SECOND QUIZ

IN
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Multiple Choice. Read and understand each item carefully. Select the best answer in every item. Write the capital letter on
your answer sheet.

1. Anthropology
a. Study of humans and their society in the past and present.
b. Describe and analyze the biological evolution of mankind
c. Describe and explain human biological diversity today
d. Describes the behavioral evolution of mankind
2. Political Science
a. Deals with systems of government, and the analysis of political activities and political behavior.
b. Who gets what, when they get it, and how they get it
c. Not a disclipine in social science
d. Helps us understands public policy, philosophical concepts
3. Filipino Time is associated with
a. Punctuality b. Absenteeism c. Tardiness d. Scarcity
4. Culture is not inherent or natural and therefore it is
a. Dynamic b. Acquired c. Diverse d. Rational
5. When you tell someone to do a particular act, the function of language refers to
a. Directive b. Complex c. Expressive d. Logical

Identify what norm/function of language is applied in the given statements.

6. Avoiding or engaging in sexual relationship outside marriage is an example of
a. Folkways b. Laws c. Taboo d. Mores
7. Osama Bin Laden has been reported dead
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
8. The protestors were mad at the police authorities after their leader was arrested arbitrarily.
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
9. Go and multiply!
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
10. Math is the waterloo of most Filipinos
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
11. Please observe strict silence during the retreat
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
12. I saw the victim’s parents cry so profusely after they learned about the tragedy
a. Directive b. Expressive c. Informative d. Performative
13. The chicks are ashamed of their mother because their mother has eggs
a. Comical b. Ceremonial c. Informative d. Performative
14. When the bride or groom says “I do” during the wedding
a. Comical b. Ceremonial c. Informative d. Performative
15. Cross-eyed people are twice richer than the normal individuals
a. Comical b. Ceremonial c. Informative d. Performative
16. How was your summer vacation
a. Comical b. Ceremonial c. Informative d. Performative
17. The following are examples of Social Media EXCEPT
a. Viber b. Facebook c. Snail Mail d. Pitu
18. Your have a classmate who grew up in USA and only transferred in the Philippines a few months ago so you help him learn
our culture by playing outdoor games like patintero and making him try dishes like adobo and sinigang. This is an example
that culture is ___
a. Learned b. Diverse c. Normative d. Cumulative
19. It is an interaction among people where they can share a common culture.
A. Culture B. society C. politics D. anthropology
20. It encompasses all social aspects including our language, customs, values, norms, mores, education, etc……
A. Society B. politics C. culture D. political science
21. It happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the country changes.
A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. local change

22. It is the transformation of social institutions overtime.

A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. society change
23. It is the transformation of culture or the way people live.
A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. climate change

24. It is expected that one would hold the door for a person behind him or her when entering a building.
 a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
25. Using the phrase “thank you” is expected when has provided a service.
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
26. Suicide
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
27. Touching the forehead to an old person’s hand as a sign of respect
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
28. No ID, No Entry
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
29. Don’t smoke in an elevator
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
30. Pedophilia
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
31. Eating with both hands in the Philippines
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
32. Avoid wearing red in a funeral
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
33. Saying bless you when someone sneezes
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
34. Cheating or copying one’s paper
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
35. Eating pork in Muslim culture
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
36. First come, first serve
a. Folkways b. Mores c. Laws d. Taboos
37 – 40 Explain why “Culture and society is a complex whole” in five (5) sentences at most.