Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Capital Region
Schools Division Office - Manila
MANUEL A. ROXAS HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Pres. Quirino Ave., Ext. Paco, Manila

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

DIRECTIONS: Read the following and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Which of the following best describes what social sciences have in common?
A. An interest in studying human beings
B. Focus on material culture
C. Study of the human mind
D. Research with genetics
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of Social Science?

A. Physics C. Economics
B. Anthropology D. Psychology

3. If you are trying to explore why one group of people speak the way that they do, which discipline
would be the most relevant?

A. Chemistry C. Economics
B. Anthropology D. Linguistics

4. What Social Science discipline focusses and studies our society?

A. Sociology C. Economics
B. Anthropology D. Psychology

5. In which discipline you can study the complexities of culture of man?

A. Sociology C. Economics
B. Anthropology D. Psychology

6. What social science discipline is primarily concerned with knowledge, truth and wisdom?

A. Sociology C. Psychology
B. Philosophy D. Geography

7. What branch of Social Science is concern with proper allocation of scarce resources?

A. Sociology C. Economics
B. Anthropology D. Psychology

For numbers 8-13, supply the Social Science discipline that corresponds to its etymology.

8. socius + logos
9. geo + grafein
10.psykhe + logos
11.arkhaios + logos
12.polis + scire
13.antropos + logos

For numbers 14-17, give the Four Factors of Production. (Economics)

14._____________________________
15._____________________________
16._____________________________
17._____________________________

18.Which of these is NOT a characteristic of culture?

A. It is learned. C. It is innate.
B. It is shared. D. It is symbolic.

19.Holism refers to ____________.

A. The comparative study of cultures.
B. An approach in anthropology that parallels participant observation.
C. A focus on the small details of culture.
D. The study of the whole of the human condition.
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 20.The learned values, beliefs, and rules of conduct shared, to some extent, by the members of a
society that govern their behavior with one another is called __________.

A. Nationality C. Citizenship
B. Ethics D. Culture

21.The tools people make and use, the clothing and ornaments they wear, the buildings they live in
and the household utensils they use are defined as __________.

A. Materialism C. Culture
B. Symbolic culture D. Material culture

22.Anthropology focuses on the role of ____________in shaping human behavior.

A. Values C. Culture
B. Biology D. Religion

23.Which of the following concepts is not included in the definition of politics?

A. Power
B. Popular sovereignty
C. Allocation/distribution
D. Society/community/public
24.Which of the following is NOT an ethnographic technique?
A. Using experts on particular aspects of local life as a consultant
B. Understanding kinship, descent, and marriage by looking at a culture's genealogical
history
C. Learning a culture by participating in social practices and observing the culture over time
D. Applying statistical treatment to obtain valid answer from respondents
25.The importance of ozone in the atmosphere is____.

A. that it provides condensation nuclei.

B. that it provides protection against ultraviolet radiation.
C. that it helps in scattering blue light .
D. that it creates greenhouse effect on earth.
26.In contemporary societies, social institutions are __________.
A. highly specialized, interrelated sets of social practices.
B. disorganized social relations in a postmodern world.
C. virtual communities in cyberspace.
D. no longer relevant to sociology.

27.

28.Sociology can be considered a social science because __________

A. theories are logical, explicit and supported by empirical evidence.

B. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way.
C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists.
D. all of the above

29.What was Karl Marx’s contribution to the understanding of social institutions?

A. As societies became more industrialized, they become more communist.
B. In a socialist society, the bosses and the workers are constantly in conflict with one
another.
C. The economy is the basic institution in society.
D. None of the above.

30.Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the government?

A. To make and enforce the rules of society
B. To regulate relations with other societies
C. To have a leader whose power is recognized by the people
D. To promote the health of the public

31.A (n) _____ family includes a pair of adults and their children, while a (n) _____ family includes two
or more _____ families that are related.

A. Nuclear; extended ; nuclear

B. Extended; nuclear; extended

C. Nuclear; patrilocal; nuclear
D. Extended; matrilocal; nuclear

For numbers 31-40, match the words from column A to the personalities from column B.

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 31.Know thyself A. Franz Boas
32.Conventional Map Locator B. Herodotus
33.Historical Particularism C. Adam Smith
34.Discoverer of Homo habilis D. Aristotle
35.Father of Sociology E. Gerardus Mercator
36.The Wealth of Nations F. Louis Leakey
37.Theory of Psychoanalysis G. Noam Chomsky
38.Father of History H. Sigmund Freud
39.Founder of Lyceum I. Socrates
40.Father of Modern Linguistics J. Auguste Comte
E.

For numbers 41-45, determine the continent of the following countries listed below.
(Geography)

31.Luxembourg
32.Trinidad and Tobago
33.Timor Leste
34.Australia
35.Cameroon

For numbers 46-50, determine the following branch of the government in the Philippines has
the following function. (Political Science)

36.Confirms or rejects Presidential appointments

37.Carries out and enforces laws
38.Settles controversies involving constitutionality of laws
39.Has the authority to declare war
40.Best interpreter of the law and the constitution

For numbers 51-55, determine the branch of the anthropology that is being described in each
situation. (Anthropology)

41.The increasing cases of juvenile delinquency are alarming to the security of the community.
42.The warm acceptance of the Philippine government to Pres. Xi Jin Ping insinuates our defeat in the
territorial dispute.
43.With the discovery of butchered rhinoceros in Kalinga, we deplore our origin as early settlers of
the land in Southeast Asia.
44.The Himba Tribe of Namibia is still preserving their nomadic culture.
45.Teen age pregnancy is a prevalent issue today.

For numbers 56-60, choose the letter of the correct answer. (Sociology)

56.What is the name of the process by which we acquire a sense of identity and become members
of society?

A. rationalization C. McDonaldization
B. colonization D. socialization

57.What historical event gave rise to the birth of sociology?

A. French Revolution C. Scientific Revolution

B. Industrial Revolution D. Neolithic Revolution

58.When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people's movement between them,
they call this:

A. social stratification C. social conflict

B. social control D. social solidarity

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 59.Social norms are:
A. creative activities such as gardening, cookery and craftwork
B. the symbolic representation of social groups in the mass media
C. religious beliefs about how the world ought to be
D. rules and expectations about interaction that regulate social life
60.In idealized views of science, the experimental method is said to involve:
A. testing out new research methods to see which one works best
B. isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
D. interpreting data subjectively, drawing on theoretical paradigms

“The notion that every well-educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a
far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities. “
-Joseph Stiglitz

Prepared by:

Mark Lester C. Cuayzon

Master Teacher II

Checked by:

Eduardo Jr. N. Navarro

Assistant Principal II

Approved by:

Ma. Elena C. Serquiña, Ph.D.

Principal IV