Understanding Culture,Society, and Politics 13.

It is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s

Summative Test rank and his/her rights and obligations are ascribed or on the
basis of his/her birth into a particular group.
Directions: Read carefully and encircle the letter of the
A. Caste B. Class
correct answer.
C. Estate D. Slavery
1. UCSP is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines
the contents, methods and theories of the following EXCEPT: 14. It describes what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology society or what ought to be.
C. Sociology D. Political Science A. Beliefs B. Values
C. Language D. Norms
2. Anthropology: Genetics and Evolution, etc.
Sociology: Groups and Organizations, etc. 15. It is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.
Political Science:_________________ A. Beliefs B. Values
A. Cultural Change B. Social Inequality C. Language D. Norms
C. Elections D. Religion
16. A group of people involved in persistent interpersonal
3. The following are significance of studying society except: relationships, or a large social grouping sharing the same
A. Gives meaning to the importance of the self in relation to others geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same
B. Gives us a full understanding of how social groups affect our political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
thinking and behaviour A. State B. Society
C. Acknowledges that social constitutions shape and affect how we C. Government D. Culture
live our life
17. A person or practitioner who studies Anthropology.
D. Broadens our perspectives on how we value our own and
A. Sociologist B. Psychologist
others’ culture
C. Anthropologist D. Archaeologist
4. As a ____________ we carry our ancestors’ tradition and beliefs,
18. What do you call the process wherein notable changes are
speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct
made to the culture of a society over a period of time?
way of life of our community, create and showcase the arts and
a. cultural evolution b. social evolution
heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all, of these to the
c. political evolution d. biological evolution
next generation.
A. social being B. cultural being 19. What is the process by which an individual adopts the behavior
C. political being D. spiritual being patterns of a particular culture?
a. Enculturation b. development
5. Karen used to tease her newly transferred Mangyan classmate
c. identity d. socialization
because of his kinky hair and tanned skin. What kind of cultural
view Karen has? 20. What do we call remains that are preserved in rock?
A. cultural relativism B. ethnocentrism a. Fossils b. stones
C. culture D. society c. symbolic writings d. prehistoric tools
6. Mommy and Daddy taught their one-year old daughter Cloud II. Identify whether the following statement concludes human
how to play ABC song with the use of their Lenovo cell phone. as: SOCIAL being, CULTURAL being or POLITICAL being. Write
Now, Cloud can able to open the phone and sing the ABC song. your answer on the blank before the number.
What characteristic of culture is shown in the situation? _______________21. Our rights and privileges are limited because we
A. culture is learned B. culture is integrated are governed by rules and laws of our society.
C. culture is shared D. culture is symbolic ______________22. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
______________23. We always belong to the group and interact with
7. “Sabong” is a vice which LoloTasyo has been indulged with until
people.
this year. This kind of gambling was been brought in the
______________24. We are always in company with others like our
Philippines during the Spanish colonization. This only proves that
parents and siblings.
culture is?
______________25. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and
A. learned B. integrated
protected by our State.
C. shared D. symbolic
______________26. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbours,
8. Sandra, a 16-year-old Filipina girl had been nominated to be an and classmates.
exchange-student in Australia during winter season. In her _______________27. We speak the language of our parents, practice
preparation of things, she excluded her shorts and sleeveless and faith and the distinct way of life of our community.
start pulling out her jackets and boots on her cabinet, while her ______________28. We become citizens, we elect our leaders, we pay
Australian exchange student began to take in her shirts and shorts taxes, we receive welfare and support from the government
on her personal baggage bag. What does this show? because our Constitution and our laws tell it so.
A. culture is adaptive B. culture is abstract ______________29. We create or showcase the arts and heritage of our
C. culture is dynamic D. culture is symbolic people and transmit some, if not all, of these to the next generation.
______________30. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in
9. It is the study of relationships among people.
office, professional peers here and abroad.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology
C. Archaeology D. Etymology III. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement correct and
write FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
10. It is the system by which a state or community is controlled as
______________31. The society that we inhabit in is directly or
to put order.
indirectly shaped and influenced by people, technology, popular
A. Political B. Constituents
culture, government policies, domestic and world economy,
C. Government D. System
powerful institutions, nation-states and international
11. It deals with the systems of government and the analysis of organizations.
political activity and political behavior. ______________32. Human beings have the same biological features
A. Public Policy B. Political Theory but each one of us is different.
C. International Relation D. Political Science ______________33. Being humane means learning by doing to live
positively and to treat others with respect, genuine love and
12. The conceptions or ideas people have about what is true in the compassion
environment around them like what is life, how to value it, and ______________34. FGD or Focus Group Discussion literally means
how one’s belief on the value of life relate with his or her going out to the field to do research.
interaction with others and the world. ______________35. Studying culture educates us on the importance of
A. Beliefs B. Values exercising our rights and maximizing our political participation.
C. Language D.Norms ______________36. UCSP simply wants you to become human and
humane at the same time.
______________37. Banaue Rice Terraces is one of the cultural
heritages found in the Philippines.
_______________38. Culture and society are co-existent. That one
cannot able to exist without the other.
_______________39. The manifestations of culture are cities, villages,
religious group and professional organizations.
______________40. According to UNESCO, cultural heritage is the
legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or
society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the
present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.
______________41. Ethnocentrism promotes the idea that no culture
is superior over any other. It accepts and understands why people
act the way they do.
______________42. Culture is integrated when cultural parts and
aspects are interconnected in that when taken together, a way of
life is manifested.
______________43. The manifestations of society are language, arts,
festival, clothing, cuisine, literature, music, traditions and the like.
______________44. The Maasai tribe from Tanzania and Kenya touch
each other’s heads as way of greeting each other.
______________45. In a democratic country like Philippines,
sovereignty resides in the people.

IV. 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.