DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
QUIZ NO. 1
I. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the word/term that is being asked
in the following statements.
1. A science that deals with the various aspects of the society,
social phenomena and its impacts on human lives
2. An organized group of people having common traditions,
institutions, and interests
3. An evidence-based approach to understand the problems and
complexities in sciences
4. A group of disciplines that study the physical world and all the
phenomena in nature
5. It is characterized as an image of random and unstructured
forces that shape a given area
6. A period in Europe in the 18th century when many writers and
thinkers began to question established beliefs, such as in the
authority of kings or of the Church, in favor of reason and
scientific proof
7. This is considered to be the most powerful institution in the
Middle Ages in Europe
8. It believes that knowledge can only be achieved through an
objective and empirical approach of a phenomenon rather
than superstition
9. He argued that metaphysics and theology could not be
trusted as a source of knowledge as these could not be
proven empirically
10. Academic disciplines that study human conditions and the
manners wherein human experiences are processed and
recorded
11. A social science discipline that attempts to ascertain, record,
and explain facts and events that happened in the past.
12. A social science that focuses on the production, distribution,
and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the
choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and
nations make to allocate resources
13. The first European scientist who proposed his theory that the
planets revolved around the sun when most people believed
that Earth was the center of the universe
14. A discipline of humanities which refers to works of the
creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, and
nonfiction
15. A social science discipline that deals with the nature of human
behaviors, and both internal and external factors that affect
these behaviors
II. ENUMERATION
1 – 2 Give the two substantial elements of social sciences
3 – 5 Give at least three (3) disciplines in social sciences
6 – 8 Give at least three (3) disciplines in humanities
9 – 10 Give at least two branches of natural sciences
III. ESSAY
How do social sciences differ from natural sciences and
humanities? Explain your answer.
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
QUIZ NO. 1
I. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the word/term that is being asked
in the following statements.
1. A science that deals with the various aspects of the society,
social phenomena and its impacts on human lives
2. An organized group of people having common traditions,
institutions, and interests
3. An evidence-based approach to understand the problems and
complexities in sciences
4. A group of disciplines that study the physical world and all the
phenomena in nature
5. It is characterized as an image of random and unstructured
forces that shape a given area
6. A period in Europe in the 18th century when many writers and
thinkers began to question established beliefs, such as in the
authority of kings or of the Church, in favor of reason and
scientific proof
7. This is considered to be the most powerful institution in the
Middle Ages in Europe
8. It believes that knowledge can only be achieved through an
objective and empirical approach of a phenomenon rather
than superstition
9. He argued that metaphysics and theology could not be
trusted as a source of knowledge as these could not be
proven empirically
10. Academic disciplines that study human conditions and the
manners wherein human experiences are processed and
recorded
11. A social science discipline that attempts to ascertain, record,
and explain facts and events that happened in the past.
12. A social science that focuses on the production, distribution,
and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the
choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and
nations make to allocate resources
13. The first European scientist who proposed his theory that the
planets revolved around the sun when most people believed
that Earth was the center of the universe
14. A discipline of humanities which refers to works of the
creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, and
nonfiction
15. A social science discipline that deals with the nature of human
behaviors, and both internal and external factors that affect
these behaviors
II. ENUMERATION
1 – 2 Give the two substantial elements of social sciences
3 – 5 Give at least three (3) disciplines in social sciences
6 – 8 Give at least three (3) disciplines in humanities
9 – 10 Give at least two branches of natural sciences
III. ESSAY
How do social sciences differ from natural sciences and
humanities? Explain your answer.