Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Division of Zamboanga del Sur
TAMBULIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
New Village, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur

1st Semester Final Examination

Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: ________________________

Part 1: Multiple Choices. Read and analyze the questions below. Encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. Economics: Social Science while Physics: ___________
a. Humanities c. Soft Science
b. Natural Science d. Science and Technology
2. An approach that views institutions as humanly devised constraints that structure political, economic, and social interactions
a. Institution c. Institutionalism
b. Institute d. None of the Above
3. It is the conflict between entire classes over the distribution of a society’s wealth and power
a. Class conflict c. Societal conflict
b. Power conflict d. Wealth conflict
4. Who among the following are the important personalities in the field of Anthropology
a. Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, Franz Boas
b. Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, Alfred Marshall
c. Anaximander, Eratosthenes, Strabo
d. Herodotus, Thucydides, Ban Gu
5. The following philosophers and scholars contributed to the development of the discipline of History, except
a. Herodotus
b. Thucydides
c. Anaximander
d. Ban Gu
6. It is a discipline which includes everything about humans, from their biological and evolutionary past, to ways of life and traditions that they
uphold.
a. Economics c. Social Science
b. Anthropology d. Sociology
7. An approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote soiidarity and stability. It looks for a structure’s
social function
a. Structuralism c. Macrostructure
b. Structural Functionalism d. Microstructure
8. This discipline was coined by Auguste Comte, which inquires into social behavior and historical development of social institution.
a. Social Science c. Sociology
b. Society d. Demography
9. It is a discipline which allows us to express and understand each other’s thoughts, ideas and feelings. It is defined as “the institution whereby
humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory symbols”
c. Language c. Dialect
d. Words d. Linguistics

10. In 1760-1849, a non-violent source of social change happen. It witnessed a shift from human labor dependence to machine dependence as the
technological advancements in this period paved the way for manufactured products and production of surplus. This is called
a. French Revolution c. Industrial Revolution
b. World War II d. Social Change
11. Who among the following are the important personalities in the field of Anthropology
a. Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, Franz Boas
b. Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, Alfred Marshall
c. Anaximander, Eratosthenes, Strabo
d. Herodotus, Thucydides, Ban Gu
12. In Economics, positive economics is viewed as the descriptive form of economics wherein its chief aims is to describe and explain economic
phenomena or behavior, while normative economics is
a. Associated with welfare economics and is focused on providing explanations and arguments on how economic policies should be
b. Not in any manner, associated with the welfare economics but focus on giving explanations and arguments on how economic
policies should be
c. Focus on dealing with quantitative form since positive economics is in the descriptive form
d. Dealing with what is observable in the environment.
13. He is known as the father of Modern Economics
a. Karl Marx c. Adam Smith
b. Auguste Comte d. Thomas Malthus
14. It is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human groups and their socio-physical environment.
a. Social Science c. Society
b. Community d. Natural Science
15. It examines the human or social aspects of human-related inquiry and generally defined as the study of describing Earth
a. Geology c. Geography
b. Natural Science d. Cartography

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16. This discipline is the study of political power relations, behaviour, and activities as well as system of government from domestic, international,
and comparative perspective.
a. Politics c. Political Science
b. Economics d. Law
17. Demography is the study of human population and its trends. It allows us to study the different aspects of people, communities, and societies
across borders.
a. Both statement are false c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false
b. Both statements are true d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true
18. Public Administration is one of the current applications of Political Science, public administration is
a. The discipline which tackles the management and implementation of government policies
b. The discipline which is responsible for the governance of a country or state
c. The discipline that deals with the development of state policies and regulations
d. The discipline that deals with the application of rules and policies
19. Who among the following scholars/philosophers contributed to the development of the discipline of Economics
a. Edward Burnett Tylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, Franz Boas
b. Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, Alfred Marshall
c. Anaximander, Eratosthenes, Strabo
d. Herodotus, Thucydides, Ban Gu
20. The following are the important personalities in the field of Psychology, except
a. Hipporacrates c. Sigmund Freud
b. William James d. Karl Marx
21. In Linguistics, it is the study of the history or origin of a particular word
a. Ethnology c. Etymology
b. Etylography d. Etymolography
22. In Geography, the following are the distinct fields of this discipline, except
a. Physical Geography c. Human Geography
b. Artificial Geography d. Geomatics
23. This discipline was conceived as the study of the allocation of resources within the household level
a. Economics c. Psychology
b. Sociology d. History
24. August Comte argued that there are three stages in the development of reason, this includes
a. Theoretical, Philosophical, and Scientific
b. Scientific, Political, and Theoretical
c. Philosophical, Theological and Scientific
d. Sociological, Theological, and Philosophical
25. In essence, it is the study of the soul, but some would define this discipline as the “study of behavior and mental processes”
a. Psychology c. Politics
b. Linguistics d. Physiology
26. It is a discipline which allows man to understand themselves and make sense of the world. It came from the Greek word that means
“knowledge acquired by investigation”
a. Anthropology c. Geography
b. History d. Sociology
27. This discipline describes the composition of population according to its basic socio economic features which includes sex, age, family and
household status
a. Economics c. Sociology
b. Demography d. History
28. In Political Science, it is the concept which means, the capacity to influence another, it may be a state, a non-state, or an individual actor
a. Power c. Leadership
b. Politics d. President
29. The unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern
a. Latent Function c. Latent Dysfunction
b. Manifest Function d. Manifest Dysfunction
30. In Sociology, this is a concept which is defined as a “group of people who share in one form or another distinct commonality
a. Society c. Community
b. Barangay d. Culture
31. The study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented; the fields of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music,
history and language
a. Humanities c. Social Science
b. Natural Science d. Social Studies
32. An approach that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals
a. Symbolic interactionism c. Structural Functionalism
b. Structuralism d. Symbolism
33. The recognized and intended consequence of any social pattern
a. Latent Function c. Latent Dysfunction
b. Manifest Function d. Manifest Dysfunction
34. The consequence of any social pattern for the operation of a society as a whole
a. Social Dysfunction c. Social Function
b. Social Conflict d. Social Structure
35. Any social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society
a. Social Function c. Social Dysfunction
b. Sociological Function d. Structural Function

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Essay:

1. Sa iyong pananaw, ano-ano ang mga dahilan ng hindi pagkakaunawaan sa isang grupo ng mga tao sa isang
lipunang kanilang ginagalawan? (2pts)
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2. Ano-ano ang mga simbolong maaaring maglarawan sa pagiging makabayan ng mga Pilipino. Ipaliwanag ang
halaga ng mga simbolong ito. (2pts)
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3. Ano ang halaga ng pag-aaral ng Social Sciences sa iyo bilang isang mag-aaral ng Senior High School. (1pt)
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