Post test - Game 2

1. “According to Albert Einstein, light has no mass. Thus, it also has no energy. However, how can sunlight warm the earth without energy?” Which of the following academic disciplines can answer this question?

• A. Humanities

• B. Natural Sciences

• C. Social Physics

• D. Social Sciences

2. When a researcher tries to learn about human society and understand the things that are occurring in it by conducting keen observations, critical analyses, and interpretations of social facts found from the individuals living in a society, what element of Social Sciences does the researcher focus on?

• A. Empirical Analysis

• B. Nature

• C. Society

• D. Superstition

3. If the purpose of the scientific method in Natural Sciences is to study all natural phenomena that happened, or are currently occurring, in our world using tangible pieces of evidence such as artifacts, fossils, and natural forces, what is the purpose of the scientific method in Social Sciences?

• A. To discover the laws of nature that rules our world.

• B. To explore the creative expressions of human experiences.

• C. To study the several human conditions and the manners wherein the human experiences are processed and recorded.

• D. To understand the different aspects of human society, several social phenomena, and the impacts of these occurrences on people’s lives.

4. 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 live.

• D. To understand the numerous human conditions and the ways wherein the human experiences are treated and documented.

5. In terms of the connection between Social Sciences and Humanities, some of the disciplines of Social Sciences are also affiliated with Humanities. Which of the following disciplines of Social Sciences is NOT associated with Humanities?

• A. Anthropology

• B. Economics

• C. History

• D. Linguistics

6. Social Sciences began to become slightly scientific during the __________.

• A. Age of Enlightenment

• B. Industrial Revolution

• C. Medieval Period

• D. Renaissance Period

7. Auguste Comte believed that theology and metaphysics are imperfect modes of knowledge and that these two should be rejected since they cannot be verified by experimental investigation. Which of the following tendencies of thought was founded by Auguste Comte to oppose the two studies?

• A. Democracy

• B. Evolution

• C. Humanitarianism

• D. Positivism

8. In the elements of Social Sciences, the empirical analysis places the entire body of knowledge in a systematic mode of inquiry about human societies through the scientific method while the society puts the whole area of study on __________.

• A. The creative expressions of human experiences

• B. The people living in a society and their social environments or backgrounds

• C. The study of all natural phenomena that occurred, or are currently occurring, in the world

• D. The numerous human conditions and the manners in which the human experiences are treated and recorded

9. Which of the following is NOT a definition of the term “society”?

• A. It is the friendly association or companionship with other people

• B. It is a large group of individuals whose relationships are impersonal and detached

• C. It is the product of purposeful activities of individuals who came together for the attainment of a common goal

• D. It is an organized group of people whose members work together or regularly meet and have a shared way of living, interest, and territory

10. The scientific method is less commonly used in what academic discipline?

• A. Humanities

• B. Natural Science

• C. Social Physics

• D. Social Science