FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

First Semester/S.Y.2022-2023
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Directions: Read the statements carefully and thoroughly. Choose the letter of the BEST answer and write it on the line provided.

______1.Which of the following is NOT a topic for social science?

a. Economy b. Society c. Dinosaurs d. Human Body
______2. What is the focus of study of the social sciences?
a. Social Theories b. Social Issues c. Social Processes d. Social Justice
______3. In a community situation, how do problems get solved?
a. Through the cooperation of all the people involved
b. Through the generous donation of a sponsor
c. Through the determination and abilities of the leader
d. Through prayers and faith in God
______4. What does Humanities aim to study?
a. Human Evolution b. Social Structure c. Human Creationsd. Social Change
______5. It is the study of human culture, such as Art, Music, literature, philosophy and history.
a. Anthropology b. Humanities c. History d. Natural Science
______6. A branch of science that deals with the physical world e.g. physics, chemistry, geology and biology.
a. Anthropology b. Humanities c. History d.Natural Scie
______7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a social science?
a. Anthropology b. Physics c. Economics d. Sociology
______8. How are social sciences and natural sciences related?
a. Social sciences depend on the theories, concepts, methods, and findings of natural sciences
to study social phenomena.
b. Natural sciences depend on the theories, concepts, methods, and findings of social sciences
to study natural phenomena.
c. There is no relation because social sciences and natural sciences are entirely different
disciplines.
d. Social sciences and natural sciences are both systematic studies that borrow theories,
concepts, and methods from each other.
______9. What is the difference between social sciences and humanities?
a. Social sciences deal with the entire social phenomenon while humanities focus on one distinct
human behavior
b. Humanities deal with all of human behavior while social science focuses on one distinct social
phenomenon
c. There is no difference because human behavior and social phenomena are interconnected.
d. There is no difference because human behavior and social phenomena are not connected.
_____10. Which of the following best describes what social sciences have in common?
a. An interest in studying human beings c.A focus on material culture
b. The study of the human mind d. Research that overlaps with genetics
_____11. What is the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?
a. Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study.
b. Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.
c. Both fields concentrate on observing and understanding numerous social phenomena.
d. Both studies explore the different laws of nature that govern our world through objective and
experimental methods.
_____12. Which of the following definitions best describes the term “society”?
a. It is a small group of people whose members share tight, personal, and lasting relationships
b. It is a large social group where the relationships among members are usually impersonal and
goal oriented
c. It is a collection of people whose members frequently meet and consider themselves as parts
of a group
d. It is an organized group of individuals whose members regularly meet or work together and
have a shared culture, interest, and territory
_____13. What are the intentions of presenting a social science research?
I. To give honor to the government officials and sponsors
II. To encourage more people to continue the study
III. To discover problems in the process and find solutions
IV. To show the effects and effectiveness of a program
_____14. Social science and natural science are both scientific but differ in focus because?
a. Natural science does not deal with living things
b. Social science deals mostly with matter and energy
c. Social science deals with all aspects of the group life of humans
d. Natural science deals with spiritual values
_____15. If the focus of the Natural Sciences is to explore all natural phenomena that occurred, or are currently
happening, in the world, what is the focus of the Humanities?
a. To study the different aspects of human society.
b. To explore the laws of nature that rules our world.
c. To discover the effects of social phenomena on people’s lives.
d. To understand the numerous human conditions and the ways wherein the human
experiences are treated and documented.

