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Grade 11 UCSP Midterm Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the belief that one’s own culture is the main standard by which other cultures maybe measured?

a)

xenocentrism

b)

bias

c)

ethocentrism

d)

cultural relativism

2.

It refers to the biological difference that distinguishes humans and other animals into two main categories: male and female.

a)

gender

b)

sex

c)

gender role

d)

sex-gender system

3.

A behavior that matches a society’s expectations.

a)

ritualism

b)

conformity

c)

deviance

d)

retreatism

4.

Which among the following homo species existed first?

a)

homo erectus

b)

homo habilis

c)

homo sapiens

d)

neanderthalensis

5.

It is the process of biological change occurring in a population across successive generations.

a)

culture

b)

society

c)

biology

d)

evolution

6.

Lolita is Tagalog. Her favorite food is fried pork chop. She hates her cousin, Ainah, who is Muslim, because she does not eat pork. What concept is shown in this example?

a)

xenocentrism

b)

prejudice

c)

ethocentrism

d)

xenophobia

7.

A cultural or social variation or difference that encompasses all the social, cultural, psychological characteristics that a culture assigns to males and females.

a)

sex

b)

status

c)

gender

d)

personality

8.

The shared culture of a specific group, which includes cultural heritage, language or dialect, religion, traditions and rituals, norms, values, beliefs, and other practices.

a)

ethnicity

b)

nationality

c)

labels

d)

culture

9.

This refers to a category that groups people with the similar economic, social, cultural, and political status.

a)

ethnicity

b)

hierarchy

c)

caste

d)

socio-economic class

10.

Which is NOT associated with the existence of cultural  relativism in a society?

a)

People understand why people, especially from other culture

b)

People become aware of cultural differences in the society

c)

People recognize that there are reasons for every act of a certain group of people

d)

People learn to become more self-aware that their culture should be placed above all others

11.

Behavior that violates norms of society; varies from groups, and varies overtime.

a)

rebellion

b)

criminal acts

c)

deviance

d)

conformity

12.

Rewards and punishments for behavior about social norms.

a)

sanctions

b)

ostracism

c)

laws

d)

prejudices

13.

Accepting the goals but want new ways to achieve them.

a)

retreatism

b)

ritualism

c)

innovation

d)

rebellion

14.

Refers to a specific group of people having certain similar characteristics and a distinct cultural identity, which distinguish them from other groups in the community or society.

a)

tribe

b)

ethnic group

c)

culture

d)

people group

15.

What refers to the idea that all norms, beliefs, and values are dependent on their cultural context, and should be treated and understood objectively as such?

a)

xenocentrism

b)

multiculturalism

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

cultural relativism

16.

Informal norms the patterns of repetitive behavior which becomes habitual and conventional part of living.  

a)

traditions

b)

mores

c)

folkways

d)

customs

17.

Simply defined as people’s way of life.

a)

culture

b)

society

c)

lifestyle

d)

status

18.

It is a prohibition of certain behavior that is so strict that violating it results in extreme disgust and even expulsion from the group or society.

a)

mores

b)

folkways

c)

laws

d)

taboos

19.

What is the process through which we learn about the culture we live in?

a)

socialization

b)

enculturation

c)

ostracism

d)

multiculturalism

20.

It refers to a high level of cultural and technological development of human beings.

a)

society

b)

community

c)

civilization

d)

culture

21.

What is the set of behaviors that the society expects from a person based on his/her sex?

a)

biological norms

b)

sexual roles

c)

gender roles

d)

behaviorism

22.

Juan does not tell his classmates that he is from Mangyan tribe in Mindoro. He thinks that other cultures in the cities are much better than his. What is shown through Shane's attitude?

a)

xenocentrism

b)

bias

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

cultural relativism

23.

Referred to a society’s capacity to regulate itself, but in recent years, it has been altered to reflect its capacity to influence human behavior towards the maintenance of a given order.

a)

sanctions

b)

social groups

c)

conformity

d)

social control

24.

Refers to the discrepancies between culturally defined goals and the institutionalized means available to achieve these goals.

a)

Labelling Theory

b)

Theory of Anthropological Criminology

c)

Structural Strain Theory

d)

Structural Functionalism

25.

He developed the Structural Strain theory.

a)

Cesare Lomroso

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Robert Merton

d)

Lawrence Kholberg

26.

According to Merton’s structural strain theory, an individual who deals drugs in order to get rich would be called a/an:

a)

conformist

b)

innovator

c)

ritualist

d)

rebel

27.

Which statement is LEAST accurate in describing deviance and conformity?

a)

Deviance and conformity are absolutes

b)

Deviance is not always considered a negative behavior and conformity is not always positive

c)

Even with social reform and the proper incentives, deviance cannot be eliminated from society

d)

Deviance and conformity are relative terms based on a number of societal variables

28.

The status an individual acquires during his/her lifetime because of exercise of knowledge, ability, skill, and/or perseverance.

a)

ascribed

b)

honored

c)

vested

d)

acquired

29.

The set of ethical standards and moral obligations as dictates of reason that distinguishes human acts as right or wrong or good from bad.

a)

taboos

b)

mores

c)

customs

d)

folkways

30.

The law that determines the nationality and citizenship of an individual by his/her parent’s nationality.

a)

jus soli

b)

jus sanguinis

c)

jurisprudence

d)

juris causa

31.

Women are capable to bear children is based on what concept?

a)

sex

b)

gender

c)

sexuality

d)

gender role

32.

It is used to refer to exceptional people having different positive or negative connotations, stereotypes, and stigmas that may affect one’s social status in society.

a)

biases

b)

discrimination

c)

labels

d)

prejudices

33.

A form of deviance where an individual reject both the cultural goals and socially accepted means of attaining them.

a)

ritualism

b)

innovation

c)

retreatism

d)

rebellion

34.

This theory argues that people become deviant as a result of others forcing that identity upon them.

a)

Labelling Theory

b)

Structural Strain Theory

c)

Structural Functionalism

d)

General Strain Theory

35.

A priest who opposed to war conducts a non-violent protest at a local military installation, thus committing a trespassing violation. In the context of Merton’s strain theory, this behavior is an example of what?

a)

ritalism

b)

innovation

c)

retreatism

d)

rebellion