Merry Sunshine Montessori School Class Number: __________ Score: _______/ 50

Cauayan City, Isabela Name: ______________________________________

2nd Semi-Quarter Examination Section: _____________________________________
S.Y. 2023-2024
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 12

I. Multiple Choices. Choose the letter of the best answer. Put your answer in the space provided before the number.
Any erasure in each item means wrong. (25 points)

______1. What are the remains hardened in rock?

A. fossil B. stones C. symbolic writing D. prehistoric tools
______2. What is the process of developing physical and biological change in a species over a period of
time?
A. excavation B. preservation C. divine creationD. evolution
______3. Which among the following existed first?
A. homo sapiens B. homo erectus C. homo habilis D. homo floresiensis
______4. Which social scientist would most likely be interested in fossils?
A. linguist B. archaeologist C. sociologist D. political scientist
______5. Which of the following is an example of an artefactual evidence?
A. leaves of a tree that has been extinct for 500 years
B. hunting tools dating back 2 million years ago
C. demonstration of how the homo habilis hunt for food
D. flakes and tools of primitive Australopithecines
______6. What quality of humans caused further developments in early human evolution?
A. Reproduction B. migration C. bipedalism D. communication
______7. What may be the cause of early human migration from Africa to Asia and Europe?
A. limited or scare resources C. wild and dangerous animals
B. climate change D. personal decisions
______8. How is human evolution like a tree?
A. It has branches wherein each branch extends into more specific species.
B. It has a genetic structure that remains intact against environmental stimuli.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______9. Which statement correctly describes human evolution?
A. Humans may regress in the future.
B. Human brain capacity has increased over time.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______10. At present, human evolution is still unclear and is yet to be fully understood. Given this, what ways
can be done to discover new information about the early humans?
A. doing further research on artefactual evidence
B. asking expert archaeologists about their inferences on human evolution
C. reading books on archaeology
A. Statement A C. Statement B
B. Statement C D. All statements are false.
______11. What is the process wherein learned behavior is passed on from one generation to another?
A. biological evolution B. cultural evolution C. social evolution D. political evolution
______12. Where do members of society gather to share resources?
A. camp B. central authority C. mountains D. riverside
______13. Who was the English anthropologist who argued against Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?
A. William James B. Wilhelm Wundlt C. Karl Marx D. Herbert Spencer
______14. Which of the following is a highlight of the Mesolithic period?
A. prominence of Oldowan tools C. prominence of stone tools
B. tools with intrinsic designs D. emergence of trading
______15. What part of daily living changed when humans started the Neolithic revolution?
A. learning a new language C. getting beautifully-decorated tools
B. domestication of plants and animals D. emergence of fire
______16. Which of the following is an example of an upper Paleolithic tool?
A. screwdriver B. harpoons C. sharp blades D. spearheads
______17. What characterizes the Lower Paleolithic period?
A. use of Oldowan tools C. use of hand ax
B. use of decorative tools D. use of sharper tools
______18. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Cultural development took a long time to progress.
B. Tool making started out in simpler forms then progressed as years passed.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.

______19. Which of the following is true?

A. Division of labor was a way of survival.
B. Males and females took active part in hunting and gathering.

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 A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______20. Which of the following is true?
A. Hunting and gathering is a social process.
B. Archaeologists theorized that primitive humans probably gathered the remains of dead
animals to survive.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______21. Which of the following is not a property of domestication?
A. Environmental factors are not considered.
B. There is human control on crops and animals.
C. New species are developed.
D. Plants and animals are utilized for various needs.
______22. How is a hunting-gathering society different from a Neolithic society?
A. A hunting-gathering society uses stone tools while a Neolithic society does not.
B. A Neolithic society consumes meat while a hunting-gathering society does not.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______23. Which statement correctly describes the Neolithic Revolution?
A. Agriculture is the main source of life.
B. Domesticated resources were only limited to sheep, cow, barley, and wheat.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______24. Which of the following is true?
A. Sumer is a region within Mesopotamia.
B. Some civilizations in Asia simultaneously emerged along with Mesopotamia.
A. A is true; B is false. C. A is false; B is true.
B. Both A and B are true. D. Both A and B are false.
______25. What is the complete name of your UCSP Teacher? (First name, Middle name, Last name)
_____________________________________________

II. Modified True or False. Write TRUE, if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the word or
phrase that makes it wrong, then, write the correct word/phrase on the space provided before the number. (20
points)

_________________26-27. Evolution is the process of developing physical and biological change in a species over
a period of time.
_________________28-29. Human evolution must be seen as a linear process.
_________________30-31. The Homo habilis is the species where all present human beings belong.
_________________32-33. Cultural evolution is learned behavior passed on from one generation to another.
_________________34-35. The advent of the Neolithic revolution also paved the way for the emergence of new tools,
not just for hunting or gathering, but for agriculture.
_________________36-37 Hunting and gathering is a social process.
_________________38-39. The base is a place where all members of the group gather and share their resources.
_________________40-41. The Neolithic period involved humans as hunter-gatherers in society.
_________________42-43. Artifacts are irreplaceable.
_________________44-45. Artifacts are keys to understanding the past.

III. Essay Construction. Answer the following questions in a paragraph form with 3-4 sentences. Write your answer
on the space provided after the question. (5 points)

46-50. The Philippines is a democratic country. Discuss how citizens of our country can participate in the decision-making
process of the state.
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Bonus: 5 points
Answer briefly with your utmost wittiness.
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