______16. Who is the founder of classical History?

a. Aristotle b. Eratosthenes c. Herodotus d. Homer
______17.Which of the following environmental events is widely believed to be caused by human activities?
a. Earthquake b. Global Warming c. Tsunami d. Volcanic Eruption
_____18. According to Symbolic Interactionism, what is the main goal of human interactions?
a. to have common experiences c. to learn from each other
 b. to form emotional connections d. to create shared meaning
_____19. Which social science is most concerned with the distribution of resources in society?
a. Psychology b. Economics c. Linguistics d. Anthropology
_____20. Which social science is most concerned with the distribution of resources in society?
a. Psychology b. Economics c. Linguistics d. Anthropology
_____21. A systematic study of society and human social activities.
a. Demography b. Political Science c. Psychology d. Sociology
_____22. Which of the following disciplines would be studying the topic “Best Tourist Spots in the Philippines”?
a. Geography b. Political Science c. Economics d. History
_____23. Which of the following general skills does Listening and Speaking fall under?
a. Communication b. Motivation c. Problem Solving d. Conflict Resolution
_____24. Which of the following is the objective of Demography?
a. To fully understand the mechanism behind the human language
b. To discover how humans have physically change or evolved in the past
c. To appreciate how the dynamics of birth and aging affect the society
d. To learn more about the attitudes and thoughts of a certain individual
_____25. If you were to explore why one group of people speak the way that they do, which discipline would
be the MOST relevant?
a. Chemistry b. Economics c. Linguistics d. Psychology
_____26. Hennifer wants to know how the country is created through voluntary agreement entered by the
people. What discipline of the social sciences is best applied in the situation?
a. Anthropology b. Demography c. Political Science d. Psychology
_____27. Which of the following sets of Social Sciences deal with individual and social behavior?
a. History, Geography, and Economics c. Political Science, Law, and Criminology
b. Education, Social Studies, and Linguistics d. Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology
_____28. What questions should be answered by a historical research?
a. What, who, when c. What, where, when
b. What, why, how d. Who, what, when, where, why, how
_____29. Why do Sociology and Anthropology study ethnic communities?
a. We need to understand the communities to find out how to work with them.
b. It is in the ethnic communities where we can find our roots.
c. Both of these
d. Neither of these
_____30. History : Social Science while Literature : _____________
a. Humanities b. Natural Science c. Soft Science d. Science and Technology
_____31. What issue may a psychologist be inclined to address?
a. Divorce rates are increasing tremendously in USA
b. The quality of air we breathe affects our general health and well-being
c. Foreign aid is integral for assistance to developing nations
d. A college student deals with school stressors that result in anxiety
_____32. This theory states that in order for society to be balanced, there needs to be a division of labor and
people are assigned certain roles that they need to fulfill
a. Structural Functionalism c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Marxism d. Psychoanalysis
_____33. This theory states that the prevailing status in society favors the rich few, and the poor majority need to
exercise their power in order to improve their situation
a. Structural Functionalism c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Marxism d. Psychoanalysis
_____34. This theory states that people create meaning from the exchanges they experience in society and
these are shared to others through mutually accepted signs
a. Structural Functionalism c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Marxism d. Psychoanalysis
_____35. What idea states that society is structured like a pyramid, and certain position are held in higher
regard than others?
a. Social Class b. Social Problem c. Social Stratification d. Social System
_____36. The economy or means of production of a society serves as its _________.
a. Antithesis b. Base c. Superstructure d. Thesis
_____37.What is the term used to describe people who define who we are?
a. Generalized Other b. Looking Glass Self c. Reference Groups d. Significant Others
_____38.Which of the following theories believes that society is an arrangement of interconnected parts that
cooperate in congruity to keep up a condition of parity and social harmony for the entirety?
a. Feminism b. Marxism c. Structural-functionalism d. Symbolic Interactionism
_____39. ________________ accentuates that human conduct is impacted by definitions and implications that
are made and kept up through symbolic interaction with others.
a. Feminism b. Marxism c. Structural-functionalism d. Symbolic Interactionism
_____40. Which of the following sociologists accepted that the bourgeoisie utilized their capacity to control the
foundations of society to their potential benefit?
a. Emile Durkheim b. George Simmel c. Karl Marx d. Talcott Parsons

______41. Mr. Dela Cruz saw his two students, Jose and John, talking to each other while taking the test. He told
them to stop talking or they will not be allowed to take the test. He also asked them for the reason of
such action. They justified their action by explaining that John was just borrowing a pen from Jose at
that time. The students’ action is an example of ____________.
a. Defense mechanism b. Ego c. Id d. Superego
_____42. What is the focus of Structural Functionalism?
a. Maintaining Social Equilibrium c. Observing Social Control
b. Promoting Social Change d. Preventing Anomie
_____43. Which of the following is the only variable in Symbolic Interaction?
a. Action b. Individual c. Object d. Situation
_____44. Which of the following is the objective of Marxism?
a. Aims to eliminate class conflict through class struggle
 b. Aims to understand the relationship between gender ideology and gender inequality
c. Aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of the conscious and
subconscious elements in the mind
d.Aims to understand human behavior by making the unconscious conscious
_____45. Which major Social Science theory focuses on the competition of scarce resources and how the elite
control the poor and weak?
a. Feminism b. Marxism c. Structural-functionalism d. Symbolic Interactionism
_____46. In school we learn cooperation, patience, and discipline. Which idea of Structural Functionalism does
this describe?
a. Anomie b. Dysfunction c. Latent Function d. Manifest Function
______47. Which of the following situations show rational choice?
a. Buy iPhone rather than Android phone with the same value.
b. Patronize Pinoy rice with much more quality over commercial rice
c. Watch pirated movie at home rather than watching it on theater.
d. Choose branded products over local products with the same quality
_____48. Which of the following is NOT a political and economic system important in Marxism?
a. Capitalism b. Communism c. Feudalism d. Nationalism
_____49. How can we keep up the balance of the framework in the society?
a. Social instability in the society
b. If the people will work together with one goal for stability
c. If there’s lack of consensus among people in a given society
d. Imbalance among people due to differences in backgrounds
______50. The formation of values and ideas in a society as determined by the economic base
a. Function b. Mores c. Role d. Superstructure
______51. The class which has the means of production at its disposal has control at the same time over the
dominant viewpoint that pervades the culture.
a. Business Class b. First Class c. Ruling Class d. Working Class
______52. A person who follows his designated roles in society is_____.
a. Dysfunctional b. Functioning c. Malfunctioning d. non-functional
______53. Which social institution has the role of maintaining social order?
a. Church b. Government c. Mass Media d. School
______54. What theory was developed to demonstrate an effort to overcome the major criticisms of Structural
Functionalism and to extend its use to modern society?
a. Institutionalism b. Neo-functionalism c. Rationalism d. Human-Environment Systems
______55. It refers to results or effects for the operation of the society in general.
a. Latent Function b. Manifest Function c. Social Dysfunction d. Social Function
______56. Social processes that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society are called ______.
a. dysfunctions b. functions c. malfunctions d. non-functional
______57. The ______________ owns and controls the means of production, which leads to exploitation due to
the profit motive.
a. Bourgeoisie b. Government c. Noblemen d. Proletariat
______58. Which theory states that society is dependent on its economic base and all other aspects of culture
are superstructures developed over the mode of production?
a. Marxism b. Institutionalism c. Rational Choice d. Structural Functionalism
______59. Which theory states that people act based on meanings they find within a given situation?
a. Phenomenology b. Psychoanalysis c. Rational Choice d. Symbolic Interactionism
______60. The Structural-Functionalism is based on the following premises EXCEPT one:
a. social structure c. social conflict in the society
b. function can be small or substantial d. change is evident within any society

