Department of Education

Matucay National High School

I. Multiple Choice:
Directions: Read the following statement and write the letter that corresponds to the correct
answer.
1. ____ is a blueprint that guides the behavior of people in a community and is incubated
in family life.
a. Norm c. Customs
b. Culture d. Language
2. _____ is a symbol system that allows culture to be transmitted and shared.
a. Norm c. Customs
b. Culture d. Language
3. The systematic study of human society, focusing particularly on the dynamic interplay
between individual and society.
a. Society c. sociological imagination
b. Sociology d. social organization
4. A quality of mind that enables the possessor to link personal with the social.
a. Society c. sociological imagination
b. Sociology d. social
5. ____ is culturally defined standards and guidelines of behavior.
a. Social organization c. history
b. Values d. religion
6. Highlights culture’s origins.
a. Social organization c. history
b. Values d. religion
7. It refers to the changes, modifications, and variations in the genetics and inherited traits
of biological populations from one generation to another.
a. Biological evolution c. normative
b. Cultural evolution d. natural selection
8. It offers to make a dispassionate account and analysis of the political reality.
a. Normative c. Empirical
b. Scientific d. Culture
9. Stemming from the philosophical tradition, which seeks to prescribe values and standards
of conduct.
a. Normative c. Empirical
b. Scientific d. Culture
10. The _____ is a general term used to categorize the group of early humans and other
humanlike creatures that can walk erect during the prehistoric period.
a. Homo c. hominids
b. Australopithecus d. Ardipithecus
11. They are ape on the ground.
a. Homo c. hominids
b. Australopithecus d. Ardipithecus
12. The following are the principles of natural selection, Except;
a. Variations c. differential reproductive success
b. Heritability d. survival in the environment
13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Sahelantropus Tchadensis?
a. A skull similar to Ardipithecus and modern human.
b. Height almost similar with the chimpanzee.
c. Brain size: 320-380 cc.
d. Small teeth it had the ability to walk upright.
14. The following are types of Homo, Except;
a. Habilis c. Robustus
b. Ergaster d. Sapien
15. Ethnos is a Greek word which means _____.
a. Culture c. People
b. Community d. Institutions
16. The father of geology which influenced Charles Darwin in studying evolution of man.
a. Howard Becker c. Charles Lyell
b. William G. Sumner d. Robert Merton
17. What is the most important and the most revolutionary innovation in the history of
mankind in Neolithic period?
a. Agriculture and cattle breeding c. Agriculture and settled life
b. Agriculture and technology d. Agriculture and infrastructure
development
18. Neolithic people were skilled farmers, manufacturing a range of tools necessary for ____.
a. For tending, and harvesting
b. For harvesting and building infrastructure
c. For harvesting, processing of crops for food production.
d. For the tending, harvesting and processing of crops and food production.
19. The Neolithic Revolution created many inventions still used today such as ____.
a. Clock c. Ship
b. Calendar d. Umbrella
20. The following are the impacts of Neolithic age in society, Except;
a. Clothing c. Education
b. Technology d. Infrastructure Development
21. It refers to a lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential
and learn culture.
a. Socialization c. Human development
b. Enculturation d. Values
22. Which of the following is NOT a goal of socialization?
a. It teaches impulse control and help individuals develop conscience.
b. It teaches individuals how to prepare for and perform certain social roles.
c. It understand what kind of behaviour appropriate in different social settings.
d. It cultivates shared sources of meaning and value.
23. He is regarded as one of the founders of social psychology.
a. Herbert Becker c. George Herbert Mead
b. Robert Merton d. Cesare Lombroso
24. The development of an individual’s distinct personality, which is regarded as a persisting
entity in a particular stage of life.
a. Identity formation c. Ethnic Identity
b. Cultural Identity d. Self- Concept
25. Is a rule that guides the behaviours of members of a society.
a. Norm c. normal
b. Normative d. values
26. Refers to what we perceive as normal, or what we think should be normal, regardless of
whether it actually is.
a. Norm c. normal
b. Normative d. values
27. Refers to a social position that a person holds.
a. Status c. Impression
b. Role d. Role manipulation
28. Paul is a student, at the same time an athlete and a president of their class and sometimes
he felt that there’s a lot of burdens he need to face or accomplish which result to _____.
a. Role conflict c. role manipulation
b. Role strain d. impression management
29. Through her sacrifices in studying her lesson well, Cara received the award of being the
top one in their class, this status is called ___.
a. Achieved c. Role
b. Ascribed d. Status
30. Simon baptized as Catholic, this status is called ___.
a. Achieved c. Role
b. Ascribed d. Status
31. Through impression management has bearing on the formation of a person’s self-identity.
a. Role conflict c. role manipulation
b. Role strain d. impression management
32. He first articulated the idea of impression management.
