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Social Institutions

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does marriage represent in most cultures?

a)

The loss of two individuals.

b)

The formal creation of a new family.

c)

The informal unity of two people for at least a little while.

d)

A negative future for the community.

2.

People around the world create social groups based on two broad criteria: kinship identity and non-kinship factors. Which of the following things generally happen as the scale of a society increases in size to hundreds of thousands of people?

a)

The non-kinship factors usually become more important than kinship identity.

b)

Non-kinship factors and kinship identity continue to be equally important.

c)

Kinship identity usually becomes more important than non-kinship factors.

d)

None of the choices

3.

Which of these is generally true of a patrilineal system?

a)

Lineage is traced through the mother's side of the family.

b)

Society members often do not use personal names.

c)

The families of the mother and father are both equally important sources of lineage.

d)

Families tend to be closer to the father's side than the mother's, since she is seen as leaving her family to join his.

4.

Which of these is the most common form of polygamy?

a)

Cenogamy

b)

Endogamy

c)

Polyandry

d)

Polygyny

5.

In a tribe located in Tibet, Nepal, two or more brothers are married to the same wife, in order to preserve the ownership of the land among them. What form of marriage is practiced by them?

a)

Cenogamy

b)

Monogamy

c)

Polyandry

d)

Polygyny

6.

The Oneida Community was a utopian commune founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida, New York. Noyes taught that he and his followers had undergone sanctification; that is, it was impossible for them to sin, and that for the sanctified, marriage (along with private property) was abolished as an expression of jealousy and exclusiveness. The Oneida commune practiced sexual communalism and shared parental responsibilities until sometime in the period 1879-1881. What form of union do they practice?

a)

Cenogamy

b)

Monogamy

c)

Polyandry

d)

Polygyny

7.

What is a matrilineal descent system?

a)

A way to trace lineage through the mother's family.

b)

A way to trace lineage through the father's family.

c)

A way to trace family based on any genetic relation.

d)

A way to trace lineage through both sides of the family.

8.

The Quatros Marias family, consists of Maria, her husband Mario, and their two children Marionne and Marianne are living together in a big mansion. How do we call this type of family?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Matrifocal

c)

Extended

d)

Blended

9.

Which of the following statements describes formal education?

a)

A. A child becomes a recipient of a systematic process of

learning.

b)

B. Teaching and learning is carried on a regular basis.

c)

C. A child can learn anything almost everywhere.

d)

D. Both A and B

10.

Which of the following is the glaring reason of the problems our country is experiencing especially in the higher education?

a)

the wide disparity between the rich and the poor

b)

the huge number of universities doing nothing in the Philippines

c)

the huge income and resources disparity between private universities against poor state colleges and universities

d)

the huge disparity of public schools compared to other ASEAN countries

11.

What sector in the economy directly produces goods from the natural environment?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Informal Sector

12.

Which one of the following economic systems is characterized by state ownership of land and capital, but individuals remaining in control of their labor?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditionalism

13.

Which sector of the economy removes or harvests products directly from the earth in order to extract raw materials or food?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Informal Sector

14.

This sector of the economy transforms raw materials to manufactured goods.

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Informal Sector

15.

This sector in the economy involves services rather than goods.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Informal Sector

16.

This sector of the economy operates outside the formal economic structures.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Informal Sector

17.

An economic system wherein natural resources and the mans of production are privately-owned.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

18.

An economic system wherein all members are equal in all aspects of life.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

19.

A type of authority where power is derived form rules and regulations that are enacted legally

a)

Rational-Legal Authority

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

20.

A type of authority where power is legitimized by a person's extraordinary qualities that convince others to follow him or her despite great adversities.

a)

Rational-Legal Authority

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

21.

A political system where power rest largely on the people in the society.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Authoritarianism

d)

Totalitarianism

22.

A political system where the general populace is prohibited from participating in the governance of the society.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Authoritarianism

d)

Totalitarianism

23.

The system or way people in a society provide and keep order.

a)

economy

b)

education

c)

government

d)

language

24.

The system or way people in a society share knowledge and learning.

a)

language

b)

education

c)

religion

d)

society

25.

The system or way people in a society care for and raise children.

a)

family

b)

society

c)

education

d)

feeding them

26.

What social institution is being shown in the picture?

a)

Hospital

b)

Church

c)

School

27.

What social institution is being shown in the picture?

a)

Barangay Hall

b)

Church

c)

School

28.
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
a)
Sect
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Mechanical Solidarity
d)
Collective Conscience
29.
Church officials
a)
Clergy
b)
Capitalism
c)
Endogamy
d)
Narcotizing Function
30.
An economic system based on the private ownership of production for the purpose of making a profit
a)
Capitalism
b)
Cult
c)
Social Media
d)
Exogamy
31.
A group with unorthodox beliefs, whose members show extreme devotion to a person or idea, and whose leaders manipulate and control its followers
a)
Cult
b)
Exogamy
c)
Sect
d)
Clergy
32.
Having more than one spouse
a)
Exogamy
b)
Endogamy
c)
Polygamy
d)
Economy
33.
A system for producing and distributing goods and services to fulfill people's wants and needs
a)
Exogamy
b)
Endogamy
c)
Economy
d)
Hegemony
34.

Kinship traced through the mother’s family is called

a)

matrilocality

b)

matriarchy

c)

matrilineal descent

d)

bilateral descent.