Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics 9.
Which of the following is NOT a major type of social
Assessment stratification?
A. Caste
1. What is the term for the cultural characteristics of a
B. Class
group of people, often including shared ancestry,
C. Gender
language, practices, and beliefs?
D. Estate
A. Race
B. Ethnicity 10. What term describes the process of increased
C. Nationality differentiation and specialization within a society?
D. Religion A. Acculturation
B. Modernization
2. During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines,
C. Innovation
which social class consisted of Spaniards who were
D. Globalization
born in Spain?
A. Peninsulares 11. Which social science focuses on the theory and
B. Mestizos practice of politics and government?
C. Insulares A. Sociology
D. Principalia B. Anthropology
C. Political Science
3. Which type of cultural change occurs when a
D. Economics
minority group adopts aspects of the majority culture
while maintaining their own traditions? 12. What is the Filipino term derived from "on
A. Assimilation standby" that refers to unemployed individuals who
B Acculturation spend time unproductively?
C. Innovation A. Tambay
D. Cultural diffusion B. Istambay
C. Standby
4. In modern Philippine society, what is the primary
D. Unemployed
basis for social stratification?
A. Religious beliefs 13. Which of the following is a characteristic of political
B. Political power dynasties?
C. Educational level A. Name recognition advantage
D. Economic status B. Limited to national positions only
C. Always beneficial for democracy
5. What term refers to shared rules of conduct that
D. Short-term power only
determine specific behavior among society members?
A. Values 14. How is gender different from sex?
B. Beliefs A. They are the same thing
C. Norms B. Gender is biological, sex is social
D. Symbols C. Neither is socially constructed
D. Gender is social, sex is biological
6. Which field of anthropology studies human societies
through their material remains? 15. What type of culture includes intangible aspects
A. Social anthropology such as values, beliefs, and language?
B. Archaeology A. Material culture
C. Linguistic anthropology B. Non-material culture
D. Physical anthropology C. Tangible culture
D. Physical culture
7. What is the term for dietary laws or social customs
that prohibit the consumption of certain foods?
A. Cultural taboos
B. Food taboos
C. Social etiquette
D. Religious practices
8. In the context of social mobility, what makes the
Philippines different from some other societies?
A. Movement between classes is possible
B. Only the wealthy can change classes
C. Social classes are completely fixed
D. Classes are determined by birth only