a. Herbert Becker c. George Herbert Mead
b. Robert Merton d. Erving Goffman
33. Carl is an athlete, his teacher, coach, parents as well his fans have a lot of expectations
that he needs to meet or accomplish, this status called ____.
a. Role conflict c. role manipulation
b. Role strain d. impression management
34. The following are the aspects of sociological concept of value, Except;
a. Values exist at different levels of generality of abstraction
b. Values tend to be hierarchically arranged
c. Values often are not in conflict with one another
d. Values are explicit and implicit in varying degrees
35. A form of social and political organization that has a formal, central government and a
division of society into classes.
a. State c. Sociological structure
b. Nation d. Structural organization
36. Which of the following is NOT a causes of state formation?
a. Illustrates factors’ interaction
b. Population increased, and new villages developed
c. Land became scarce, and rivalries and raiding grew
d. Developed some forms of recordkeeping.
37. It is the earliest known town.
a. Mesopotamia c. Uruk
b. Jericho d. Indus
38. Catal hoyuk arose because of ____.
a. Agriculture c. rivalries
b. Technology d. trading
39. In early civilization, ritual images placed along north, east and west walls but never south
because of ____.
a. For recordkeeping
b. For leisure and recreational activities
c. For cooking and domestic task
d. For reading books and taking nap.
40. Which of the following is NOT an evidences in identifying early states?
a. Monumental architectures c. Educational materials
b. Central storehouses d. Written records
41. Developed in northern Africa as one of the world’s first states.
a. Mesopotamia c. Jericho
b. Egypt d. Uruk
42. ______ played a role in the eventual rise of the African states.
a. Smelting c. Agriculture
b. Metallurgy d. Cattle breeding
43. Which of the following is NOT a causes of why states collapse?
a. Diseases c. Prolonged Drought
b. Famine d. Natural factors
44. The following are the contributions of Shang Dynasty, Except;
a. Urbanism c. Human sacrifice
b. Palaces d. Smelting
45. The group of Lei always criticize Max based on his behaviours, language, and religion,
this is called ___.
a. Culture c. Cultural ethnocentrism
b. Cultural relativism d. Enculturation
46. Cena accepted and understand her best friend even though they have differences in terms
of religion and ethnic groups, this is called _____.
a. Culture c. Cultural ethnocentrism
b. Cultural relativism d. Enculturation
47. Which of the following is NOT a function of deviance?
a. Affirms cultural norms. c. Encourages sociological change.
b. Brings people together. d. Clarifies moral boundaries
48. Steve Jobs, the founder of the Apple computer company, and his colleagues who, without
support from big corporations, worked in a garage to invent personal computers, rather
than working for an established computer company, this type of deviance is called ____.
a. Conformity c. retreatism
b. Innovation d. ritualism
49. A person who do not believe in the established cultural goals of society, but they do
believe in and abide by the means for attaining those goals.
a. Conformity c. retreatism
b. Innovation d. ritualism
50. Offered a “side-by side” formulation of conformity and deviance.
a. Labelling theory c. Social control theory
b. Structural strain theory d. anthropological theory
51. John accused Sonny stole thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from the store and he
accepted the judgement, this considered ____.
a. Labelling theory c. Social control theory
b. Structural strain theory d. anthropological theory
52. Harley wants to steal money from their office because he badly need it so much but he
realized the expectations of his friends for doing it, this considered as _____.
a. Labelling theory c. Social control theory
b. Structural strain theory d. anthropological theory
53. Worshiping statue of Mama Mary is not acceptable to other religious group which is
called ____.
a. Conformity c. Retreatism
b. Deviance d. Ritualism
54. Sarah travelled every year to different countries in the world, this considered the right to
______.
a. Fundamental freedom in political c. Mobility
b. Democratic d. Legal
55. Kim is a disable person, she had the right against discrimination which considered ____.
a. Equality c. Legal
b. Social d. Aboriginal
56. This rights was asserted by colonial peoples in their struggle for independence.
a. Aboriginal c. self- determination
b. Minority group right d. Legal
57. Human dignity defined as those rights, which are inherent in our nature, and without
which, we cannot live as human beings.
a. The statement is true c. The statement maybe true or false
b. The statement is false d. There is no correct response
58. The first states had developed in Mesoamerica in 5,500 BP.
a. The statement is true c. The statement maybe true or false
b. The statement is false d. There is no correct response
59. Early states had imposing public buildings and monumental architecture like temples and
palaces.
a. The statement is true c. The statement maybe true or false
b. The statement is false d. There is no correct response
60. Uruk is the largest early Mesopotamian City.
a. The statement is true c. The statement maybe true or false
b. The statement is false d. There is no correct response

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