Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Negros Occidental
MINOYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE TEST

MODULE 1 – (DISS) Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences

Name:__________________________________ Year and Section:_______________

Directions: Unscramble the letters below to form the word being described in each number. Write
your answers in your notebook. Write your answer on the blank.
___________________1. A N T H O R G O P O Y L- is the study of humans; the social science that
seeks to understand human origins and adaptation, and the diversity of cultures and worldviews
___________________2. E N C O O S M I C- a social science discipline that deals with the optimum
allocation of scarce resources among its alternatives to satisfy the unlimited
human wants and needs of the people.
___________________3. G I N U S L T I I S C- study of language and its structure.

___________________4. H N E R Y N A M O R G – He was a lawyer by training and profession, who

became fascinated with the land disputes between the United States government and the American Indian
people as the Iroquois.

___________________5. D E W D R A R O T Y L - He was regarded as the Father of Cultural

Anthropology. He defined anthropology as the “science of culture,” which was the first time that culture
had been declared as an object of study.

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer for each item. Write the letter

on the space provided.

______1. It refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented.

A. Humanities B. Philosophy C. Geography D. Anthropology

______2. He is an Islamic medieval scholar who documented the lives of early populations in the Middle

East, South Asia, and the Mediterranean.

A. Al-Biruni B. Herodotus C. Plato D. King Louis XVI

______3. He is an Athenian Philosopher who is the founder of the Academy, which is considered to be the

first institution of higher learning in the Western World

A. Durkheim B. Alexis de Tocqueville C. William Thompson D. Plato

______4. What are the three developmental stages according to French philosopher Auguste Comte?

A. Theological, Philosophical, and Scientific B. Psychology, Philosophy, Economics

C. Empirical, Sociological, and Social D. Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities

______5. He attempted to reconcile mysticism with theology by dividing science into two different

categories, the religious science that regards the sciences of the Qur’an and the non-religious science

A. Ibn Khaldun's epistemology B. Alexis de Tocqueville C. Durkheim D. William Thompson

______6. It is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human groups and their socio physical
environment.

A. Anthropology B. Social Science C. Physical Science D. Political Science

______7. The history of Social Science can be traced back to the __________.

A. Roots of ancient philosophy C. Greek Historian

B. Roots of modern philosophy D. Ethics

______8. It is a branch of science that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural

world by using the Empirical and Scientific method.

A. Social Science B. Humanities C. Natural Science D. Physical Science

______9. A major branch of science that deals with the description, prediction and understanding of

natural phenomena, basically based on observational and empirical evidence.

A. Natural Science B. Geography C. Psychology D. Anthropology

______10.It refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented.

A. Natural Science B. Social Science C. Humanities D. Philosopher/Scholars

II. Read each item carefully. Write NS if the sentence refer to Natural Science, SS for Social

Science and HUM for Humanities. Write your answer in the blank.

___________1.The study of human society and social relationships.

___________2. Includes fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, and Astronomy.

___________3. Use scientific methods as well as other methods.

___________4. Deemed to be more philosophical, is concerned with heritage, and deals with
the question, what makes us human?.

___________5. Students are inclined to become doctors, nurses, engineers, biologists, chemists,

Astronomers, etc.

___________6. Includes fields such as Economics, Political Science, Law, Geography, and History.

___________7. Comprises application of an interpretative methodology.

___________8. Always use scientific method

____________9. Deals with the physical world

___________10. Students are inclined to become lawyers, linguists, historians, writers, journalists,
teachers, accountants, etc.

Prepare by:

BITHEY L. BOLIVAR
DISSTeacher