Department of Education

PRES. CORAZON C. AQUINO HIGH SCHOOL

Baseco, Port Area, Manila
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
S.Y. 2020-2021

Student: ____________________________________ Date : ______________________

Grade / Sec: _____________________ Teacher: EDELWISA R. PURI

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY WORKSHE

AND POLITICS: ET NO.
8
(TECHNICAL – VOCATIONAL)
12

I. Objective:

To identify prior basic concepts in UCSP.

II. Content: ASSESSMENT

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. What is an attempt to judge behavior according to its own cultural context?
A. Cultural Identity B. Culture Indoctrination C. Culture Shock D. Culture Relativism
2. Which among the choices is true about the statements on Cultural Relativism?

A. Cultural Relativism contends that judging a culture should be based on our

own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal.
B. It understands cultural practices of other groups in its own cultural context.

A. Sentence A is correct while Sentence B is incorrect.

B. Sentence A is incorrect while sentence B is incorrect.
C. Both sentences are correct.
D. Both Sentences are incorrect

3. Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are said to be illegal immigrants and described as the
“world’s most persecuted people”. What kind of inequality is BEST described in this
situation?
A. Gender inequality, because it is characterized by having some people deprived of
privileges.
 B. Social inequality, because they experience unequal access to various resources
and privileges.
C. Global inequality, because a discriminatory practice in the community can cause a
significant alarm in a global scale.
D. Ethnic minority inequality, because their civil, political, economic, social, and
cultural rights are violated due to discrimination based on their ethnicity.

4. Which among the following is NOT an original Filipino culture?

A. Eating pork adobo C. Dancing to K-POP songs
B. Bayanihan practice D. Watching Ramon Obusan’s shows.
5. Karen used to tease her newly transferred Mangyan classmate because of his kinky
hair and tanned skin. What kind of cultural view did Karen have?
A. Culture B. Cultural Relativism C. Ethnocentrism D. Society
6. In New Zealand, broadcasters refuse to stop using Maori language despite
complaints from English speakers. Respecting the language of others is MOST
significant because ________
A. it is used to understand each other.
B. it relates to a person’s interaction with others and the world.
C. it is the basic tool of communication and transmission of culture and is known as
the storehouse of culture.
D. it is attached to the people’s historical and cultural roots which served as their
identity as members of society.
7. Understanding female circumcision as a significant rite of passage for women as
opposed to a kind of mutilation is an example of _______________.
A. Agency B. Cultural relativism C. Enlightenment D. Ethnocentrism
8. Learning to take the role of the other person gives one the ability to see the
perspective of the other before articulating or giving judgement. To do this, it is MOST
important to __________
A. study the cultural context where the action occurs.
B. look into the reasoning behind any cultural element.
C. determine the circumstances of place, time, and condition surrounding it.
D. all of the above.
9. The feeling of stress and anxiety that most people experience when encountering a
culture different from their own is referred to as ______________.
A. Acculturation B. Culture Shock C. Ethnocentrism D. Enculturation

10.Who coined the term ethnocentrism which served as the foundation in social analysis
of every culture?
A. Edward Tylor B. Emile Durkheim C. Max Weber D. William Sumner

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IV. REFERENCE

Quarter 1 Module 1