QUIZ IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

NAME:____________________________________ DATE:__________________
STRAND & BLOCK:________________________ SCORE:_________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer then write it on the space before
the number.

_____1.It is an interaction among people where they can share a common culture.
A. Culture B. society C. politics D. anthropology
_____2.It encompasses all social aspects including our language, customs, values, norms, mores,
education, etc……
A. Society B. politics C. culture D. political science
_____3.It happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the
country changes.
A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. local change
_____4.It is the transformation of social institutions overtime.
A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. society change
_____5.It is the transformation of culture or the way people live.
A. Political change B. social change C. cultural change D. climate change
_____6.It is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted and
adopted by another one and considered as its own.
A. Diffusion B. invention C. discovery D. socialization
_____7.It is a process whereby we recognize or gain a better understanding of already existing
elements present in the environment.
A. Diffusion B. invention C. discovery D. socialization
_____8.It is a process whereby new cultural elements are created to solve social and cultural problems.
A. Diffusion B. invention C. discovery D. socialization
_____9.It is the use or involvement of a volunteer or free labor in community services.
A. Local public services C. volunteerism
B. Diffusion D. enculturation
_____10. It is when one parent, or both parents lives and works in another country while the children
remain in their country of origin.
A. Transnational families C. local public services
B. Youth volunteerism D. socialization
_____11. It is the process by which an individual adopts the behavior patterns of the culture in which a
person is immersed.
A. Socialization B. enculturation C. diffusion D. invention
_____12. It is an ongoing process of learning language, behavior, customs, values, norms to acquire a
personal identity.
A. Socialization B. enculturation C. infusion D. transmission
_____13. It is the mutual influence of two or more people on each other’s behavior.
A. Socialization B. social interactio n C. enculturation D. cooperation
_____14. It is an essential part of social interaction.
A. Society B. coercion C. language D. competition
_____15. It is when individuals or groups battle to achieve the goal that only one can have.
A. Exchange B. competition C. coercion D. conflict
_____16. It is the first social group that we all have.
A. Family B. community C. mass media D. religion
_____17. One of the biggest influences in our culture.
A family B. community C. mass media D. religion
_____18. It helps shape us as individuals and equips us with the right attitude and behavior.
A. Family B. community C. mass media D. religion
_____19. An example of this is our school.
A. Family B. community C. mass media D. religion
_____20. It happens when a person uses threats or force to persuade another person.
A. Coercion B. conflict C. cooperation D. competition

II. Classify the following terms listed below as to the following headings in the columns. Write it
in the appropriate columns.

Dynamic diffusion invention family mass media

Discovery shared contested community religion
Exchange competition conflict coercion cooperation
Requires language integrated at times unstable flexible adaptive
learned through socialization
learned through enculturation

Aspects of Culture Agents of Mechanisms of Patterns of Social

Socialization Changes Interaction
III. Explain the following aspects of culture.

1. Culture is dynamic, flexible and adaptive.

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2. Culture is shared and contested.
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