Free Printable Diagnostic Test UCSP

1.

It is the study of relationships among people.

a)

Sociology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Etymology

d)

Anthropology

2.

It deals with the systems of government and the analysis of political activity and political behavior.

a)

Public Policy

b)

Political Theory

c)

Political Science

d)

International Relation

3.

Describe what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given society or what ought to be.

a)

Beliefs

b)

Values

c)

Language

d)

Norms

4.

It is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.

a)

Norms

b)

. Beliefs

c)

Language

d)

Values

5.

A term that is used to refer to the impact and development of farming to the lives of people.

a)

Cultural evolution

b)

Biological evolution

c)

Industrial society

d)

Neolithic revolution

6.

The study of previous cultures of humans by analyzing various artifacts and fossils.

a)

Paleontology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Paleozoology

7.

It is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s rank and his/her rights and

obligations are ascribed or on the basis of his/her birth into a particular group.

a)

Caste

b)

Class

c)

Estate

d)

Slavery

8.

It is a kinship system in which descent is traced through only one gender.

a)

Matrilineal descent

b)

Unilineal descent

c)

Patrilineal descent

d)

Bilateral descent

9.

. The ___________________ family consist of one parent raising one or more children on his own.

a)

Single parent family type

b)

Nuclear family

c)

Blended family

d)

Extended family

10.

Specific rules/standards to guide appropriate behavior.

a)

Beliefs

b)

Values

c)

Norms

d)

Language

11.

Family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives.

a)

Extended family

b)

Blended family

c)

Nuclear family

d)

Single parent family type

12.

. It is the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.

a)

Endogamy

b)

Exogamy

c)

Monogamy

d)

Polygamy

13.

. These are groups of people that has distributive task for a collective goal.

a)

Class

b)

Groups

c)

Organizations

d)

Society

14.

Family is considered as a group. What group does it belongs?

a)

Secondary group

b)

Primary group

c)

Reference group

d)

Socialized group

15.

. What is needed to maintain social order and stability?

a)

Self-control

b)

Social Control

c)

Ideal Control

d)

All of the above

16.

. It is the acceptance of the cultural goals and means of attaining those goals.

a)

Gossip

b)

Enculturation

c)

Deviance

d)

Conformity

17.

Why do people form communities?

a)

They want to go to concerts.

b)

They want to live a part.

c)

They want chaos.

d)

They want to live and work where they feel safe.

18.

An organized political community living under a single system of government.

a)

State

b)

Society

c)

Government

d)

Culture

19.

It is a system by which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy according to power,

wealth, and prestige.

a)

Social Interaction

b)

Social Stratification

c)

Social Justice

d)

Social Science

20.

. Also known as customs, these are norms of everyday behavior that people follow for the sake

of tradition or convenience.

a)

Law

b)

Taboos

c)

Mores

d)

Folkways

21.

. It is a form of marriage in which one man marries one woman. It is the most common and

acceptable form of marriage.

a)

Monogamy

b)

Polygamy

c)

Polygyny

d)

Polyandry

22.

What do you think is the reason why we have rights?

a)

To help us realize what we are deserving for liberties and protection.

b)

To allow us do what we want to do.

c)

To free us from punishment and other free us from punishment whenever we commit mistakes.

d)

To help us defend ourselves even if we violate the rules.

23.

A person or practitioner who studies Anthropology.

a)

Anthropologist

b)

Sociologist

c)

Psychologist

d)

Archeologist

24.

. It refers to an alteration in the social order of a society.

a)

Social Stratification

b)

Social Science

c)

Social Change

d)

Social Climber

25.

All cultures undergo _________ where cultural traits do not remain exactly the same over

periods of time.

a)

Ethics

b)

Religion

c)

Cultural change

d)

Cultural traits

26.

. Culture is a central concept in anthropology, encompassing the range of phenomena that

are transmitted through social learning in human societies. Which of the following statements

best describes culture?

a)

A people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing.

b)

A vast, treeless plain in the Artic regions with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain

or snow.

c)

Useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals.

d)

Movement by people from one place to another with intentions of settling in new location.

27.

_____________ in which an individual’s kin group, or clan membership, is traced through men.

a)

Matrilineal descent

b)

Patrilineal descent

c)

Bilateral descent

d)

Unilineal descent

28.

It is the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.

a)

Endogamy

b)

Exogamy

c)

Monogamy

d)

Polygamy

29.

