UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

QUIZ 3
NAME: ____________________________________________
I. TRUE OR FALSE
Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
____1. According to Max Weber, a state is a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that
maintains a monopoly of the use force within a certain territory.
____2. Political organization includes political institution, political parties, and political groups.
____3. The 4 principal types of organizations are Bands, Tribes, Chiefdom, and States.
____4. Bands are societies that were composed of small group of politically independent people
____5. In a chiefdom, the chief’s job is to distribute the goods, supervise religious ceremonies, and direct military
activities.
____6. A state is an autonomous political unit.
____7. A tribe is a regional society in which one or more local groups are organized under a single ruling individual –
the chief – who is at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people.
____8. Authority is a person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or
administrative sphere.
____9.The Chief is also called as a Divine King.
____10. There are 4 types of authority.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Encircle the best answer.
1. A _____________ is any entity that is involved in the political process.
a. Political organization b. Political regime
c. Political dynasty
2. What are the three types of legitimate rule?
a. Traditional, charismatic, rational b. intellectual, authoritative, charismatic
c. formal, informal, non formal
3. This type of authority is described when the leader claims that his authority is derived from a “higher power” or
“inspiration”.
a. charismatic authority b. blessed authority
c. rational authority
4. What is “Authority”?
a. It is a person or organization that have no power
b. A person or organization that controls a system in a particular sphere.
c. your boss
5. Having authority, means having the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce _________.
a. your personal wants b. dictatorship
c. obedience

III. ESSAY
Why is political organization important in a society? (5 points)
 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
QUIZ 4
NAME: ____________________________________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer. Encircle your answer.
1. Which of the following is not a question answered by economic institutions:
a. What goods and services should be produced?
b. How should these goods and services be produced?
c. Where can these goods and services be produced?
2. It is a type of loan that was created for purchasers to be able to make home ownership more attainable.
a. debt b. mortgage
c. home loan
3. These are deposit accounts held in a bank or any financial institution that allow individuals available access to
money through cash withdrawals, checks, and debit.
a. mortgage b. bank account c. wire transfer account
4. These are money advanced to a business that must be paid back with an interest charge at some point in the
future.
a. mortgage b. transfer c. loan
5. it is when buyers and sellers exchange with one another items of value like information, goods, services and
money.
a. market transaction b. purchase c. market exchange
6. It is viewed as the governing body of the society.
a. State b. Congress c. Senate
7. It is the act of the government to distribute income from the wealthy businesses and citizens to the less wealthy.
a. transfers b. donations c. redistribution
8. During the occurrence of exchanging gifts, two things are taking place namely economic gain and _________
a. social gain b. societal gain c. relationship gain
9. These are the formal and informal rules that organize the economic flow and activity of a society
a. economic institutions b. government c. political institutions
10. It is a form of gift exchange between two parties wherein return is expected after the exchange
a. redistribution b. reciprocity c. transfer

II. ENUMERATION
1-5. Give 5 non-state institutions.

III. ESSAY
How can non-state institutions affect or influence you or the individuals on a day to day basis? (5 points)