
Answer: Culture
_________5. In the United States, a dozen roses are a symbol of romantic love while in
Russia, even-numbered flowers are only for funerals and odd-numbered bouquets are
for every other occasion. How is the culture different from others?
Answer: Every country has its own unique culture
________6. Ross almost missed the chance to finish high school because he had been
absent most of the time playing clash of clans. Which of the following phenomenon
best describe the situation?
Answer: Video Gaming
___________7. Andrew was given a passing grade by his economic teacher who
happened to be a childhood friend of his mother. Which of the following phenomenon
best describe the situation?
Answer: Use of Go-Between/Padrino
__________8. Mano or pag-mamano is an honoring gesture used in Filipino culture as a
way of requesting a blessing from the elders. Why do Filipinos need to do this act of
gestures?
Answer: It is a sign of respect to elders
_________9. The cultural element of language is one of the most diverse when looking
at different societies from around the world.
Which of the following examples is not an example of language?
Answer: Choosing
_________10. It is a behavior motivator that takes the form of firmly held opinion or
conviction, regardless of the lack of verifiable evidence.
Answer: Beliefs
_________11. It encompasses the complex processes and dynamics that characterize
the great variety of "ways of living" practiced and observed around the world.
Answer: Culture
_________12. It is the most fundamental, intrusive, and limiting social label attached to
members of society.
Answer: Society
________13. It is a social science that deals with humans and their interactions.
Answer: Sociology
________14. Kapitan Maher is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Amin-Amin. His son,
Lawrence is currently running for the congressional seat of the district. Which of the
following phenomenon best describe the situation?
Answer: Political Dynasty
_______15. Naomi is not allowed to eat pork because she is a member of
Seventh-Day Adventist. Which of the following phenomenon best describe the
situation?
Answer: Food Taboos
B. DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that does not belong to the group.
1. political social cultural emotional
2. sex race religion ethnicity
3. suicide religion speech clothing
4. Emile Durkheim Alfred Marshall Karl Marx August Comte
5. mores action language attitude
6. values laws folkways mores
7. acculturation assimilation enculturation association
8. myths legends supernatural beliefs
9. culture shock culture lag culture fact culture relativism
10. acculture super culture subculture contra-culture
11. government public administration senate tribe
12. symbol order actions conflict
13. conformity society political deviance
14. material culture non-material culture real culture old culture
15. environment context expectations genetics
MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE
DIRECTIONS: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if the statement is FALSE
write the word to make the statements correct. Put your answer on the blank provided
before each number.
___T___ 1. Social diversity is defined as an ever-present and enduring feature of all
known cultures around the world.
___T___ 2. Culture varies from society to society.
___T___ 3. Social change means a change in the system of social relationships.
___F___ 4. Culture controls the laws made and to be made and even the lawmakers.
___F___ 5. Politics is social because it is the product of behavior.
___T___ 6. Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed
unevenly.
___T___ 7. No society can operate without cultural directives.
___F___ 8. Society provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and
desires.
___F___ 9. Through conformity, individuals are exposed to and experience lessons in
everyday interactions.
___T___10. Rules are guides in the performance of roles and everyday actions and
interactions.
___T___11. According to Talcott Parsons, society is glued together by shared values.
___T___ 12. Family is one example of structural functionalism.
___F___ 13. A society is not an organized group of individuals.
___F___ 14. Non-material culture is a type of culture that is created by a human
person.
___F___ 15. Conflict theory does not deal with either order or conflict.
III. IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Read and identify what is being asked for the following statements.
Put your answer in the blank provided by each number.
A. Assimilation K. Deviance
B. Acculturation L. Subculture
C. Enculturation M. Contra-culture
D. Culture Lag N. Ideal Culture
E. Culture Shock O. Achieved Status
F. Ethnocentrism P. Social Control
G. Xenophobia Q. Socialization
H. Xenocentrism R. Identity
I. Omnipotence S. Conflict Theory
J. Omniscience T. Omnipresence
____P____1. This refers to the method in which conformity is enforced in society either
by law or social pressure.
_____A____2. It is the process where you tend to lose your original culture.
_____C____3. It is the process by which one becomes part of his/her culture.
______R___4. It is flexible and can therefore change according to situations and
circumstances.
______H___5. It refers to the idea that what is foreign is best and one lifestyle, product
or idea are inferior to those others.
_____G____6. The fear of what is perceived as foreign or strange.
_____D____7. It refers to the idea where you can adjust to the culture in time.
_____J____8. Its library creates, collects, stores, retrieves, and manipulates human
memories.
_____F____9. It refers to the idea that your culture is superior to others.
_____Q____10. The process by which people acquire skills, learn the rules, and
internalize the values of their society.
_____B____11. It is the amalgamation of two cultures, your culture plus other cultures.
_____E____12. It refers to the feeling of disbelief, disorganization, and frustration one
experiences when he encounters patterns or practices which are different from his.
_____M____13. It refers to subgroups whose standards come in conflict with the oppose
the conventional standards of the dominant culture.
_____I____14. Its agents occupy and control all the influential positions in its domain.
_____T____15. Its spies are present in the four corners of its territory.
_____S____16. They see society as an arena where social actors are gladiators fighting
for their very lives.
_____O____17. It refers to those people who acquire during her life because of the
exercise of knowledge, ability, skill, and or perseverance.
_____N____18. The culture is presented as a pattern to the people.
_____L____19. This refers to a smaller group that develops norms, values, beliefs, and
special languages, which make it distinct from the broader society.
_____K____20. It is a behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations or
social norms of a group or society.
IV. CLASSIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: Classify the following category if it belongs to Culture, Society, and
Politics. Put your answer in the space provided.
____P_____1. Government
_____S_____2. Gender
_____C_____3. Marriage Ceremony
_____P_____4. Elections
_____S_____5. Ethnicity
_____C_____6. Inheritance
_____P_____7. Contractualization
_____S_____8. Suicide
_____C_____9. Weaving Design
_____C_____10. Table Manners