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“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life
believing that it is stupid.”

(Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist, 1879-1955)

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY: NOTED BY:

MARICEL M. BALTAZAR EMELY F. FERNANDEZ EDGAR P. DIŇOZO

Master Teacher I Head Teacher I Principal I
3. Which of the following is NOT true about Marxism?
a. Its claim that as long as there are classes in society, there will always be conflict and oppression
b. It advocates a macro level analysis of society
c. It advocates a micro-level analysis of society
d. Losing scientific objectivity for it encourages the researchers to be activist for social change
1. This theory states that all our actions are controlled by our mind, which is divided into the conscious, subconscious, and
unconscious
a. Psychoanalysis b. Rational Choicec. Human Environment Systems d. Phenomenology
2. This theory states that people weigh their options and make their decisions based in what they believe is best for them
a. Psychoanalysis b. Rational Choice c. Institutionalism d. Phenomenology
3. This theory states that people are influenced by the social groups in which they associate themselves to be a member.
a. Human Environment Systems b. Institutionalism c. Phenomenology d. Rational Choice
4. This theory states that the inequalities in society stems from the prevailing patriarchal thinking, creating entitled men and
subordinate women
a. Rational Choice b. Institutionalism c. Human Environment Systemsd. Feminism
5. This theory states that a person can make sense of his surroundings by analyzing observable occurrences around him, and this is
how people create knowledge.
a. Psychoanalysis b. Institutionalism c. Phenomenology d. Feminism
6. This theory states that human activities affect the natural landscape and in turn, the environment impacts on the society and
economy
a. Psychoanalysis b. Phenomenology c. Human Environment Systems d. Rational Choice
7. The principle that states that we will know only what we are prepared to know
a. Psychic Determinismb. Net Balance c. Hermeneutic Cycle d. Self-determination
8. Which of the following highlights institutionalism approach in Social Science?
a. Emphasize connectedness of social institutions.
b. Emphasize the role of institutions in the society.
c. Emphasize social inequalities as cause of social conflict.
d.Emphasize the rationality of human choices and actions.
9. Which of the following is NOT a part of the personality structure theorized by Sigmund Freud?
a. Defense mechanism b. Ego c. Id d. Superego
1.Which of the following concepts does NOT belong to Psychoanalytic theory?
a. Hysteriab. Free Associationc. Freudian Slip d. Stream of Consciousness
2. When we weigh the rewards and punishments we may get for any particular action, we are practicing which theory?
a. Psychoanalysisb. Phenomenology c. Rational Choice d. Human Environment System
3. Phenomenology is concerned with all of these EXCEPT
a. Production of Memories b. Perception of Memories c. Retention of Memories d. Reproduction of Memories
4. The following are the reasons of the emergence of feminist movement. Which is not included?
a. Women are measured inferior to man. b. Women are forced to do their traditional duty.
c. Women’s perceived dominant viewpoint in terms of politics.
d. Women are not given the right to education and other legal rights.
5. Which of the following is the greatest achievement and contribution of the first wave feminism?
a. Women were granted rights to suffrage
b. It made women aware of sexual discrimination
c. It contested the dominating sort of white feminism has a strong message concerning several conception of awareness in the society.
d. The beginning of women education and women involvement on civil rights and radical issues attached to young women culture
change.
1.
2. Which of the following is a noumenon?
a. a dream b. a memoryc. an action d. an idea