. Ethnocentrism refers to__________.

a)

Judging another culture by its own standard.

b)

The co-existence of diverse cultures with equal standing in a society.

c)

The view that some societies are superior to one’s own.

d)

The tendency to judge other cultures using the standards of one’s own culture.

30.

It is achieved by a leader through the process of following established codes and procedures

governing the allocation and distribution of power and resources within a society.

A. C.

B. D.

a)

Traditional authority

b)

Charismatic authority

c)

Legal authority

d)

Illegal authority

31.

. A form of leadership legitimacy that highlights the right of a leader to rule based on

inheritance of the title.

a)

Traditional authority

b)

Charismatic authority

c)

Legal authority

d)

Illegal authority

32.

. Which of the following is not an element of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Food

c)

Geography

d)

Religion

33.

. If people know what is right and wrong, what will most likely to happen?

a)

People might change.

b)

People might avoid only those things that are punishable by law.

c)

People might continue doing things that makes them happy and satisfied.

d)

People might avoid doing wrong things instead, do the right things.

34.

What will happen if people fail to socialize?

a)

People will be happy living alone because no one will disturb them.

b)

People will be learning things that they have not learned before through socialization.

c)

Learning will be stagnant because a lot can be learned from socialization.

d)

Learning will be fun because you are discovering it alone.

35.

. Why do groups consider as “The Heart of Interaction”?

a)

They just form a group with no reason

b)

They don’t have the same interests.

c)

They share a common set of characteristics.

d)

They just gather in one place.

36.

. Mommy and daddy taught their one-year old daughter Raine how to play ABC song with the

use of their Lenovo cellphone. Now, Raine can able to open the phone and sing the ABC

song. What characteristics of culture is shown in the situation?

a)

Culture is learned.

b)

Culture is integrated.

c)

Culture is shared.

d)

Culture is symbolic.

37.

It is something that is not present in nature but is formed through a process done by man.

A. B. C. D.

a)

Civilization

b)

Artifacts

c)

Neolithic

d)

Democracy

38.

. Examines the contemporary application of political concepts such as human rights, equality,

peace, and justice.

a)

Political Theory

b)

Comparative Politics

c)

Political Science

d)

Political Behavior

39.

Why is language one of the most important aspects of culture?

a)

When groups migrate, a shared language helps prevent conflict.

b)

Language allows people to communicate and provides a sense of identity.

c)

Unlike other aspects of culture, language does not change.

d)

Languages can be classified into language families.

40.

. What are the solutions to human rights violation?

a)

Help the criminal in promoting protection for themselves and allow them to continue what

they do.

b)

Help in promoting protection to human dignity, human rights, and the common good.

c)

Participate in rallies to voice out your perspectives and opinions in life.

d)

Let the people do what they ought to do.

41.

. It is a branch of political science that aims to provide context to the differences in government

and political systems.

a)

Comparative Politics

b)

Political Theory

c)

Political Science

d)

Political Behavior

42.

. The set of personnel who manages the affairs of the state in its act of allocating scarce values

is called the __________.

a)

People

b)

Territory

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Government

43.

. This is the capacity of a political system to make independent decisions within its territory.

A. C

B D.

a)

People

b)

Territory

c)

. Sovereignty

d)

Government

44.

. This is the geographic space in which the sovereignty of a state is exercised.

A. C.

B. D.

a)

People

b)

Territory

c)

Government

d)

Sovereignty

45.

It is a political value that is limited in distribution but highly demanded by the populace.

a)

Power

b)

People

c)

Government

d)

Sovereignty

46.

. This field inquires on the types of governmental policies and the underlying motivations for their

enactment and implementation.

a)

Public Administration

b)

Political Behavior

c)

Political Science

d)

Public Policy

47.

. It is the act of violating the prescribed social norms.

a)

Enculturation

b)

Gossip

c)

Conformity

d)

Deviance

48.

Powerful in leading an individual to conform to social norms.

a)

Deviance

b)

Conformity

c)

Sanctions

d)

Gossip

49.

. These are the rewards or forms of punishment that are formally awarded by an institution such

as a government, a council, or an establishment.

a)

Formal sanctions

b)

Informal sanctions

c)

Positive sanctions

d)

Negative sanctions

50.

. These are actions or statements that reward a particular behavior, which reinforce its

repetition.

a)

Formal sanctions

b)

Informal sanctions

c)

Negative sanctions

d)

Positive sanctions

Diagnostic Test UCSP

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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